RANDOM GENERATOR STARTERS | ACCEPTING
12) React to your muse taking their hand.
It was odd. Hani was clumsy around Hyunjae when she was known at work to be adaptable and a perfectionist. She had some moments with Hyunjae in which he would ever so often touch her or grab her. Usually, he’d grab her by the arm, if not the wrist. When evening came and it was time to put him to bed, she helps him get himself all tucked in bed before doing the same comforting motions of tapping on his chest to get him to fall asleep. Her grandma used to do it to her when she was little.
After bidding him good night, Hani goes to her room to tuck herself in bed too. After a couple of hours, she hears her monitor sound an alarm. Hyunjae had pressed the nurse button in his bedroom, which was directly connected to her room. It must be an emergency and it was. He had a nightmare again so there she was on her seat, calming him down by staying with him but she was dozing off.
When she thought he was already asleep and resting, she tried to leave his room as softly as she could. Hoping not to make any noise. As she was getting up, his eyes were wide open, staring back at her and his hand grabbing her hand. It was surprising and her heart was thumping so hard on her chest.
“Stay.” He said and she couldn’t bring herself to pull her hand away from his touch. He didn’t hold her hand tightly but his grasp was firm. “But my back hurts so much already from sitting far too long and I’m tired too.” Hani tells him but he doesn’t let go of her hand. “Stay, please. You can lay down next to me if you’d like.” A part of her was screaming ‘hell yeah, i would like to’ but of course, her response was “I’m only laying down to rest my back for a while.” An actual lie. She then lies down right next to him, her hand in his and the softest smile on her lips were there. She said she’ll simply lie down to rest her back, but she found peace in his arms later on. Her hand on his chest, his hand on top of hers. Her body had sought warmth in the cold evening and so in his arms, she appeared to have slept.