Hobie is sitting on his bed, staring at the wall. On the wall there's a photo of him and Miles, and the memories come flooding in. Why did they break up? What happened? All Hobie knows one moment they were kissing, and the next Miles was crying, leaving.
Did he move? His house is empty. Did he stop talking to all his friends? They never say his name anymore. Did he argue with them all? Hobie doesn't remember. Everything is blank from when Miles started crying to now.
Why doesn't Miles call Hobie anymore? He misses their phone calls. Miles was always a fast talker, but when he was upset, his voice was so soft. Hobie misses Miles' voice. Does he have any voice messages from Miles?
He grabbed his phone and the last message he has from Miles is the day Miles disappeared. Hobie plays the voice message to hear Miles' voice once more.
"Hey Hobie, you're sleeping right now. I don't know when I'll make it back to you. This could be your hundredth time listening to this, and I know you'll forget you ever heard it. You're probably traumatized, so you can't remember what happened. I love you a lot, I'll be home soon."
He'll be home soon? It's been months. What happened? Why can't Hobie remember? Traumatized? Why would he be traumatized? He was kissing Miles one moment, and the next he was gone, did something bad happen? Why the hell can't Hobie remember!
Why can't his phone just start ringing from Miles? He misses him. He still loves him, but he misses him. He wants to hold him, kiss him, dance with him, and everything they did before. This? This isn't what he wants. He doesn't like not knowing where Miles is, or what happened, if he's safe or not. He doesn't like not knowing a damn thing about fiance.
Hobie can't keep his feelings in the low, not when it's Miles. He wants Miles to call him. To say he misses him. To say he's coming home. To tell Hobie not to worry, he's safe, he'll be back in an hour. He wants Miles. His Miles.
Should Hobie call first? Maybe Miles is waiting for Hobie to call? He can't decide if he should call. He would, but he has too much pride. Maybe that's a bad thing? He's going to call. If Miles answered, maybe he was waiting for Hobie. Maybe Hobie was the one pulling away?
Hobie doesn't do good with things being switched up. Who pulled away? Did either of them pull away? Did they both pull away? Did something happen that majorly messed them up? Hobie hates now knowing.
He can feel Miles, but he doesn't see him, doesn't hear him, doesn't smell his scent anymore. Miles is here, all over the place, but also too far. He's hard to get in touch with, and it hurts. Hobie wants him back.
Why hasn't Miles hit him up in a while? Is he acting like he doesn't know Hobie's number? No, of course not. Right? Miles would call by now if he wanted Hobie. Maybe Miles doesn't have his phone, and is outta town? That could be it. Then why wouldn't he leave a note, or just tell Hobie?
If Miles calls it quit, then that's it. But has he called it quits? Hobie doesn't know. No, according to his voice message, he'll be coming back. Miles wouldn't hurt Hobie this bad. Miles will be home soon. When he gets home they can cuddle the pain away.
Hobie needs Miles to call him, because he's looking at their messages and they sound so in love. The day Miles disappeared they were going out to dinner. Did they ever make it to dinner? It's been seven months. Why doesn't he know the answers?
You would think something happened and Miles left, making it seem like Miles doesn't want him. That's not true is it? He can't let another bloke in his spot, even if they want him. He misses his fiance. Where is he? Is he coming home? Is he home?
Hobie hears his phone ring and he jumps to answer it. It isn't Miles. Why couldn't it be Miles? Instead it was Gwen.
"Gwen?"
"You're going to be sick to your stomach. We don't speak about Miles, for his wishes, but they just found out who put him in a coma." Gwen says, voice lacing concerning.
"Huh…? Gwen what are you talking about?"
Hobie is confused. Coma? Miles? Miles is in a coma? When was that? The day Miles went missing, what really happened? Kissing… Crying… Leaving… Something happened, but what?
"What's the update?"
There's silence on the phone. Hobie is scared, what the bloody hell happened? Why isn't Gwen saying anything? Did Miles die- wait, why was she the one updated?
"They took him into surgery, and they couldn't get ahold of you. Miles is barely awake now, please Hobie, come back to us."
After that Gwen hangs up. Hobie pulled away from them? He pulled away because Miles went into a coma? How long has it actually been?
He wants Miles to hit him when he's free like 1-800. In his brain it's an emergency like 911.
He misses his bloke. His lover. His world. His universe. He miss his *Miles.* Surgery? He needs to get to the hospital- which hospital? The closet one probably. They were- no, he's at the hospital Hobie lost his dad.
Hobie is trying to find someone, anyone, because he can't do this alone. He's not going to Gwen, maybe Pavitr? No. He can handle this alone, so he rushes himself to the hospital Miles is at. When gets there Gwen is waiting for him, and that? He breaks.
He falls into her arms, crying. He wouldn't ever do this, but he can't remember anything. He's asking her for everything he can't remember, and how long it's been.
The day Miles went into the coma was the day he was supposed to be proposed. It's been a year, today being the day it happened. He's been fine until today when he was waking up, something happened. He's in surgery right now, and he should be out soon.
He was shot, near the heart. He was shot because they wanted to kill Hobie. It's Hobie fault Miles is in the hospital now. Apparently they were kissing when he was shot, and that's why Hobie can't remember anything. He locked the trauma away, but oh, did the memories come back.
Hobie breaks down, badly, waiting for Miles. How could he forget? He doesn't remember the past year, lost, confused.
It takes an hour before Miles is able to see people, and well, Hobie rushes to see him. When he enters the room Miles is sitting in the bed, smiling softly when he enters. "Miles…" is the only thing he can say.
"Hi, amor." Miles reaches his hand out, and Hobie never relapses so quickly. He goes to the side of Miles' bed and takes his hand, letting the tears fall again. He's home. Miles is home. He hasn't felt this warmth, this touch, this happiness, in a year. He hasn't heard his voice in a year.
Hobie was a decent guy, always has been, and then he met Miles. When he met Miles, anything about him that was bad, he wanted to get rid of. So he became a great, good, bloke. When Miles was in his coma though, Hobie became a diva. He was also extremely numb, so he doesn't remember anything. Funny how someone can change your whole world, huh?
For Miles, Hobie has his heart on speaker. His life was orbited around this boy, which could be bad, but Miles is the only true person Hobie has ever let himself just be… Hobie.
He loves when Miles makes him feel like it's okay not to have time for him some days. Anyone before would've been pissed if Hobie didn't give them his time of day twenty-four seven. Miles has always been patient with Hobie, while he's been patient with Miles.
"I've missed you. So, so much." Hobie chokes out, because he loves this bloke. A lot. He's probably Hobie's whole lifetime, and well, he's not complaining. This person loves him when no one else could, and Hobie is forever thankful. He'll be Miles now, yesterday, tomorrow, and every single damn lifetime they'll ever have.
Nothing Miles does that can feed Hobie's fake ego, goes to his head. The only time Hobie's actually arrogant is when they're in bed, and well, that's for them to know only.
"I know, I've missed you too, but hey, I'm here now. We're here now. We can spend time together again once I'm released." Miles spoke softly, as he rubs his thumb up and down the back of Hobie's hand.
Why is Miles comforting Hobie? He was the one in a coma. The one who missed out on everything. The one who's in pain. Hobie was shot, nor was he asleep for a year, yet he's the one being comforting. Shouldn't it be the other way? God, is Hobie failing as a boyfriend? He shouldn't be taking all the comforting- he needs to comfort Miles, it's only fair.
"You're overthinking Hobie, I promise I'm fine. You on the other hand had to spend a year without me, and had to be awake for it all. Stop overthinking, love, I'm right here now."
Hobie buries his face in the crook of Miles' neck, letting his tears fall more. He spent a year awake without Miles and didn't know it. He loves knowing Miles would rather spend time together than apart, so the year they both didn't realize was hard. One was asleep the whole time and the other had no idea what was happening.
They stay like that for a few hours until Hobie has to go home, but when he gets home, Miles is already texting him. They'll slowly build everything up again, and then Hobie can try to propose again. They'll have their happy ending. One day.