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So this is a fic prompt that I saved in my crimson field fic folder like 3 years ago and I opened it today and I thought ‘why not?’ So here’s some cute Kitty and Miles friendship with a side of pining sad Miles. @thecurlymop @thomasgillan @thebicanary @meriida @viscountessbranksome @queenofkeys idk how many of you will be interested but i’m shamelessly tagging anyway bc i live for that feedback and validation. Idk whether I’ll write anymore on this (but I could certainly be encouraged to)

This was the prompt:

Confession: I have a friend who likes to text me at like 4am when he’s had nightmares or he can’t sleep or he just needs a friend. He thinks I’m always awake at 4am but really I go to bed around 12am and I change his text-tone to the loudest one I have just so it wakes me up when he needs me.

It had been a week since that terrible party where Elliott had turned up, trying to harass Kitty. Thank God Miles had been there, Kitty thought. Otherwise it would have been much worse.

He’d even driven her home afterwards. He’d been annoying her all day, flirting with her, even though she’d made it clear multiple times that she wasn’t interested. And to top it all off, she’d been supposed to meet up with Tom that night, but she had to go to the party instead, to ‘talk’ to Elliott, as he had so mildly put it in his Facebook message to her. As if Elliott ever wanted to just talk about anything.

But Miles had stepped in, had made Elliott stop, quietly but firmly, had stayed with her and made sure she was okay rather than running after his sorry arse. And he had driven her home, afterwards, not saying a word, just letting her cry on his shoulder. And he had dropped her off, promising her he wouldn’t gossip about this to anyone, and stayed in the car until she had unlocked her door and gone inside. That counted for something.

It counted for a lot, actually.

Which was why Kitty found herself texting Miles, upon waking from another nightmare at 4 in the morning.

Hey, just had a nightmare. Wondering if you were up.

She sent it, not really expecting him to be awake, or to reply. But five minutes later, her phone buzzed, indicating a text.

Hey Kitty. I’m awake. Here 2 talk if u need. x

Hi. How come you’re awake? Talk about something ridiculous to get my mind off things?

Just got in from a night out. It was fuckign wiiiild man! But I didn’t drink. I’m not drunk. I promise. Tom made me be the designated driver, said we’d all had enough incidents 4 one life time. The cheek of it! He wasn’t even THERE for the absinthe incident!

Kitty giggled. She felt a bit better already. And it was sort of nice to hear about Tom, even though they hadn’t spoken since the day after the party, when Kitty had tried and failed to explain why she’d had to blow him off.

Haha, glad you had a good time! What WAS the absinthe incident, if I may ask? Everyone mentions it all the time but I’ve never got the full story.

It’s basically a meme now. And I, the long-suffering victim. I, the wisest of fools.

Kitty snorted.

Miles are you going to tell me or not?

It’s just what it sounds like rly. I got absolutely hammered on a bottle of absinthe and ofc I couldn’t bloody shut up. And then I chundered, obvs

Still couldn’t shut up then, I bet? What couldn’t you shut up about?

Cheeky!

Various things. Mostly…my love for one particular person..

Kitty couldn’t deny her curiosity now. She knew this had been before she had met Miles, so obviously it couldn’t be her.

Who?

It doesn’t matter. But every1 took it as a joke or just me being drunk n ridiculous. Which is probs a good thing tbh. But it wasn’t.

A joke I mean.

I’m sorry.

Who was it though?

Kitty…

Was it Tom?

There was radio silence for over fifteen minutes and Kitty was just thinking that Miles wasn’t going to answer her, and she should just go back to sleep, when her phone buzzed again.

Can we just drop it? I’m tired.

Of course. Sorry, Miles. Thanks for talking to me. I feel much better now.

I’m glad. Good night x

Night x

Kitty put her phone on her bedside table and lay down, wondering if she had been right about Miles. Then she decided it didn’t matter, and she kind of felt guilty about pushing something that was clearly so uncomfortable for him, when he was trying to help her. She rolled over and went to sleep.

It was a month after the party and Miles had taken to setting Kitty’s ringtone on the highest volume setting so he would hear whenever she texted him late at night on awakening from a nightmare.

After the obligatory ‘Hi’ and ‘I’m awake’ texts, Kitty’s next reply made Miles smile.

You go out so much, you’re always awake when I am.

He bit his lip, wondering whether to tell her the truth, but decided he didn’t want her to feel guilty for waking him up, or worse, like she was obligated to him in any way.

Work hard, play hard, that’s my motto.

You’ve never worked hard a day in your life, Miles Hesketh Thorne.

Oi! I work hard sometimes. Mostly on copying Tom’s notes, it has 2 be said. But mine are much prettier than his.

Also it’s not my fault I wanted to be an actor.

You wanted to be an actor? I never knew that.

Yeah. But my father would never have allowed it. He wanted me to become a surgeon just like him. So medicine it was.

No offence but he sounds like a dickhead.

Miles snorted, but didn’t reply, seeing the three dots indicating that Kitty was typing something else.

What about societies though? There are a tonne of drama societies here. I know you’re busy not doing your work and going to parties, but..

I would, Kitty. I rly want to. But my father thinks theatre is for ‘girls and poofs’. I wouldn’t give a shit if I was straight but..well, I’m not

Yeah I know ❤ I’m sorry Miles. He really does sound like the worst kind of arsehole.

He is. But it’s not like I’m much better. Just doing exactly what he wants, not following my dreams, going out and acting like a twat. Honestly idk where I’d be without Tom.

And you.

Miles, you’re not your father. You’re a good person. It’s not your fault if he makes you feel like you can’t be yourself. Honestly, I should know.

I know. Thx. I appreciate that. But I’m not even out to anyone at uni. It’s ridiculous. Half of my friends are posh twats, sure, but they would probs mostly be okay if I came out. It’s 2017 ffs. And if they can’t handle it then they should fuck off.

You’re out to me.

Yeah, well, you didn’t assume I was straight.

Heteronormativity is for squares 😝

Lmao tru dat

It doesn’t matter who you’re out to, Miles. It’s none of their business if you don’t want to tell them.

I know that but like. I WANT to be out. I want to be proud of who I am. I fucking love being bi. But I’m not even out to my best friend.

You’re not out to Tom?

No. I figure he’d probably put 2+2 together what with all the jokes about the absinthe incident. And I’m p sure he’s straight. I don’t want 2 risk my friendship with him.

Oh Miles…if he’s a good friend I’m sure he’d understand.

You and him have been getting pretty close recently right? He doesn’t tell me anything but I see u talking sometimes, or catch him messaging u on fb.

Yeah we’ve been getting pretty close.

That’s cool. I’m glad. We should all hang out together sometime.

Or would that be awkward? Are you guys dating?

No, that’d be nice. And idk what we are at the moment tbh.

Hmm. Oh well. I think it’s time I go to sleep. Good night Kitty x

Good night Miles. You’re a good’un. x

Thanks x

Love ya ❤

Miles sighed. He was cursed. How did he manage to be in love with the two people he was best friends with, only those people were dating? Or at least on their way to dating. He wished Tom would talk to him about these things. He talked about his (female) crushes all the time.

Maybe a bit too much. A bit of a straight performance.

Tom seemed to believe him though. Maybe he should be on stage, he thought wryly.

Then he decided to stop feeling sorry for himself and go back to sleep.

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