'What was that?'

by TheReadingRat11

Summary:

Travis and Sal share a bed when Travis starts sleep talking.

Notes:

This is my first time writing a fanfic ( praying I don't get the curse...) so constructive criticism welcome! <3 <3

Chapter 1

'No dad'

Sal turned over slightly, he wasn't entirely sure Travis even said anything but he had to check.

'I would never'

He definitely heard it that time.
Travis had temporarily moved into Sal's house after an argument with his dad got physical, Sal didn't really know what to say when the blonde boy turned up on his doorstep sobbing.
Sal of course let him stay in his room, it was a bit awkward at first because they both have to share a single bed.

'Dad please' Sal heard Travis mumble into the pillow

'Travis?'

'I'm sorry'

'Travis its okay' Sal turns over and gently taps travis's arm

'I'll never do it again'

Sal pushes Travis's arm a little harder this time,

'Travis it's okay'

Travis still doesn't wake up, instead he begins crying.

'Oh travis...'

Sal finally shakes Travis awake

'Are you okay? You were sleep talking,'

'Oh sorry did I wake you?' Travis says wiping his tears but it's no use more keep falling out.

'No I couldn't sleep anyway, was it another dream about your dad?'

'Yeah I don't know what I'm going to say to him when I see him again.'

'I mean I can't just hide from him forever'

'I don't know it's kind of fun having you around'

Travis could feel a light shade of pink creeping up his face.

'Thank you for this really, I don't know where else I would have gone.'

'Your dream seemed kind of intense. are you really sure you're okay?'

'Yeah I'm fine'

'Are you trying to convince me or yourself?'

'He just terrifies me, I know it's a bit pathetic to admit'

'I don't think your pathetic'

Travis was now blushing hard, he was thankful it was night and the room was dark.

'I could be with you when you talk to him again.'

'You would do that?'

'Of course'

'Really? after everything I've done to you?'

'I already told you I forgive you,'

'Thank you, I'd like for you to be there at least it would make me less nervous.'

Sal chuckles a bit and Travis just blushed even harder.

'We should get some rest, we have school.'

'Oh, yeah hah'

'Just remember I'm here for you Travis.'

'Goodnight' Sal turned back over to his side of the bed.

'Goodnight Sal, Love you...'

'What was that?'

'What, oh, nothing goodnight'

'M'night'

Chapter 2: 'Love you Sal'

Summary:

Travis accidently confesses his love to Sal.

Notes:

Extra special thanks to SleepDepivedShrimp for inspiring me to make another chapter <3

Chapter two

‘Just practise on me’

‘Okay… uh hi dad I um… no I’m sorry I just can’t its to weird’

‘You could write it down and give it to him, like a letter?’

‘I would still have to talk with him after, it’s not the worst idea though…’

‘Just tell him how you feel, he’s your dad he loves you probably deep down.’

‘I’m not good with feelings and you clearly haven’t met my dad’

 

Travis and Sal were sitting on Sal's bed brainstorming ways to officially come out to Travis’s dad.
The alarm clock next to them blinks 22:30pm

‘I’m tired can we talk tomorrow’

‘Yeah but you have to do it at some point, wouldn't you rather he hear it from you?’

‘I guess but if it were up to me I'd rather he just drop dead’

Sal chuckles as he slides over to his side of the bed.
Travis has come to like Sal's laugh, he even goes out of his way to make him laugh.
Travis rolls over to his side of the bed praying his dad would actually just drop dead, it would be easier.

 

‘You have pretty eyes, why do you hide them?’

Sal is jolted awake face to face with Travis, he must have moved in his sleep the bed is a single bed after all.
The alarm clock blinks 2:00am.
‘Oh god not this again’ Sal thinks to himself

‘I didn’t mean t–’
Travis sentence is cut off by him pushing his face into the pillow

‘Were both never gonna sleep again if you keep this up’

‘I’m sorry Sal’

Sal is suddenly wide awake at the mention of his name. Was this dream about him?

‘Travis? You good?’ Sal gently nudges Travis hoping he’ll just wake up.

‘M’good’

Sal laughs quietly, can he really understand him or was it just a coincidence.

‘Go back to sleep Travis’

‘G’night’

‘Goodnight’

‘Love you Sal’

‘...’

Silence…
And more silence…

‘What?’

Travis doesn’t reply; he must have finally fallen asleep.

‘Oh..’
Sal sits in silence for at least twenty minutes, head empty, stomach turning not knowing what to do.
He finally went to sleep when the clock blinked 2:45.

Chapter 3: 'Now help me what the fuck do I do?'

Chapter three

 

“I mean what the hell would I even write? Hi dad, I'm gay on a piece of paper?”

 

“I mean if you wanted to, I don’t know how well that would go over though.”

 

“Ugh I should just give up, we're getting nowhere!”

 

Travis leans back in the chair and puts his hands to his face.

 

“Write something heartfelt and personal,”

 

“Easier said than done, why don’t you do it?”

 

“I can’t write it for you, don’t be ridiculous.”

 

Travis drops his hands from his face and picks up the pen again. He writes…

 

‘The enemy is closer than you think’

 

“I think that’s worse than just writing I’m gay,”

 

“Yeah…”

Travis crumples up the paper and throws it into the bin that's overflowing with crumpled up pieces of paper.

 

“How did you do it? With your dad,”

 

Travis looks over at Sal who was very thankful for his mask right now as he was blushing. Hard.

 

Things had been a little weird ever since Travis's ‘love confession’, Sal can’t be sure as Travis was asleep. But when he had managed to convince himself of that, why did he feel disappointed?

I mean what would he even say, Travis didn’t exactly remember doing it, he was asleep after all.

 

“I didn’t really ‘come out’ he sort of just knew and was supportive,”

 

“Sounds nice but I don’t think it’s really obvious with me my dad would never just assume that.”

 

“You sure?” Sal snickers a little.

 

“Shut up, now help me what the fuck do I do??”

 

17 crumpled up pieces of paper later Travis still hadn’t come up with anything. This was much later now and Sal had dozed off.

Which Travis was actually thankful for, he was nervous that his coming out letter would turn into a confessing his love for Sal letter so when Sal fell asleep he got to work crafting a somewhat decent letter.

‘Hi dad,

 

‘You're probably thinking that after our last fight that’s the reason I've been elsewhere but that’s not the only reason.

I know the chances of you accepting me are slim but nevertheless I must write this.

My life has been better without you in it, I actually made friends, I even skipped church once and I've never felt so liberated.

 

Before writing this letter I had hoped you would’ve just dropped dead but I have since changed my mind.

I want you to watch me become better, be better a better person then you. Which really isn’t that hard.

I want you to feel what I felt when you would hit me and punch me and humiliate me.

 

I pray you get mauled by a bear.

And when you do I’m going to fuck Sal fisher on your grave.

Travis xx’

Notes:

Thank you for all the support <3
And let me know what you think of this chapter!