ahiiru:
“ — !! ” elli pretends to be fast asleep, but he’s no foil for zafir’s intuition. eyes blinking open, he seeks out z’s face in the pitch-black dark. “ bad dream, ” he mumbles. “ couldn’t sleep. ”
before seiya returned from jail, elli used to climb into the empty space beside z and burrow under the covers. sometimes, pirate and apple peel would join them. now, the shitty-haired gramps hogs the bed, splayed out on his back and snoring like a moose. just when elli thinks he can’t hate him more, sei finds new reasons to hand him on a silver platter.
he sits up and rubs his eyes. “ you don’t have to come. i’ll leave. ”
Bad dreams.. they could leave one without any sleep during a night. It was crazy how a bad memory or scary figure could haunt one so easily for hours.. it was different than during a day.
He climbed out of bed, making as little noise as possible so he didn’t have to wake Seiya. It did require untangling his legs from his. After checking his husband to make sure he had his eyes closed, he gestured for Elli to follow him.
“I’ll come anyway,” he said, not planning on leaving Elli alone now. “Do you want milk or something stronger?”
