Earl and Cecil (Night Vale)

This is set in the current Night Vale timeline.

Huddling (Welcome to Night Vale)

So this is one of those fanfictions that is introduced as conversation between my OC Nicole and Cecil. Nicole is Cecil's sister and is married to Steve Carlsberg. It then goes into Carlos and Cecil. It is between Phone Call (episode 16) and One Year Later (episode 25).

And now....

Cecil sat in a somewhat close proximity to Carlos. It was distant enough he could be doing something else but close enough Carlos knew Cecil wasn’t.

"Cecil, seriously, I just need my space in times of crisis." Carlos said.

"How do you know that I don't just want to be alone too?" Cecil asked.

"You were JUST asking to huddle with me."

"For all you know, I was just doing that because there is a stigma if you don't huddle with anyone and I really don't want to huddle with Steve Carlsberg."

"Why would you huddle with Steve Carlsberg?" Carlos asked.

"Brother in law. And no matter how much I try just to huddle with Nicole and Janice, I always wind up with that drawbridge hating loser leeching onto me." Cecil said.

Carlos laughed. "It is cute how much you hate him when I thought the exact same thing with the drawbridge and didn't voice it."

"Carlos. The. Scientist! I can't believe you agree with that... Thing!"

"I then remembered I am in the most scientifically interesting community in the US. I used outside logic. It is taking me awhile, but I am getting used to your Night Vale logic."

"I never want to go out of Night Vale.” Cecil knew and therefore voiced.

"That was not the reason I came here.”

"Why did you?"

"I kept driving until I found a town without homophobia. I've kept in touch with my mom, but Dad... No."

"What is homophobia? Is it a contagion? How deadly is it? Have I contracted it? OH MY GOD CARLOS DID YOU GIVE ME A FATAL DISEASE?”

“No, it is not accepting same sex relationships. Like if you had a boyfriend. And in a homophobic community, you wouldn't be able to broadcast your crush on me to the ENTIRE town."

"Oh my municipally approved god,” Cecil said grabbing Carlos’s hand subconsciously. “That must be horrible,” Cecil pulled away his hand, blushing.“And it isn't a crush, it is just fondness. Like Lois Lane and Superman.” He asserted.

"They are together." Carlos countered.

"Ok so it is the tiniest infatuation..." Cecil started.

Carlos smiled. "I wish I could feel safe doing that." He interrupted. "I would hear my dad's voice in my head over and over again."

Cecil took his hand again subconsciously. "Night Vale loves men who love other men." Internally Cecil did a "score" hand motion. HE IS GAY!! Cecil thought. He looked down at his hand. DAMNED HAND!

Cecil gave his hand a slap and said “Sorry.”
Carlos said “Actually, I liked that. I guess touching isn’t as bad as I thought. At least with you.”
“Is the homophobia thing the only reason why you don’t want to get too terribly close to anyone here?”
“Actually… That is a totally different issue. Though it does impact why I don’t want to get too close to you.”

“Oh?” Cecil asked.
“Yes. I just… I have Asperger’s.”
“Oh. So that is why you are distant.” Cecil concluded.

Carlos nodded. “Nothing against you, Cecil.” He clarified. He started to say something and then didn’t. Then said “If you actually need someone to huddle with, I don’t mind.”
Cecil nodded. He felt awkward. Carlos said “I am a normal person, ok? Your pulse should not be this high right now.”
“That is a mixture of fear and you.” Cecil said.
Carlos nodded. Carlos moved Cecil’s arms so they were around him. “Hug as tightly as you can.” Cecil smiled.
Earl came over. “Cecil, you never told me you had a boyfriend.”
“I didn’t want to… Um…” Cecil started, looking to Carlos for an ok to pretend they are a couple. “I didn’t want to hurt you, Earl. Carlos and I love each other. And you were my first love. But Carlos is my true love. The light of my life. The perfect haired hero that touches my heart every time he looks at me.”
“My heart stops when you look at me.” Carlos said. It was the first thing that came to mind.
“Just one touch.” Cecil said, continuing with the Katy Perry thing.

“I believe this is real.” Carlos said, half meaning it and half continuing it.
“I took a chance and I am never looking back.” Cecil asserted.
Earl shrugged. “Ok. Go be his teenage dream. Treat Cecil right. I am going to return to the orphans in my Boy Scout troop. They are alone…”
Cecil sighed of relief. “Thank you for letting me do that.”
“Thank you for not making me coming up with something original.” Carlos said. Cecil gave him a look. “My feelings take awhile. Then I wouldn’t be lying…”
Cecil smiled really big. “Carlos I…”
Everyone else around them started to get out of their huddle spots. Carlos said “You can always finish the sentence in a call to me.”
“Yeah, The Secret Police have pepper spray.” Cecil said. “But it wasn’t anything important.”
“Ok. But call me anyway.” Carlos said, finally releasing the hand of Cecil’s he had been holding.
Cecil nodded. He so desperately wanted to kiss him, but all he needed was to wait until the next disaster. Carlos cared.

Carlos cared so much he ran back through the crowd. “Sorry, Cecil I just saw you dropped your Night Vale Community Radio lapel pin. I can only imagine how important it is to you.”
“Very.” Cecil said. His pin trick worked. It was good because that was actually his last version of the pin and actually was important.
Carlos smiled. “We should hang out more.”
“Oh, ok. That would really be neat.” Cecil said. He thought “GODDAMMIT ME AND MY NEATNESS!!!!!!!!!”
Carlos thought about kissing him, at least on the cheek, but hugged him instead. Cecil still was surprised. Carlos doesn’t do touching, especially for this long. Huh. “See you later Cecil.”
“Ok. Bye, Carlos.” Cecil said. He put the pin on and thought of Carlos. He watched him leave. Then a member of the Sheriff’s Secret Police came up behind him and Cecil ran, holding onto that pin for life.

Order of Stories

1. Cecil and Carlos Desert Otherworld Conversation
2. Frank and Carlos
3. Carlos Going Home (well at least securing a time)

This is the order. Accept no substitutes. :)

Best wishes

Violet Alderlove

Carlos Going Home (well at least securing a time) [song credit ABBA Mamma Mia]

Referencing the last post

Hey if you are in the Rocky Horror fandom you know I censored the thing Frank yells at Carlos, but I just didn't want someone looking at my blog and getting the wrong idea. It originally was have sex, but he says make love later, so you know what I mean.

Thanks for understanding

Violet Alderlove

Frank and Carlos (read the other Cecil and Carlos one first)

Margins

Hey, I am sorry if the margins are screwed up on any of my things, it didn't read my emoticons so these are screenshots and I am getting it worked out. Hope you like everything so far! Oh, and as basis for some of my other fan fictions I may post the traditional style ones. I also have gotten in the habit of writing a conversation fic as a beginning and an end to a traditional one, so I am diverse.

Best wishes

Violet Alderlove