After he meets Des. A little PP with Beyaz as usual, and Matteo's assuming that Alaki's asleep at this point. I'm thinking Key wakes Teo up, things 'calm down', Key goes back to bed and Teo crawls in after him?
Matteo hadn't spent the night there in Alaki's room as instructed. Rather, he'd gone out on an overnight hike outside of the territory, using the back entrances of the caves to get around without being detected. Now he was just arriving home, late into the evening. It wasn't because he'd been uncomfortable or uneasy being there, no. Rather the opposite; he'd worried himself with just how... easily he'd moved in. The room had been cleaned and new things added for both decoration and function.
His trip outside of the territory hadn't been uneventful. He'd met another hybrid and her stallion whilst away, not to mention the rather large hunk of driftwood he now dragged through the caves to fix into a perch for Beyaz as a peace-offering to the moody crow. He'd make a cat tower later, for Carissa, once she was old enough to leave the floor and bed.
Enough rambling, though. Matteo entered the room silently, hoisting the wood up off the ground with little more than a grunt. He glanced into the room as he came in and upon noticing the candle, he realized Alaki had come home. Glancing over, he spotted the other male nested in the bed, probably asleep, blanket thrown aside for some reason. He'll get cold like that, the silly brute.
With a smirk, Teo moved the wood to rest on its side near the back of the room. Passing Beyaz, he smiled down at the bird, whispering a soft hello. Carissa was in his bag that was hanging over his shoulder, happily asleep and fed off the jerky he'd brought with them, the little piglet. He set the bag down in her corner, not bothering to wake her, and then he trotted over to the bed on quiet paws.
He reached over carefully, grabbing the blanket and then tugging it over his supposedly sleeping friend, gently covering him up. He paused a moment, admiring the other's sleeping expression. Probably the only time he's not causing trouble... Another smile, then he moved away to rummage through his belongings for a more comfortable outfit to sleep in; a t-shirt and some altered boxers would do for now.
It wasn't long before Matteo was changed (he was surprisingly stealthy in doing this, should Alaki wake up...) and curled up below the foot of the bed on the floor, hesitating in falling asleep just yet. I wonder what he's been doing? He's always gone away these days... did he actually get through to Giuseppe about Carissa? Teo glanced up at the bed and its sleeping user. I don't doubt it. If he hasn't yet, he'll find a way.
His thoughts eventually drifted off to shallow dreams as he faded off to sleep right there on the floor...
In his dreams, Matteo was back in Italy. His home, a large manor situated in rich farmlands just outside a busy city. His mother was inside with him, sitting in the livingroom, sharing stories with him beside a crackling fire. Outside, Giuseppe and his father worked at getting the cows into the barn for the night. Everything was perfect.
His mother chimed that it was time for bed, and off he went, up the stairs and into the room he and Giuseppe shared. As he entered, he found the darker brother sitting up on his bed, watching and waiting for Matteo to arrive. The moment the door slipped shut, the night's hell broke loose all over again...
Matteo struggled in his sleep, tossing and turning and uttering frantic yelps and whines under his breath. Sounds that could've been Italian words were murmured between each pant and cry, his beathing shallow and heart racing. His claws dug into the floor and wall, leaving deep scores across the smooth rock despite how much it would've hurt had he been awake. The commotion didn't go unnoticed by either Beyaz or Carissa, both of them sitting across the room, watching with nervous eyes at the coydog fought against his frightening, painful dreams.
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