Through the Screen

"no noah i can't let you—"

"oh come on, this will look good on you, go try it on," noah's hand reached to the curve of abel 's waist, pressing his fingers in the flesh gently as he handed abel the shirt, abel 's cheeks flushing a light pink as he muttered something under his breath before making his way to the changing rooms.

abel 's muscles were tensing up every second at the thought of facing noah, telling him that all his efforts of making things better are ultimately going to go to waste, that abel is not someone worth his time or his affection or the little hopeful smile noah kept giving him.

he looked over his shoulder momentarily, watching as noah's lips pulled into a thin line as his fingers skimmed over a few patterned shirts, the tip of his nose still holding the zenith colour from the cold. abel sighed, crumpling the soft fabric in his fists as he took faster steps towards the cubicles, quickly getting into one and locking the door behind.

he looked just as miserable as he thought he looked, his hair a mess of frizzy waves and his skin colourless and pale. lumps of tiredness and guilt settled in purple bags under his eyes and no matter how many times he licked his lips, they always appeared to be cracked.

he slumped against the door, dropping the shirt in his hand on the floor and running his fingertips along his face, the pads pressing into the skin of his forehead harshly to relieve the throbbing pain in his head. guilt was pooling rapidly, chaining abel 's lungs into place to restrict them from breathing and birthing lumps to settle down under his tongue so he is unable to speak.

his mouth to reply but was afraid that he

the way the thin fabric clung to the dips in his waist or how it exposed his collarbones just the tiniest bit—his confidence had completely drained and his self esteem

slightest amount of skin visible made him feel self-conscious about nothing in particular, and he pursed his lips before adjusting the collar

from his shoes towards abel, a small smile stretching across his lips.

and abel flushed yet again, biting his lip and

come closer, i don't want people to see ," abel muttered and noah furrowed

no

he could see. his hands reached out to fix abel 's collar, his fingers running down his torso to feel the material before he smiled and let

peel this shirt off abel 's body and kiss him. he could see the material clinging onto every curve on abel 's body, accentuating his lean shoulders and exposing the creamy skin of his neck.

noah out so he can lock the door and get dressed back into his normal clothes, but noah just

pulling abel closer so he could wrap his arms around abel 's waist, their chests almost touching as the younger tried