Aaron knew Eric. He knew Eric well enough to tell that his response hadn’t exactly been pleasing to Eric. That negative part of him that seemed to be creeping in was screaming ‘ You asked. Don’t ask if you don’t want to know! ’ Because he also knew that Eric could be a little … jealous. And jealousy was a complex emotion, especially while left with entirely too much time to think.
But Aaron pursed his lips, pushed it down too.
He had been enjoying their time too much to stir the pot and make things worse. Besides, it wasn’t like him to act like that. So Aaron did his usual brushing things off, shaking his head a little as Eric began to move. ❝Careful.❞ He said softly, looking up and smiling because Eric could get up on his own ! God, there had been a time when he was afraid he was losing Eric altogether. He was thankful, no matter the state of their relationship.
He laughed a little and got up with Eric. ❝Let’s go figure it out.❞
what exactly would f i g u r i n g i t o u t entail ?? hell if eric knew . he hoped it would be f u n , but that felt like a lofty dream . the most he could realistically hope for was both of them trying their hardest to keep the peace but even that was a step up , all things considered .
with a pat to aaron’s arm as a thank you for his show of concern , eric was quick to grab the others hand , fingers lacing together as he lead the way back into the house . the steps were a challenge , just as they had been before , but eric p u s h e d through , convinced that any pain felt was all in his head . it had to be .
as the bedroom door opened with a creak , the reality of their situation almost set in once again . it wasn’t so much a bedroom as it was a sick room . stale air , crumpled sheets with blatant stains from a leaking wound showing where eric had pushed the comforter off with his previous tantrum . it wasn’t exactly the best place to foster the rekindling of romance .
closing the door behind them eric quickly made his way to the window , opening it before returning to aaron’s side . ❝ okay , so , do we just wanna - ❞ picking up ( sort of ) where they’d left off , hands came to rest on aaron’s chest as eric kissed him square on the lips . ❝ this is alright ? ❞ he asked , not totally sure which part of ‘ this ’ he was referring to .
