Too Good For This World
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Thread Topic: Too Good For This World
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"Hm," George paused. "The driving?"
"Alright, c'mon," Nick said once Karl had finished his pop tart. He picked the brunette up again and headed for his room. -
Clay tensed and his face reddened. "I- Um-" He stuttered nervously.
Karl yelped in surprise and buried his face in Nick's shoulder. The sudden motion made him dizzy. -
"Why not?" George asked.
"You okay?" Nick asked as they entered his room and set Karl down on the bed. -
"I- I just think Nick would be- be better at it," Clay started.
Karl looked up at Nick and tried to focus. "I- I'm fine-" He lied. -
"Why? You're an amazing driver," George said. "And we both know that you're lying-"
Nick frowned, laying next to Karl on the bed and wrapping his arms around him. "Try to sleep. I'll be right here." -
"I- I've never taught someone how to drive, I- I don't wanna do something wrong-" Clay said a little too quickly.
"B-But I don't wanna think about any of it o-or have any of the d-dreams again they've been happening all week I-" Karl broke off and took a shaky breath. -
"I don't think you'll do anything wrong," George stated. "I mean, Nick can come along and make sure, but like, I don't think he knows any better than you."
"What dreams?" Nick asked softly, running a hand through Karl's hair. -
Clay paused for a moment and shifted to look up at George. "He'll probably want to hang out with Karl, if I really think about it."
"Stress dreams. T-They're kinda like n-nightmares, but instead of waking you up with t-terror, it's with anxiety." Karl replied sadly. -
"Exactly," George said with a nod.
"Can I do anything to help?" Nick asked, concern lacing his words. "Because you need to sleep, Karl." -
Clay flushed and looked away from George. "O-Okay then."
"I- I don't know. I didn't really have them whenever I tried to- to sleep with you before...I was just scared to try last night. My a-anxiety was really bad. It still is-" Karl broke off again and visibly shuttered. He moved as close to Nick as he possibly could. -
"So you'll teach me?" George asked, excitement sparking in his eyes for the first time in a week or two.
"Hey, could you try?" Nick asked softly. "I'll be right here if you have a dream." -
Clay could hear the excitement and happiness in his friend's voice, and couldn't bring himself to say no. "Yeah, I guess so-" He reluctantly moved to the side and off of George.
Karl nodded and gave in to his exhaustion. He let his eyes flutter shut, and sighed. -
"Yeah!" George said, sitting up and standing on the bed to jump off. He blinked, growing dizzy from the quick movements.
Nick hummed quietly, gently rubbing Karl's back and holding him close. -
Clay slid off the bed and glanced over at George with concern. "Are you okay!?"
After a while, Karl started to fall asleep. -
"Yeah," George repeated, shaking his head a bit to clear the dizziness before climbing off of the bed.
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