Oscar had trouble sleeping at night recently, and he knew exactly what was wrong. He missed his wife. Yes, she was out on a mission, and yes, she called him every day. But he still missed her.
He tossed and turned in their bed. No matter what, sleep alluded him. It hurt to miss someone this much. He turned back over and just stared at her side of the bed. Just… wishing Ruby would be there.
He tried closing his eyes again. He put headphones in, and searched for the perfect thing to make him fall asleep. Of course, the perfect thing would be having Ruby here with him, so he was looking for the second best thing.
He searched for advice and finally… he sighed and knew he would have to try it at some point. ASMR. He already tried sleeping music, thunder sounds, and white noise. This was his last resort.
He pressed play and closed his eyes.
He opened them wide when he realized what he was listening to. Ruby’s voice. Oscar blushed. This was… the right playlist. But it was Ruby’s voice.
He saw the playlist was edited yesterday. Ruby did this for him. He had no idea how she got the microphone to work, but it was.
“Hey there, Oscar,” Ruby said. “I know you can’t respond, but you can listen to your wife’s voice.”
“So, Jaune told me about this type of… recording. He told me that it helps with sleeping, and I’m guessing you may be having some trouble with that right now. Let’s try to fix that,” Ruby said.
Ruby started talking about fun stories from the past. Hearing her voice again… it made him feel calm. Feel good.
He fell asleep. It was a DEEP sleep, so deep he didn’t recognize when the door to the apartment was opened, or when the earphones were taken out of his ear.
Ruby smiled at Oscar. She saw he was listening to what she sent. She left him to get cleaned. And today would be just for them. He was still asleep when she got back to their bedroom.
Ruby slipped in next to Oscar, wrapping an arm around him.
“I love you,” Ruby whispered.
“I love you,” Oscar replied in that barely audible sleep language.
Oscar opened his eyes a minute later, feeling arms holding him. He turned his head and saw Ruby there.
“Good morning,” Ruby said.
“The mission ended early. I’m back.”
“Good,” Oscar said. He turned to face her, and kissed her deeply. They both loved it. Eventually they had to break apart.
“I missed you,” Oscar said.
“I missed you, too,” Ruby said. “But you know what? There’s nothing going on today. I made sure of that.”
Oscar wrapped his arms around Ruby.
“Good,” Oscar whispered. Goosebumps ran along Ruby’s arms. She was going to enjoy her time.
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