[ Well that's the best kind of smothering-- wait. Though ok, ok... ]
This is nice though. [ Another soft murmur, and really his own sleepiness is starting to sink in now he's comfy and they're so warm like this. He nuzzles his cheek against her shoulder to make his point. ]
[ she's so comfortable like this, too. even if she isn't on her own bed. even she could fall asleep right now, an arm still around merlin as if he's a pillow. ]
[ His eyes do stay shut this time, lips parting just slightly as he concentrates on winding down and finally letting the lack of sleep from the past few days catch up to him. His arms curl against her sides, head tilting to kiss the bottom of her neck softly. It lingers, before he just starts to doze off there to be honest.
It's the happiest he's felt in a long time, so much that his heart is probably singing right now. ]
[ and it's practically a lullaby that's sounding her off to sleep. though she tries to stay awake for a bit longer, even though her eyes are closing and she can't bare to open them anymore. she just wants to savour this moment - that they're together and they overcame a hurdle together. it feels nice, and calming, and this is probably one of the best days she's lived.
it might just be her being excited about everything and overflowing with emotion, but she loves him so much. and she'll love him even more tomorrow, and then the day after that, and so on. ]
[ It's a few hours later when he finally wakes up, though at first he forgets where he is. Not that he forgets them sorting this out, talking, making up. He's just a bit foggy from such a great sleep, and more than a bit comfortable. He makes a small noise as his eyes open, staring at the opposite wall as he nuzzles his cheek a bit.
It's almost as though he's fighting to go back to sleep, honestly, but after a minute or so he shifts a little to look towards her face only... to realise where his own ended up.
No wonder he's super comfortable, tbh.
Instead of jerking away he forces his shoulders and back to relax, telling himself this is probably okay. ]
[ looks like someone is terribly excited for spa day. athena woke up at 5am to go jogging around the residential district (something she does everyday) and then she took a shower, packed her bags for this spa day, dinner, and sleepover, and headed to merlin's place. it's still pretty early (7 in the morning) so it'll probably surprise both him and shigeru that an enthusiastic little girl is outside their apartment.
gomen...
her bag's kind of big, as if she brought her entire cabinet with her. she doesn't know how many outfit changes she'll have to go through today, okay?
ring, ring, ring, their doorbell goes, as if the one ringing it is playing a song.
[ He hopes (or will hope once he gets to the door) that Shigeru sleeps through the noise when he makes it to the door. He checks his watch on the way, squinting to make sure he hasn't overslept. No.
It definitely says 7am.
So when he presses the button to open the door he looks like a mess with bedhead, wearing his pjs and yawns behind his hand. ]
Athena? You can probably... stop buzzing it now. [ He's still tired, but her enthusiasm is endearing at least. It's a good job he's used to being woken up in much ruder ways, isn't it? ]
[ he gets woken up in rude ways because he spends so many days in the TAVERN ]
Oh! Right - [ one last buzz to finish the song, though. sorry about that.
she takes a step back and looks at his current state: awful. time to fix that now!! ]
Are you ready for a day you'll never forget?! [ she sounds like a cheerleader at this point. so peppy and bubbly, and yet... so loud at 7am. please shut her up. ]
Though his hand does reach up to smack himself in the forehead. Hopefully Shigeru is already awake as he reaches to take her hand, pulling it from the buzzer. ]
Let's not wake Shigeru up more than we have, okay? [ But okay, shutting her up now as he moves to give her a kiss. It's a bit lazy really but Athena... quieten down?! He doesn't live alone...!!! ]
...And the spa doesn't even open for another two hours.
But no he does wake up early just not with SPIRIT. He raises an eyebrow as he glances down at her dropped bag then reaches to pick it up for her (Shigeru wouldn't appreciate it left in the living room that's for sure) with a faint wince. Thankfully he's all healed by now but... ]
What did you put in here?
[ He's taking her hand after though, gently pulling her along so they can leave the bag in his room. It doesn't look like he'll be getting the sleep he wanted though does it :( ]
[ what else would you think she'd put in there, merlin. okay, maybe she brought some other things, too... ]
Some books and some dolphins. . . [ well, she's ashamed of what she brought with her now, thanks, asshole. this sleepover can't be complete without dolphin plushies to hug ok :< ]
Me neither. [ He gives her a shrug, before yeah... he just flops face down onto the bed next to her. The covers are probably still pulled back too (clean as of last night as he probably scrubbed his room down tbh), so it's easy enough to wiggle underneath. It's probably 7:20 by now meaning he probably has around 40 minutes to nap, maybe a bit longer. ]
[ geez merlin, way to be a downer. she just looks at him as she activates widget, drawing a circle in midair. there's a few beeping noises as the a.i. switches on, then she looks at the screen to navigate. ]
It's like you've never pulled an all-nighter before.
He wiggles closer as she says that and looks away, arm finally flopping over her as he tucks his face into her side. He's out of the way of her reading, at least. ]
Don't judge him for being run ragged, Athena. He worked hard. His eyes shut so he thankfully misses that. Instead he softly mumbles: ] I have an alarm.
[ go to sleep, merlin, because by the time you wake up, athena'll have dozed off from her readings... widget's turned itself off to conserve on energy, too.
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