[The way Ben laughs makes it obvious how affected he is, how hard this is for him. Klaus can basically feel the anxiety rolling off of him, and so he pushes in a little closer against Ben's back, he bends his arm so he can press his palm against Ben's chest. Presses their bodies together so Ben can't forget that he's here and solid and not alone, because Klaus doesn't know any other way to reassure his brother besides angrily insisting he'll be here in the morning and they'll find a way to make waffles.
For a little while, they're quiet while Ben breathes through his anxiety, calms himself down, and Klaus just rubs gentle circles against his chest in an attempt to help him relax.
And then Ben says that he's going to sleep, he's going to wake up in the morning, and Klaus makes a soft noise of agreement and approval in his throat, nods with his face still against the back of Ben's neck.]
Yes, you are.
[His voice is soft. After Ben finally relaxes and Klaus feels his breathing even out, the tension leave his body, he finally manages to calm himself down enough to fall asleep himself.
It's a surprisingly deep and comfortable sleep, most likely because his brother is with him in bed like he had been so many times during their childhood. Because Klaus just always sleeps better when he's in bed with someone else, and it's half the reason he's had so many on-again-off-again boyfriends, so many friends with benefits, all just to have a safe place to sleep and someone to stay in the bed with him.
In fact, it's not Klaus who wakes Ben up with a nightmare an hour or so after they fall asleep - it's the other way around.]
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For a little while, they're quiet while Ben breathes through his anxiety, calms himself down, and Klaus just rubs gentle circles against his chest in an attempt to help him relax.
And then Ben says that he's going to sleep, he's going to wake up in the morning, and Klaus makes a soft noise of agreement and approval in his throat, nods with his face still against the back of Ben's neck.]
Yes, you are.
[His voice is soft. After Ben finally relaxes and Klaus feels his breathing even out, the tension leave his body, he finally manages to calm himself down enough to fall asleep himself.
It's a surprisingly deep and comfortable sleep, most likely because his brother is with him in bed like he had been so many times during their childhood. Because Klaus just always sleeps better when he's in bed with someone else, and it's half the reason he's had so many on-again-off-again boyfriends, so many friends with benefits, all just to have a safe place to sleep and someone to stay in the bed with him.
In fact, it's not Klaus who wakes Ben up with a nightmare an hour or so after they fall asleep - it's the other way around.]