Kai lay sprawled on the couch, half-asleep, his head resting on Cole’s lap. The TV hummed softly in the background, but neither of them were really paying attention. Cole absentmindedly ran his fingers through Kai’s hair, tugging gently on a few strands, earning a sleepy grumble from him.

“Do you mind?” Kai murmured, cracking one eye open, though there was a smile in his voice.

“Not at all,” Cole replied with a small grin, continuing to comb his fingers through Kai’s hair. “You looked too comfortable to move.”

Kai chuckled, eyes slipping shut again as he nestled closer. “Guess you’re stuck like this, then.”

Cole just smiled, feeling the steady rhythm of Kai’s breathing slow as he drifted back to sleep, warm and completely at ease. Moments like these didn’t need words; it was enough just to be close.