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Clovis stepped out his cabin, yawning and stretching as he started walking to the pavilion. He wouldn’t be allowed to go in his cabin til a spirit working at the pavilion checked him off for eating breakfast. Stupid rule. Clovis walked past Connor hanging out with Will. Hm, that’s nice. Connor is hanging out with others instead of waiting for Clovis to wake up. He did mention that. Clovis glanced a look back and saw them properly.
Too close. Connor was laughing and his leg was set over Will’s.. what? Clovis tried to ignore it and as he ate he saw a spirit check him off. He pushed around his food and ultimately dumped the plate. This may have gone on for a few days or.. weeks. Connor was always too close to Will. Always touching arms or thighs or hands.. laughing too closely. It was to where Connor wasn’t even around Clovis. Clovis tried to make Connor get dreams with him but apparently Connor was around Will so he couldn’t insert himself into nightmares because Will’s healing presence. Stupid fucking Apollo kid.. Connor was his. The camp knew that after the photo leak Travis posted onto the camp bulletin board. Why didn’t he realize that? Clovis somehow lost sleep and it was visual since Hypnos campers got the worst appearances when it came to no sleep. What was happening.. it was Connor. He wouldn’t ditch Clovis.. right..
Clovis was better than a stupid Apollo kid. He could get Hypnos to bless Connor maybe to show it.. make it known.. surely he could contact his father for Connor. Hypnos wouldn’t like his child not sleeping so that would mean that he would be inclined to help Clovis because he would feel sympathy if his child was lacking the one gift that he gave them aside from powers or amazing looks or everything that was way better than a stupid Apollo camper. Surely he would win him over he had to I mean who wouldn’t want Clovis over Will.. Will only had that stupidly good face and he was gentle and always attentive and awake and listening and he seemed to be loved by everyone and he could heal and play music and do archery and.. ugh. Clovis curled up on his bed as everything raced through his bed. He walked out his cabin and walked around camp. Somehow he seemed so pitiful the harpies didn’t eat him despite it being way past curfew. Clovis just stopped going to the pavilion because what even was the point. They couldn’t not let him in his cabin if he didn’t leave it. Occasionally his sibling would give him food but that was about it. Clovis watched out the window one day and say Connor and Will talking seriously, taking glances at the Hypnos cabin. Were they seriously trash talking Clovis?! What.. what the fuck.. no. Surely Connor loved him too much or maybe they were they wouldn’t right Will is too nice or was it just a fraud or was he trying to get to Connor cause he didn’t like them Clovis noticed Travis was away at new Rome now so he thought him talking to Connor about it and comforting him and cuddling would get some extra more love so surely Connor would feel indebted and wouldn’t trash talk him.. right? One day Clovis woke up to Connor standing in front of his bed. “Clovis..” his voice was raspy.
Oh he had a bad voice? It seemed to look fine whenever he was talking to stupid Will. “What.” Clovis’ voice was sharper than he meant. His eyes were heavy and he seemed more serious than usual, not to mention his slightly chubby frame Connor loved had mostly gone away. “.. What.. is going on. You haven’t been talking to be when I’ve tried and where did your meat on your bones go— Will noticed and—“ Clovis cut him off. “Oh it’s always about Will isn’t it?! You haven’t tried to talk to me! Don’t lie don’t lie don’t LIE!” Clovis’ voice cracked and he stood up and shoved Connor as best as he could with the meat gone on his body so his strength also decreased. “Just go.”

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Connor stood in front of two separate rocks. One decorated beautifully with poppies and small piece of a sleep mask and a certain pillow; the other with small trinkets that seemed to be stolen but put there. Hm. This wasn’t the outcome he wanted. He only talked to Will to deal with the grief of New Rome getting attacked then Travis being caught in the attack. Then Clovis caused his own with not leaving his cabin. Will walked up behind Connor and sighed. “Listen.. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to slightly cause Clovis—“ Connor cut him off. “Don’t blame yourself. He’s my boyfriend. I should’ve known better. What’s done is done and at least he got to be brought down by Thanatos and Hypnos probably joined the two. I’d rather him be happy and not need to eat than keep suffering. Life is life. Even though it’s..”Connor couldn’t finish the sentence and Will led him away as tears brimmed his eyes.
Oh Clovis.. oh Travis..

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Connor walked around camp.. what to do. There was nothing in the forest but mosquitoes and he didn’t feel like being bit. As Connor was walking he tripped over a body bag under a tree. Connor managed to brace the fall and not land on his face but his hands and knees got scratched in return. He turned back to glare heavily at what tripped him since the term ‘body bag’ was just his thoughts about any sleeping person. His glare softened before completely disappearing seeing it was Clovis. How did he even get so far from the cabin without falling asleep before being here? Connor playfully rolled his eyes before moving over to him and shaking him. “Oh Clovisss!~” he said in a sing song voice. Clovis’ eyes slightly opened, Connor couldn’t tell if that was him being awake or they just opened in his sleep again. Connor didn’t want to risk making him stand up for him to fall and get a concussion if he wasn’t awake.. Connor wrapped his arms around him and picked him up. Not before throwing him over his shoulder. That woke Clovis up a bit, “Con-.. Connor- wha…” he eventually fell back asleep before being too startled that he was being manhandled like a potato sack. Of course as he walked back to the Hypnos campers they got weird looks. Usually Connor was dragging him by his ankle so this was a huge improvement. Connor kicked open the Hypnos cabin door and kicked it shut. Not like the other campers were gonna wake.. up.. ugh.. this cabin was messing with his energy. He walked over to Clovis’ bunk and carefully set him down. Despite his horrible way of handling the demigod he did care. As he turned on his heels to leave Clovis’ sleepy hands reached out and grabbed his arms. Normally Connor would shake him off, but today’s grip was like a vice. How was someone asleep so strong.. Chiron said Hypnos campers were strongest when they sleep in terms of powers not this. Clovis yanked Connor back and he fell onto the mattress next to Clovis. He slightly sunk down because the force and the mattress was already sunken. Connor felt Clovis’ slightly chubby arms wrap around him and at first he tried to use his hands to remove them but he ended up just resting his hands there. He was too tired because the cabin to fight it. Connor and Clovis curled up and had 50 kids and a happy ending unlike Jason Grace HUZZAH

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“.. this.. isn’t a date Clovis.. it’s just sleeping..” Connor awkwardly tried to say, baiting his boyfriend into waking up. “Mmngh.. just like.. talk.. or something.. we can have a proper one when we both sleep..” Clovis brushed aside Connor’s correction. “.. right.. I guess?” Connor started to talk all about camp and his brother and everything while Clovis barely listened but that was fine to him. It was nice having an excuse to look at his boyfriend so much. Connor eventually got tired. “Can you at least tell me what it’s gonna be?” Connor begged. Clovis stubbornly said no and cuddled into Connor’s side. They had the idea of going on a date in dreams so it wouldn’t go wrong and Clovis wouldn’t pass out mid kiss. The date ending up being a carnival and when Connor woke up Clovis also did too since the dreams were connected. “… love you sleepyhead.” “.. huh?
Oh. Uh. Love you too klepto..”

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Travis approached Connor, practically jumping out of his boots. “Connor! Connor! I just thought of the best people to prank!” Connor thought for a moment. “The.. Apollo cabin..?” “No! We do them everyday. But the Hypnos cabin. Maybe a bit of princess and the pea while they’re eating lunch.” Connor immediately agreed, slightly flattering Travis with praise about the idea. They quickly snuck to the Hypnos cabin and tore off all the mattresses before putting singular rocks under them to make it better. Connor ripped off Clovis’ mattress and blanket before setting a rock. He let out a shriek as his ankle was grabbed. He had just thrown Clovis and the mattress off the bed. Clovis sat up, holding Connor’s leg. He looked around at the disarray of the cabin and frowned. He stood up and glared at the Stolls before purposely yawning heavily. Connor and Travis passed out. When they woke up they were in the big house with an annoyed but half asleep Clovis and an angry Chiron. “You want to explain?” Connor shook his head and looked over at his brother who was asleep. “It was a prank. That’s all.” Connor quickly said after seeing Chiron’s expression darken at his lack of an explanation. “Why were you ripping the cabin and putting rocks under my siblings and I’s mattresses?” Clovis interrogated. Connor stumbled over his words before a phrase he said too much came out. “Fun..? I don’t know.. I came up with the idea so don’t punish Travis but I can make it up to you.” Clovis exchanged a look with Chiron before signaling for Connor to go on. “U-uh.. you seem.. lonely.. uh.. I could hangout with you whether it be in a dream or not.” Connor prayed Clovis would not take offense and to his absolute luck, Clovis agreed. Connor would absolutely be sucking up to Tyche campers in honor to thank their mother. The three talked more and arranged.. right after they left to be the time of the little hangout. Travis woke up after they walked out and didn’t care.— Connor and Clovis sat on Clovis’ bunk in the newly cleaned cabin. “.. so.. I just.. sleep.. and you make the dream cool?” Connor checked and Clovis mumbled a tired “mhm.” Connor was very quickly able to fall asleep. In the dream it was just him and Clovis talking and it felt.. nice. No extra campers to interrupt or a Travis to constantly want to mess with others. Clovis was kind of pretty to look at too- not that Connor would ever admit that. When Connor woke up he found himself and Clovis.. cuddling?! Clovis was wrapped around Connor on top of him and Connor was holding the back of his head and hips. He glanced around to see if anyone saw this and saw Travis grinning like an imp with a camera printing a photo. Connor tried to maneuver away to get Travis but Clovis tightened his grip and let out a sleepy whine. Maybe Travis could wait. It was the right decision for Clovis and Connor but the next day Connor saw the photo on all of his stuff and the camp bulletin board because Travis had copied it.
Oh well.

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Connor woke up with a loud sneeze. He mumbled an apology when Clovis woke up cause of it, he was lucky he didn’t big spoon or else he would’ve sneezed in Clovis’ ear. Connor heard Clovis sniffle and turned over. He saw his boyfriend with a flushed face. “Baby, you’re sick.” Clovis deadpanned at Connor. “Honey, you don’t look better. We’re both.. both..” Clovis took in a few breaths before pulling his arm back and sneezing into his elbow. “Sick.. eugh. I think we could rest it out and if it doesn’t get better to ask Will for something.” Clovis thought back to a dream he once had that he couldn’t change.. where Connor got too close to Will then Clovis quit going out and.. he didn’t prefer to remember it. He knew Connor also knew it. They both had it. They both hated it. It was terrifying. Clovis couldn’t ever imagine it— could he? Connor snapped Clovis out of his thoughts with an uncomfortable voice, “maybe the Asclepius camper instead since Will is more for physical wounds..” Clovis immediately agreed. “Right.” Connor and Clovis were also pretty sure Will and Travis had the dream since all four were tense the day after. Will avoided Connor like the plague, Travis was closer to Connor and delayed his trip to new Rome, and Clovis and Connor were allowing Travis to be near. Ignoring their.. incident.. the two focused on resting. “Sleepyhead, can we sleep more?” Connor’s eyes were tired. Sunken even. Clovis couldn’t say no to this. Connor barely slept in the week, he was weak, and awake. How could he? “Of course, klepto..” the two slept more. When they woke up, they felt WORSE and not to mention they slept from 10PM to 8AM before, than they slept from 8AM to 4PM. “Clovis.. we need to eat. But first get healed.” Clovis nodded with what Connor said. Pushing Connor off the bed and standing up, stretching. He kicked Connor aside and put on his cow slippers. Connor was used to Clovis’ lazy stunts. Whenever Clovis was tired tired he would always do this. It wasn’t rough so it was fine. Clovis dragged Connor up and handed Connor his shoes. “Let’s go..” Clovis walked out the door without Connor and Connor raced to catch up. They approached the Asclepius chain and knocked. The camper, Aimé, answered. “Hm? Oh geez you two are.. sick. Okay I can.. work.. with that. Let me get Eno out.” Aimé walked back inside and threw out the Apate camper, “We are LITERALLY DATING! Quit throwing me!” Connor chuckled and helped Eno- the son of Apate up— “don’t worry. Clovis does that to me too. Except maybe not throw..” Aimé shrugged, “he deserves it. I don’t want you two getting him sick and— it’s funny.” Eno grumbled and stormed off. Aimé let Connor and Clovis in. He assessed their colds and gave them medications. In just an hour they were back to normal. For safe measures Aimé made Eno do manual labor and make them chicken soup. Clovis wanted more so he took Connor’s bowl. “Clovis-!” Clovis shrugged. “I’m hungry.” He pushed Connor off the mini couch and ate his soup. Eno helped Connor up and gave him another bowl. “Why do our boyfriends abuse us?” Connor shrugged and quickly ate the food before Clovis took it. He always ate fast because of that. His boyfriend was lurking. Clovis did have a fast metabolism, truly, he was only chubby because baby fat. It just never went away. Clovis and Connor thanked Aimé and Eno when they walked out and went to Clovis’ cabin. The two kissed goodbye, than goodnight, than I love you, then they departed.

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(AU WHERE THEY ARE ADULTS. ITS WHILE CONNOR IS AT NEW ROME SO TECHNICALLY ADULTS!!)

Clovis hugged Connor in their dream date. “I hate having you at New Rome, love. It’s so weird without you here. Sometimes I still think I’ll wake up to a feather on my bed or even you.” Connor blushed, “how is that making me flustered.. ugh..” Clovis laughed. “It’s my dream too. I can control if you’re flustered and what we look like.” Clovis booped Connor’s nose with a kiss. Connor swatted him away playfully and took a bite of the sandwich. “I wish I could taste the food, could.. you do that?” Connor asked curiously. Clovis thought for a moment. “I think I can let us taste the food.” Clovis focused and told Connor to try the food. “.. I can’t.” This went on for quite a while of Clovis trying to let them be able to taste things. “Now?” Connor sighed at Clovis’ insistence. “Clovis just give it up—“ “no.
You want something so I give it to you.” Connor was starting to get annoyed. After another wasted few minutes he ended up snapping, “Clovis seriously. We’re wasting the limited time we have just for what, this? You can practice some other time.” Clovis’ determination deflated like a balloon at that. “.. right.” Connor sighed but his expression softened, “listen, I’m sorry. I’m just frustrated with school. How about you talk about camp..?” Clovis didn’t lighten up at that, still slightly sad about the snapping. Connor felt guilty. “..Clovis.. I didn’t mean to be so harsh I’m sorry..” Connor pressed a kiss to Clovis’ forehead, then the corners of his eyes, his nose, the corners of his mouth, and finished at his mouth. At Clovis not pulling away, he cradled the other’s head gently with his arms and messed with the small hairs on the back of his neck. Both of their eyes slowly closed as Clovis reluctantly cupped his hands around Connor’s jaw. They stayed embraced until a loud noise sounded in the dream. Connor’s alarm. Clovis groaned and frowned at Connor pulling away and stretching in the dream. “Don’t leave me..” Clovis begged softly. “Hm. Don’t worry. It’ll give you time to perfect how to taste in dreams.” Clovis frowned as he sat up in his bed when the dream ended after that. Gods.. Connor needed to quit it. He should get up later..

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“Connor..?” Connor snapped back into reality to see Clovis standing in front of his bunk. He was a bit surprised Clovis came to him instead of vice versa. He looked outside and saw it was dark. Why was Clovis up..? “Yeah, sleepy?” Clovis sighed before starting. “Why do your siblings tell me you’re not taking the melatonin and only thinking of Travis around them..? I get he’s at college and it’s hard but you need sleep, Connor. We’re part human too..”Clovis sat down next to Connor and leaned on him. “I can talk to you til you fall asleep.” Connor sighed but agreed. After a while Connor felt tired and him and Clovis laid down, Clovis still leaning on Connor. When Clovis was silent for a bit Connor looked over and saw him asleep. Connor rested his head on Clovis’ and hugged him tight before also falling asleep.

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Connor and Clovis laid next to each other, Connor was trying not to laugh as Clovis tried to sleep but failed. Clovis got annoyed and sat up. “What’s so funny.. I’m trying to sleep here.” Connor pointed to Clovis’ wing on the left side of his head. “It’s just that the feathers keep tickling me.. that’s why I never want to cuddle..” Clovis sighed. “Connor. You do want to cuddle always. It’s only different now because SOMEONE didn’t want their shirt.” Clovis pointed to Connor’s chest. “If you put your shirt on then it won’t tickle.” Connor sighed but didn’t budge even though the sigh was of agreement. “Does it not hurt for you to lay on the wing? I can’t wear most shoes without cutting them because the wings on my ankles hurt like hell.” Clovis paused at that. “.. no..? The wing on my head is like a pillow kind of.” Clovis squeezed the wing on his head and didn’t flinch. It was like a pillow being squeezed or a squishy, returning to its original place shortly. Connor reached out before his hand paused mid reach. “Can I..?” He asked quickly, he started to retract his hand but Clovis grabbed his wrist. “No it’s fine.” Clovis let go of his wrist shortly after and felt Connor’s hand brush against the wing. Clovis itched to push it away but couldn’t. Well he could, but it’d be rude to promise his boyfriend a touch and not let him. After a bit Connor’s strokes of the feathers became a bit less itchy and a more ‘lean-into-it’ kinda touch. Connor pulled back and Clovis let out a little whine as a child would and covered his mouth. “.. ignore that..” Connor laughed before prompting his knees up. Clovis’ eyes fixed on the feather from Connor’s winged ankles that stuck out the blanket. Unlike Connor, Clovis didn’t care to ask and touched the wing, moving the blanket. He watched Connor’s leg jerk away and when he looked towards Connor he saw his boyfriend turn red. “Don’t.. just touch it. Give me a warning..” Connor mumbled, it was apparent children of Hermes had firmer wings, contrasting to children of Hypnos whom had softer wings that didn’t cause much discomfort nor feeling. “.. hm, right. Well. I’m going to grab it.” Clovis promptly said before grabbing the wing on Connor’s ankle again like he did to his own. He saw the wing jerk on its own and felt it retract into itself slightly before relaxing. Connor grabbed Clovis’ hand and tried to make him loosen his grip. “Don’t be so rough.. it’s not like your indestructible wing..” Clovis looked at Connor. “.. it’s not indestructible. I remember seeing a child of Hypnos in the titan war had their wing ripped off.” “.. oh.. Clovis.. you can’t just.. say stuff like that..” Connor frowned. He let go of Clovis’ wrist and cupped his face in his hand. “Sleepy, you shouldn’t be thinking of the titan war ever.” Clovis looked away and at the ground. He didn’t want to admit that all he ever thought of was the war. Yes it was a while ago but it was when all the Hypnos campers knew they were siblings and made a small pact but weren’t able to just say they were children of Hypnos or else they’d be called weird or delusional. The Hypnos camper still was in the cabin at the moment, but they still had their wing just gone. Ripped. He looked back to Connor. His hand was playing with the feathers on the wing mindlessly. It was still twitching at the touch since it was sensitive but Connor’s whole leg wasn’t jerking. The two talked about the war. Clovis eventually removed his hand and laid back down next to Connor. Connor giggled a bit at the feathers but ultimately didn’t laugh again. “Clovis, why don’t you ever take your shirt off. Not.. forcing you but I’ve never seen you shirtless.” Clovis thought for a bit. “.. I don’t like my chest being cold. Why would I. I don’t get how you like it.” Connor shrugged. “It’s a nice breeze, and you warm it up.” Clovis eventually agreed. “Yeah. I’m the koala so you wouldn’t be able to warm me up.” “A blanket would.” Clovis thought some more. “.. are you trying to bait me into taking my shirt off?” Connor nodded. “Absolutely. Is it working?” “.. I guess.” Clovis sat up groggily and took off his shirt. Connor immediately pinched his belly and Clovis frowned. The other looked up at him, “.. I’m not doing it rudely, darling. The more meat it lets me know you care for yourself, and it warms me up. And.. it’s amazing to hug.” Clovis blushed as Connor pulled him down and tugged the blanket up. Connor kissed Clovis’ forehead than his wing. Clovis buried his face into Connor’s chest and mumbled tiredly, “… love you, klepto..” “Oh. Uh. Love you too, sleepyhead.”