Then... We'll just have to keep at it until you believe us, I guess.
[Challenge accepted. She sniffles a little and drops her hand down to her side again. She feels exhausted again and takes a deep breath, exhaling slowly.]
Why does talking to you always make me feel like I need to nap for 5 years afterwards?
Uh huh. [ But he isn't going to keep talking about that. ] Because right now I'm still mad at you--whether it's warranted or not. You can sleep some more if you want though, I'm not gonna stop you.
How am I supposed to sleep with this kind of hostility in air again...?
[She crosses her arms over her chest and watches him a moment] Aren't you going to sleep? [She's pretty sure he didn't sleep while she was, unless he...slept on the canoe thing. somehow...]
[She has to wonder if he's not insisting that she leaves for a reason, if maybe he's not ready to see her leave as much as she's not really feeling ready to leave herself. She'd purposefully given him an out, if he'd just lied a little or something, but he didn't take it.
Curious, maybe, but she can't let herself dwell on it. Sometimes there wasn't much sense to the things he did in the first place.
She crosses to the bed with a light sigh, giving in and pulling the covers down to crawl into them properly this time.] How nice of you, but no. It's fine.
[Miu rolls over so her back is to him, giving them both a moment so they don't have to be looking at each other. After a moment she speaks up] But... If you could be near-by...
[ He isn't exactly making it easy to figure out this time either, which is probably a testament to how normally he is playing around when he lies. It's there to thorw people off more than anything else, but now as he speaks and doesn't really give any indication of whether it's true or a lie... Well. It's different. ]
Nghhhh... You're being demanding today, huh?
[ He sounds playful, but he picks up his papers and moves to sit down against the side of the bed she's curled up on. His back presses down against the bed, but he doesn't look back at her. ]
[Miu makes a scoffing noise at his sarcasm, but doesn't respond to it. His hand is a warm weight on her own and she debates acknowledging it. At length she turns her hand over to grasp his, exhaling slowly as she relaxes.
He'll know when she drifts off again, because her grip loosens as her breathing evens out. Despite everything she still feels safe and comfortable enough to sleep there again.]
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[Challenge accepted. She sniffles a little and drops her hand down to her side again. She feels exhausted again and takes a deep breath, exhaling slowly.]
Why does talking to you always make me feel like I need to nap for 5 years afterwards?
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[She crosses her arms over her chest and watches him a moment] Aren't you going to sleep? [She's pretty sure he didn't sleep while she was, unless he...slept on the canoe thing. somehow...]
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[ His hand reaches up to play with the tip of his hair, twisting it. ] I'm not tired, so go ahead.
[ He's knackered after all this, but he doesn't want... to sleep. ]
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Would you sleep if I left?
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[ He blinks back at her. ]
Nope, so you can stay there. If it isn't singing, do you need me to tuck you in or something?
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Curious, maybe, but she can't let herself dwell on it. Sometimes there wasn't much sense to the things he did in the first place.
She crosses to the bed with a light sigh, giving in and pulling the covers down to crawl into them properly this time.] How nice of you, but no. It's fine.
[Miu rolls over so her back is to him, giving them both a moment so they don't have to be looking at each other. After a moment she speaks up] But... If you could be near-by...
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Nghhhh... You're being demanding today, huh?
[ He sounds playful, but he picks up his papers and moves to sit down against the side of the bed she's curled up on. His back presses down against the bed, but he doesn't look back at her. ]
Better?
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She smiles to herself though.]
...Yeah, actually. [A pause and softer] Thank you.
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There, there.
[ His tone sounds sarcastic as fuck, but he does lift up his left hand to pat hers gently, before he just lets it rest there. ]
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He'll know when she drifts off again, because her grip loosens as her breathing evens out. Despite everything she still feels safe and comfortable enough to sleep there again.]