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Oliver turned on the lanterns, handed one to Matt before he stepped onto the stool beneath theand cliot to the roof, he turned to look at Matt and saw the realization in his eyes “You remember that?” Matt asked, his voice soft and full of wonder

“I’ my memory yet”

Matt’s house had been s up and didn’t leave much privacy He had his own room of course, but it was so cluttered he used to say he never felt like he had his own space When he’d wanted to be alone, he used to pull a ladder out of the shed in the backyard, lean it against the house, and cli the day because the daht, the roof had always been Matt’s place There were a few tione up there with him too

“Are you co or not?” Oliver asked

A pause, and then, “I’,” whispered past Matt’s lips He cliht, the roof lowered, flattened so it wasn’t at a sharp angle, a benefit Oliver hadn’t planned but the design of the house had given him

He set the box of cereal down, laid the blanket out, before sitting down on top of it Matt paused again, watching Oliver with those expressive fucking eyes that tied Oliver in knots They said more than Matt’s mouth ever would Maybe more than his mind or his heart would let him see

“I forgot what it’s like to have sos like this for me,” Matt said before he sat down beside Oliver “I’m not sure I deserve it, but thank you”

The ht the lanterns provided them “Of course you deserve it It’s not different froo to the s people do for one another when they love the That’s what friends do” He’d put himself out there, they’d had their talk and each of them knehere they stood Oliver wouldn’tmore than friendship because that hat they had, and he would be okay with that

“Okay,” Matt replied, but he didn’t sound as though he believed Oliver

Oliver opened the box of cereal, stuck his hand in and grabbed a handful before passing the box to Matt He didn’t take it at first, and the worry in Oliver’s gutbox, Matty,” he told him Matt chuckled, and stuck his hand into the box he let Oliver continue to hold and pulled out a handful of his own

They sat on the roof and ate the whole fucking box of Lucky Char stretches too When they finished eating, Oliver set the box beside him and then lay on his back, just a few seconds before Matt did the same