"But I love you," Tolly argued, pulling Cas closer instinctively at the thought of forgetting about him, "You can't just forget about someone you love. And I've liked you for… months. Since I first met you."
He sighed and closed his eyes, feeling safe in Tolly's arms. "You'll forget eventually." He muttered, sad at the thought "you'll move on." He was surprised at the mention of Tolly liking him since they met
Tolly frowned, nuzzling Cas's neck in an attempt to comfort him. "I won't!" he promised, heartbreakingly earnest. "I'll love you 'til… Well, I'll love you 'til you get tired of me."
Cas smiled softly "I won't ever get tired of you Tolly. But this won't last forever. No matter how much you want it to. In about a week or so, it'll all go back to normal."
“But… I love you,” he said, voice small and soft. “Why will that change in a week? Why does it have to go away? I… ” His voice trailed off.
He closed his eyes "because that's how long the potion works for." He explained patiently, glancing up at him
Tolly was still frowning. “I don’t want to stop loving you, though.” He tightened his grip on Cas to prove the point. “I like this. I like you.”
"I know. I do too. But the potion wasn't meant for you and me, it was meant for you and Caitlin." He rested his head against Tolly's chest, confused about his feelings, both for Levi which seemed to be fading every minute he spent with Tolly and those that he was starting to develope for tolly
Tolly grimaced, unable to imagine feeling this way about any girl, especially Cait who was practically his sister. “I think I was meant for you,” he murmured, looking into Cas’ beautiful eyes. “Can that be enough? Just for now?”
"just for now," he agreed softly, blushing. "We should really start those notes." He muttered after a few moments of silence "you're sure you.dont want food to eat as a snack?"
"Babe, the only snack I need is you," Tolly said with a cheesy grin. He pulled Cas closer momentarily before releasing him altogether. "Anyways, how can I help you with the notes?"
He broke into a smile Despite his feelings being mixed and relaxed before being released. "Mind reading out the notes I wrote while I write?"
"Course not!" Tolly strutted into the bedroom and plopped down next to the desk, moving into a comfortable criss-cross position on the floor. "Pass me the notes please!"
Cas laughed at Tolly's adorableness and passed him the notes. "Theres a few pages but it shouldn't be that bad. He sat at the desk and pulled out a pen "already, ready when you are."
Tolly grabbed the notes, holding Cas' hand for a few seconds longer than he really needed to, just savoring the contact. "Okay, here we go! In the 1700s, Henrique the Gifted began his decade long study of magical creatures in…" he droned on, reading in a slow, steady voice.
Cas started writing down the notes, remembering a few key parts and able to get ahead before Tolly read, keeping a steady Pace with him.
By the time Tolly finished reading the pages of notes, his voice was rough and raspy. Still, he kept reading, not wanting to disappoint Cas by slowing down or asking to stop.
Cas glanced up "want to switch for a bit?" He asked, noticing the change in Tolly voice as he read on.
“It’s alright,” Tolly replied, smiling up at Cas from his spot on the floor. “I’ll keep reading if you want me to. I don’t mind.”
Cas smiled softly and stood, heading to the kitchen and grabbing some water for the both of them "here ya go."
Tolly blinked at the glass of water, surprised that Cas cared enough to grab him water. "Thanks!" he cheered, taking a huge gulp. He hadn't realized how thirsty he was until he took a drink.
Cas nodded "no problem." He laughed and took the notes from him, handing him the notebook "your turn to write a bit."
"Oh, you don't have to do that!" Tolly protested, settling into a more comfortable position for writing despite his words. "I'm perfectly fine with reading if you don't want to."
Cas shook his head "it's fine, my hand needs a rest anyways. Ready?" He asked, glancing over at Tolly
Tolly nodded, tapping the pencil on the notebook as he waited for Cas to start reading. "I'm good to go! Fire away."
Cas smiled and nodded, starting read his notes on how magic first came to the land's and how each follower of Henrique used it to bring about new territories and civilizations
Tolly wrote out the notes carefully, tongue poking from the corner of his mouth as he tried his best to keep his writing neat.
Cas read on for another ten minutes before setting his papers down "alright, that should be it. Hopefully Levi can make out the paraphrasing." He said, leaning back in his spinning chair and closing his eyes
Tolly rose to his feet, slapping the notes down on the table with a grin and draping himself across Cas' shoulders. "He's a big boy, he'll figure it out," Tolly joked, nuzzling his neck.
Cas opened his eyes and glanced up at him, too tired to protest "you sure we're talking about the same person? He fell asleep during class, not sure he'll figure much else out after that power nap." He teased, sitting up straight and standing, looking for his phone
