homesick at space camp

<div align=center>The boy drew a breath and laughed softly, awkwardly, he looked away from Gabe and bit his lower lip. Drawing a deep breath before he spoke, "I'm asking if you wanna go steady," he replied softly, pushing himself up to a sitting position, his hair was messed up from him lying on it, his eyes were wide, tired, though there was a boyish charm in them that never seemed to go away. He shook his head a little, trying to figure out if that was the right thing to do or not, it was late and he wondered if Gabe would even remember this conversation in the morning, maybe I should have done this earlier.

He lifted a hand and held Gabe's to the top of his head, he liked being petted and it made him purr softly. He pushed his head into the man's hand and let out a short, contented sigh, he was thankful for his comfort, and at the end of the day he was glad he'd ended up coming in here, he'd have probably ended up crying if he stayed in his own room. He tilted his head at Gabe, eyebrows furrowed slightly, he was concerned that perhaps Gabe had changed his mind, perhaps he had only humored William by letting him in here.</div>

<div align=center>William blinked, and laughed softly. He leaned forward and pressed a short, tentative kiss to Gabe's forehead. He stayed close to him for a brief moment, merely enjoying the excitement buzzing off of him. It was a nice feeling, he liked for Gabe to be happy and the man was practically floating. He kissed him again, and frowned, "please don't push me to do anything I don't want to, though." He murmured softly, William was a frail looking boy, he was skinny and there really wasn't very much strength behind him, he could be manipulated very easily and this perhaps was a dangerous characteristic when he was around the wrong people.

He patted Gabe's shoulder and shooshed him softly, he didn't want to wake other people up, and perhaps it would be a good idea for Gabe to keep his voice down at this time of night. There was a funny feeling in the pit of his stomach, but it was a good feeling and he liked it. He found himself unconsciously holding onto the other boy's hand, whether this was something he had already been doing or not he didn't really remember, but he was feeling happy, and fuzzy at the moment, and it was a feeling he hadn't felt for a long time.</div>

<div align=center>William practically ran away at Gabe's mention of that, he froze up completely and drew himself backwards a little bit, shaking his head and mumbling something very fast. He perhaps didn't want to venture anywhere near that for quite some time, the thought petrified him, he couldn't even take his shirt off in front of someone else, letalone anything more than that. It was scary and he didn't like it, Gabe perhaps thought different, but poor William's mind was completely set, he didn't fully see the point of it anyway. He just liked comfort, it was more the sensation he got from being with someone else he liked than anything else.

"Yeah." He smiled sheepishly, he definitely didn't think he'd ever want to do anything, he couldn't comprehend that fact in his head and the thought of it made him incredibly uncomfortable, it was a nasty sort of feeling too, he felt like he should feel the opposite way, but he simply couldn't, it was really frightening to him, and that was evident on the poor boy's face. "I uh, don't think so." He laughed softly, awkwardly. He smiled, and nodded a little, he did like Gabe, the boy was really sweet and William liked that about him, regardless of the fact he was determined that he wasn't sweet at all. "I like you too." He chirped, biting back a yawn.</div>

<div align=center>Bill smiled softly, sleep was something he would welcome. It was late and Bill highly doubted he'd end up waking up in time for class, or if he did the boy would end up being snappy and cranky all day. He hated being cranky, everything made him feel irritated and he tended to lash out at others if he hadn't slept properly. He felt a little strange knowing that someone actually found him attractive and wanted to, well... William didn't go into details in his head. The boy pushed his head into Gabe's hand, and let out a small, appreciative whimper.

"I would like to go to sleep." He stated, shuffling away a few inches, "can I stay in here?" He asked softly, feeling just a little reluctant to move, the bed was only a single, and wasn't all that practical, but William didn't really mind, it was snug and though realistically they were both too tall to fit in there, it would be nice while it lasted, after all, Micheal was bigger than Gabe when his wings were visible, much bigger, and they tended to take up a hell of a lot of space, they sure were warm, though. The boy yawned again, and fell sideways onto the pillow. "I'm tired."</div>

<div align=center>William settled himself down against the wall, the bed was comfy and the mattress was worn out. It was pleasant though, it felt lived in and William liked it. There wasn't much space for him to curl up, and when he bent his knees up they were pressed up against the wall, but he was comfortable and he didn't mind. He drew a breath, and let out out as a short, contented little sigh. He had brought his teddy and his blanket over from the couch, and now clutched the little brown ball of fur to his chest, shifting a little and changing the bear's position to make sure he was 'comfy.' His blanket was clutched in his hand, half under the duvet and half outside of it.

The boy purred softly at the warmth of the kiss, flipped over and willingly returned it. He nestled himself against Gabe, tucking his head neatly underneath his chin and wrapping both arms around his neck. His hands found their way underneath his shirt, and remained there, enjoying the soft, warm feeling of his skin. "G'night Gabey." He murmured, his voice soft and quiet. William didn't completely remember falling asleep, he felt warm and happy. His dreams were strange, but perhaps pleasant for once.</div>