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Listens: "Through the Wire" - Kanye West

Title: Watercolours
Author: St. Alexander
Pairing: Colin/Dennis
Rating: G
Wordcount: 380

For halo4 because he is feeling very ill and needs Colin/Dennis fluff to keep him happy. And since I love him, I provided.


Dennis was by Colin's side when he woke up.

Blurry-eyed, Colin woke up. Dark night was crisp behind his dormitory windows, stars peppering the sky. Shadows danced around the room as a fire flickered merrily in the hearth by the foot of his bed. Colin blinked unsteadily at his younger brother.

"Colin!" Dennis yelped, falling onto his brother, hugging him tightly. "You're alright!"

Colin groaned, his shoulder throbbing in pain. "Get off me, Den," he said hoarsely. Dennis didn't let go, hugging Colin and grinning happily into his brother's bedclothes. Harry quickly joined Dennis by his bedside, looking down at Colin through his curtains.

"How do you feel?" Harry asked.

Colin groaned. "What hit me?"

"Neville. His stunning spell hit your shoulder pretty hard," Harry touched Colin's shoulder gently. "You feeling any better?"

Colin swallowed hard and nodded.

Harry smiled. "Then I'll see you tomorrow morning." And with that, he left, closing the dormitory door, leaving the brothers together.

"Seriously, Dennis, get off me," Colin said, his smile betraying his words.

"I thought you were dead," Dennis said, looking up from Colin's chest, eyes wide.

"Don’t be daft," Colin said, grinning, "Neville couldn't kill me."

Dennis smiled and put his head back down on Colin's chest. Dennis could hear his brother's steady heartbeat through his sleep clothes, could feel Colin's chest rise and fall, sharply when his shoulder gave another throb of pain. Dennis' hand soon found its way into Colin's; strawberry lips satisfied, soft fabric against his face.

It didn't last long though, and when Dennis felt Colin stir under him, he got up off his brother and made to go back to his dormitory. Colin stopped him though, and without saying a word he threw open his covers and smiled sleepily, soft eyes shining with dreams and night. Dennis took no time to crawl in beside him. With a motion Colin threw the blankets back over the both of them and settled snugly into his bed. Boy limbs soon wrapped around Colin's stomach and Dennis snuggled his face into the older boy’s side, sighing happily.

Dennis was first to drift off, his soft breaths warming Colin's skin. And, with a gentle kiss pressed into his brother’s sandy blond hair, Colin's eyes closed and warm sleep washed over him.