โ cโmon then, lover boy. โ
โlover boyโ.
stepping back, turning to walk toward the sleeping quarters with a heavy exhale. exhausted.
โ thatโs okay, iโll end up reading โtil i fall asleep either way. โ
He failed miserably to stifle a snicker.
โGods, donโt say that-โ
Itโs relief that washes over his expression when asked to join her. Sleep was sporadic without her.
โYeah, of course. I donโt think my eyes will stay open long enough to read much once I lay down-โ
โ iโunno if iโd go that far. then iโm just like my dadโ โ
TOO SOON FOR THAT JOKEโ
โ . . yeah. โm tired. will you stay with me? โ
night terrors keep her up and down often, and they only seem to be soothed away when yorkโs there with her.
โ we can read together. โ
โI know you wonโt let me live it down. Even if I keeled over, youโd bring me back to give me hell, Lina.โ
A chuckle chased the tail end of his words. An arm wrapped loosely around her back as she leaned closer.
โBedtime huh? Something tells me youโve been in here too long-โ
eyes fall shut, head lulling to rest against yorkโs shoulder. sheโs exhausted, both physically and mentally; and thatโs evident.
โ iโm holding you to that, York. if anything happens iโm coming after you, yโknow. โ
a small jest, but thereโs some truth behind it. she +
a hand lifts initially to reach out to her counterpart, but is ultimately retracted. even if sheโs getting better at opening up, there are some lines she still canโt bring herself to cross. she loves him, she knows she does; so why canโt she ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ it more?
โ . . Iโm +
Eyes darted to the floor, corners of his mouth twitching into a frown.
โI donโt really ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ getting to that point eitherโ I canโt remember what starts it half the time-โ
But his eyes knew, somber blue scarred with the memories running rampant.
โIโm sorry I.. let that+
โ i worry about you, yโknow. this only adds to it. โ
at least sheโs finally being vocal about how she ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ด. thatโs something unusual for her. sheโs always kept it bottled up.
โ sorry. i just donโt ,, enjoy finding you passed out in the hall so often. โ
Eyes widened, his next breath like a knife to the chest.
๐๐ฉ๐บ?
๐๐ฉ๐ฐ? ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต?
โLots of things. They donโt make much sense.โ
York swallowed the lump in the back of his throat.
โTo forget? Original, right?โฆ To fill holes and voids or what not-โ
โ mmh. i can smell your thoughts. โ
a sigh slips past as hands reach up to remove her helmet, holding it against her hip. expression forlorn.
โ . . what drives you tโ drink, York? โ
a loaded question, but one thatโs sat on the tip of her tongue for so long now.
His eyes narrowed at the lie, but he didnโt let his reaction show otherwise.
๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต?
โI havenโt been sleeping much latelyโฆ Thinkinโ too much myself.โ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ธ
โโฆ Whatโs on your mind?โ