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[devotedtothecore]

[ his own sleep fitful, fingers twitching against the rug.... and when he finally jerks awake he stares through the dark at the wall opposite, unmoving save the rise and fall of his breath. ]

[thevineintervention]

[ there's only the tiniest pause when she hears him stir. certainly not enough for a sleep-addled mind to catch ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ not really, no

...scrubs at his eyes with a hand.

rolls onto his back, facing the ceiling. ]

[thevineintervention]

[ she's listening carefully to his motions, perfect stillness now forced ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ ....man, he can't really take her hand, if she's lying like that

so next best thing is just. putting the back of his good hand against her back, lightly ]

[thevineintervention]

[ her human body still doesn't move, save to close her eyes again, but the vines react, curling in on themselves ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ ...


rolls on his other side, putting an arm over her and shifting to lay his chest against her back instead, forehead to her hair. ]

[thevineintervention]

[ still no motion from her body, but her fingers are twisting little bits of the rug between them ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ ...the touch of cool metal as it covers one of her hands. ]

Aerta?

[thevineintervention]

[ that hand stills ]

[devotedtothecore]

It's a late hour, to lie awake.

[thevineintervention]

It's... fine...

[devotedtothecore]

...



[ shifts a bit, laying a kiss on the space between her shoulders. ]

[thevineintervention]

. . .

[devotedtothecore]

There was a dream...

[thevineintervention]

[ this close, it's not hard to feel her heart rate pick up ]


It's fine.

[devotedtothecore]

...

[thevineintervention]

[ her mouth works a bit, as if she is going to say something else, but no ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ ...threading his fingers between hers. ]



It's alright, for it not to be.

[thevineintervention]

[ she still says nothing, fingers barely tightening on his ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ that's okay

he might just be quiet for a while, and kiss the back of her neck, instead ]

[thevineintervention]

[ it's a slight movement, perhaps even unconscious, as she stretches her neck towards him ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ ... keeps doing that, then, movements slow and gentle, warm breath ghosting over the skin from time to time. ]

[thevineintervention]

[ yes '-' ok good that is yes '-' her thumb comes up to stroke his knuckles ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ they shift by a degree or two, in response to the pressure '-'

...eventually pushes himself half-up on his other elbow, looking down at her, hair falling from his eyes. ]