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Gerard had trouble falling asleep on tour days. Especially when the bus was constantly moving, sometimes hitting bumps on the road, making it even harder to try and close their eyes. And at night, they just had to find somewhere quiet.
Or someone.
That someone was Ray Toro, their boyfriend. Ray was the sweetest person Gerard had met in their life. When they met at Ray's band's concert so long ago, something clicked between both of them. Gerard knew that they wanted Ray in their band. Eventually, what was expected happened: they fell in love. They confessed quietly, on Ray's bunk, one of the nights where Gerard couldn't sleep. Then, they kissed for the first time, trying to hold their own giggles so they wouldn't wake up the others. That had been one of the few nights when Gerard could sleep, cuddled up in Ray's arms.
After that, Gerard could try to sleep alone on their own bunk, but they preferred a thousand times to sleep beside the warm body that belonged to the love of their life. And so they did that, every night they could.
.
Gerard got up from their bunk with great effort, trying to be quiet as they crawled from their bed to Ray's, the taller boy being quietly woken up from their presence.
“Hi baby,” Ray muttered, his voice quiet and raspy. “Can't sleep?” He extended his arm on the empty space next to him. Gerard nodded, lying down next to Ray and laying their head on his arm.
“Sorry to wake you up again. I just wanna be with you.” They nuzzled their nose against his neck, breathing in his scent.
“You know I don't have any problem with it, Gee.” Ray wrapped his other arm around Gerard's waist, pulling them closer and almost squishing both of them together. Gerard let out a long relaxed sigh, their muscles relaxing and the tension from the whole day finally fading away. Ray started kissing their forehead and the top of their head soothingly, making Gerard hum with contentment.
“Mm, I fuckin' love you,” they whispered, kissing Ray's neck softly and draping their arm on his waist as well, “So much.” They kissed him once more and made a short pause, before continuing. “I would kiss you more, but I think I'm gonna pass out.”
Ray chuckled sleepily, starting to doze off again himself. “That's okay baby. We should get some sleep anyway.” He cradled the back of their head with his hand, tangling his fingers in their hair. “I love you too.” Gerard answered by burying their face on Ray's chest, finally closing their eyes and letting their mind shut down for the rest of the night.
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