Darling please, just give us some time, and I swear we'll be alright
It takes a degree of shifting about, but Hotaru's weight is negligible on the bed as is, and once he is settled - as comfortably as can be expected with his current state - she slips under the covers to join him. His arm is a heavy, familiar weight on her middle, and the blanket he pulls over them has the heat of their bodies creating a cocoon in record time. It lulls her back towards the fringes of sleep with that comfort alone. Now that he is here, she is so desperate to finally rest.
"Here's to hoping I get control over fire in the near future then," she snorts deliriously into her pillow, finding far too much amusement in the idea. Instead of needing flame-retardant properties, she would simply be a walking fire extinguisher. Cleaning up the boys' messes seems to be her full time job, when they deign to let her.
"We certainly hold the market on patrons, it's an idea. They wouldn't have to work in tandem, so that's a bonus." It would be quite impossible otherwise, given the antagonistic nature of the Gods involved. The squeeze he gives her is far too much temptation with how her mind feels like it's slipping away, water between fingers that have long gone numb with how tightly she has been holding on. They both need to rest. Is it a crime to give in just a little for now? Secure as she is in her faith that Nate is downstairs, their companions are all around, and the greatest threat has been removed?
Turning, she sets a hand over his heart, half-lidded eyes crinkling as she smiles slightly. "All the time in the world," she assures in a low drawl, leaning forward to kiss his chin before settling back down. "But for now...sleep." Already fading away herself, the emotional crash of his return doing nothing to facilitate further wakefulness in her exhausted body.
"Here's to hoping I get control over fire in the near future then," she snorts deliriously into her pillow, finding far too much amusement in the idea. Instead of needing flame-retardant properties, she would simply be a walking fire extinguisher. Cleaning up the boys' messes seems to be her full time job, when they deign to let her.
"We certainly hold the market on patrons, it's an idea. They wouldn't have to work in tandem, so that's a bonus." It would be quite impossible otherwise, given the antagonistic nature of the Gods involved. The squeeze he gives her is far too much temptation with how her mind feels like it's slipping away, water between fingers that have long gone numb with how tightly she has been holding on. They both need to rest. Is it a crime to give in just a little for now? Secure as she is in her faith that Nate is downstairs, their companions are all around, and the greatest threat has been removed?
Turning, she sets a hand over his heart, half-lidded eyes crinkling as she smiles slightly. "All the time in the world," she assures in a low drawl, leaning forward to kiss his chin before settling back down. "But for now...sleep." Already fading away herself, the emotional crash of his return doing nothing to facilitate further wakefulness in her exhausted body.
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