Lift off your arms and I'll get the coffee
Though the food hadn’t been what woke her this morning, the smell of its beginnings makes her stomach twinge with interest as she presses her cheek into the curve of Deimos’ back. His greeting rumbles through her entire front with how she is pressed up against her, making her smile and close her eyes, content to linger as she often does on these quiet mornings.
Except it seems this day is not among those historical moments. Evie doesn’t begin to take notice until after Deimos has turned in her grasp which she obligingly loosens, humming happily as he presses a kiss to her crown. It’s not until he straightens and she feels the rigidity of his spine beneath her arms that alertness prickles past her lingering sleepiness.
Reality kicks in swiftly, and concern immediately overtakes her - for Safrin, yes, but also for Deimos. “Ominous? So nothing has already happened, right?” Merely a portend, a warning? Or something more concrete? Clearly Deimos is physically okay, which is enough to inspire gratitude in the Evergreen. “I’ll put the kettle on. Tell me what she said.” Loathe as she is to part from him physically right now with bad news on the horizon, she suspects they’ll need the caffeine.
Except it seems this day is not among those historical moments. Evie doesn’t begin to take notice until after Deimos has turned in her grasp which she obligingly loosens, humming happily as he presses a kiss to her crown. It’s not until he straightens and she feels the rigidity of his spine beneath her arms that alertness prickles past her lingering sleepiness.
Reality kicks in swiftly, and concern immediately overtakes her - for Safrin, yes, but also for Deimos. “Ominous? So nothing has already happened, right?” Merely a portend, a warning? Or something more concrete? Clearly Deimos is physically okay, which is enough to inspire gratitude in the Evergreen. “I’ll put the kettle on. Tell me what she said.” Loathe as she is to part from him physically right now with bad news on the horizon, she suspects they’ll need the caffeine.
There's sleep in your eyes, I'll pull the curtains back gently
Evie
