Through the Screen

"i want more," abel sounded slightly tipsy as noah tried screwing the cork back on the half empty wine bottle, and noah just raised his eyebrows in question at him.

"are you sure?" noah looked at him skeptically, and abel just groaned, snatching the bottle from noah's hands, almost tipping it over to the floor in the process.

"of course i'm sure! i can handle my alcohol," abel waved his hand dismissively and noah just giggled slightly at abel 's high pitched voice. he clearly had one too many drinks.

"babe, you've had like four glasses and you have work tomorrow," noah tried knocking some sense into him, but abel was acting reckless, contemplating whether to pour the wine into the glass or straight away press the mouth of the bottle to his lips.

"screw work! who cares?" abel snorted, pressing his lips to the bottle and chugging down the wine in big gulps, almost coughing with the intensity but stopping so he doesn't embarrass himself.

"you're going to have a hangover in the morning," noah rolled his eyes, shoving a forkful of pasta in his mouth as he fondly watched abel, the younger boy settling the bottle down harshly and grabbing his fork, aimlessly poking a few times before finally managing to put some pasta in his mouth.

"i am a wonderful cook,"abel gave himself an applause, and noah almost wanted to record how stupid and childish abel was acting. this was probably his favourite abel ; giggly and carefree and happy.

"yes you are darling," noah agreed, grabbing the bottle himself to drink out of it, flinching slightly at the sour taste. eventhough he'd had a couple glasses himself, the taste just didn't appeal to him at all.

"this wine is disgusting, how did you drink half of it?" noah scrunched his nose in displeasure, almost bursting out into laughter at the offended look on abel 's face.

"excuse me mister noah!" abel pushed himself off the chair, trying too hard not to stumble as he walked over to the other side of the table and right in front of noah, the blue eyed boy just staring up at him with an amused expression.

"i am not exactly the princess of persia, i can't afford expensive wines from editing fucking manuscripts, so please do not insult my cheap wine choice," abel slurred, waving his finger in noah's face to add more volume to his statement and noah just giggled, enjoying the light humour in the atmosphere.

he just dragged his chair back slightly to pull abel into his lap, wrapping his arm around his waist once abel 's hands gripped his shoulders.

somewhat sultry as he pulled abel

to have, but noah wasn't complaining. abel 's hair was ruffled, some of it hanging over his forehead in short curls and

but stare at

so

to make him forget about every uneaten dinner and every ignored call but it did. everything wasn't particularly great and this didn't solve all the problems they had,

truth was the only thing that left their lips, feelings unmasked and laying on the table, open for either of them

in his mind flush and the paranoia in his chest to stop

this. be themselves completely around each other, laughing and joking and touching without hesitation. there was nothing fake or complicated between

closer to him, burying his face in

said as if he was trying to make noah believe that he

responded simply, and abel couldn't explain the eradicating feeling of relief bursting inside his body by finally hearing the

pulled away slightly, a morose

's clothed back, tracing unknown patterns that were supposed to

to us?" abel 's question was a shot in the dark because holy shit, what hasn't

topic and ruin the light mood. "but we'll try to be okay now, right?" noah asked, his voice laced

to, because he found no better way to answer it rather than just grabbing noah's cheeks and pressing their lips together, and although noah didn't like the taste of wine just a few minutes ago, abel 's mouth may have changed his opinion.

calming and reassuring, gluing the pieces of noah's scattered mind together, helping his chaotic

noah's mouth, lips still brushing together and noah just bit his lip, distancing

but i have to

and running his fingers through noah's