[It sounds like she's falling asleep, which... good. If even one of them can get some rest, then this whole thing wouldn't be an exercise in futility. Then again...
He rubs her thumb gently with his own, shifts a little closer to get more comfortable on the pile of blankets. It should feel awkward to be laying in a pile of blankets with a girl like this, holding her hand no less. But he's too tired to feel awkward about it, too comforted by the presence of another person literally close enough to touch to really think about anything beyond that.
No one's going to walk in on them or bother them. It's... fine to stay like this, at least for a little while. It'd be more fine if those fucking speakers would get back down to a normal volume. Spice Girls are scraping away at his skull, burrowing into his brain.
But she's right, this isn't a movie. Everything isn't magically going to fade away and become better just because he's holding her hand. It's just... more bearable, not being alone.]
We should do this again sometime. [It's a mumble, just in case she is actually dozing off.] If things ever... get back to normal.
no subject
[It sounds like she's falling asleep, which... good. If even one of them can get some rest, then this whole thing wouldn't be an exercise in futility. Then again...
He rubs her thumb gently with his own, shifts a little closer to get more comfortable on the pile of blankets. It should feel awkward to be laying in a pile of blankets with a girl like this, holding her hand no less. But he's too tired to feel awkward about it, too comforted by the presence of another person literally close enough to touch to really think about anything beyond that.
No one's going to walk in on them or bother them. It's... fine to stay like this, at least for a little while. It'd be more fine if those fucking speakers would get back down to a normal volume. Spice Girls are scraping away at his skull, burrowing into his brain.
But she's right, this isn't a movie. Everything isn't magically going to fade away and become better just because he's holding her hand. It's just... more bearable, not being alone.]
We should do this again sometime. [It's a mumble, just in case she is actually dozing off.] If things ever... get back to normal.
["Normal" being a relative term here.]