This is a special snippet for my friend @creweemmaeec11! I hope you have an awesome and happy birthday!!
I made this using my Storymatic cards!
Hero tossed and turned in the tiny bed, unable to get comfortable in the trailer. Villain was an outdoorsy type, so for their anniversary Hero just had to open their big mouth and suggest they go camping . Of course, Villain agreed with such enthusiasm that Hero couldn’t possibly take it back, even when they remembered how much they hated camping.
To Hero, camping was like paying a parking fee to live like a homeless person. There was no access to hot showers, you had to hike to the nearest bathroom- which was rarely maintained so the toilet paper was always empty and you were lucky if they had soap- and there were bugs. So many bugs. To the city, Hero was pretty fearless, but that was only because they had never faced a bug-powered villain. Oh, and don’t forget the campfire, that was a real problem. Aside from the fact that smoke would blow in their face no matter where they sat, Hero’s cryogenic makeup made them especially sensitive to high heat. Hero almost passed out twice when it was time to roast marshmallows.
Hero kept these complaints to themselves, of course. But this was the third night in the mountains, and Hero still hadn’t slept a wink. The wind whipped outside while every little noise made them jump. Raccoons, Villain had assured them. Bears, Hero’s brain argued.
An eternity of a night later, Hero’s face matched the supposed raccoons’, dark circles and all. The sun was barely up before Villain was pulling them out of bed to sit by the fire. Villain was going on and on about the day’s itinerary.
“And after the hike to the falls, we can go birdwatching, and then maybe some rock-hopping… Hero? Are you okay?”
Hero was nodding off in their thin folding chair. They woke with a start, looking at Villain and forcing a smile.
“Of course!” Hero said, “go on. Bird-hopping and rock-watching and a falls to the hike.”
Villain’s brows furrowed in concern. Hero stared, their smile not reaching their eyes. Were they on to them? They hadn’t said anything weird, had they?
“You didn’t sleep last night, did you?” Villain asked.
Villain’s brow quirked. Lie to me, I dare you, it said.
“…didn’t,” Hero sighed, “no, um, I haven’t really slept for the past few days.”
“Few days!? Hero- you should’ve said something!”
“There wasn’t anything to do about it,” Hero argued, “it’s not like you could magically make me sleep…”
Villain chuckled sadly, shaking their head, as if sharing a joke with themselves that Hero wasn’t privy to. Hero could feel Villain raking their gaze up and down their form, inspecting them and making calculations like they always did.
“You’ve been miserable, haven’t you?” They realized.
“No!” Hero said quickly, “of course not! I’m with you! This is so… fun! And… natural!”
“Oh, Hero… I wish you’d’ve told me…”
Villain got up from their spot by the fire. The leaves crunched under their shoes as they approached their lover. They crouched down to be eye-level with them. Villain took their hands and started rubbing them, while Hero stared into their eyes with a dead-tired look.
“I’m sorry,” Hero said as they failed to stifle a yawn, “but you were so happy to go camping and I love you and it’s our anniversary and it shouldn’t be just what I want to do and-”
“Hero. It shouldn’t be just what I want to do, either. We could’ve gone to that water park, or that huge bookstore in Other City. Heck, we could’ve gone to Bora Bora if we wanted to!”
Hero giggled a little despite themselves.
“Come now, my love, I’m a Villain. It wouldn’t be hard to buy first-class tickets. I could probably even get you a private jet if I wanted to.”
“Are you mad at me?” Hero asked.
“If I was, I’m over it now. I could never stay upset with you, you know that.”
Villain stood, pulling Hero up with them.
“I’ll get everything packed up and we’ll go home. The week isn’t over. We can still do something we’d both enjoy.”
“I just wanna sleep in my own bed…”
“I’ll get you back to your bed,” Villain smiled, rubbing their back, “I can have you sleep on the way home, if you’d like.”
Villain held a hand to Hero’s temple, and Hero’s body felt inexplicably relaxed and heavy. Their eyelids began to flutter.
“You never told me you were a telepath…” they mumbled.
“I can’t read minds, but I can influence them,” Villain said, lifting Hero into their arms and carrying them to the car, “just rest. We’ll get you home and then we’ll start anniversary 2.0.”
“Bora Bora,” Villain nodded with a smirk.
Hero drifted off just as Villain buckled their seatbelt for them. When they awoke next, it would be to a hot shower and freshly washed bedsheets. In the meantime, Villain made sure their dreams were pleasant and sweet.
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