@brigadeleadxr sent in this prompt: 🛌 Crawl under the covers with my muse
the last time she had spent the night over at his place hadn't nearly been so pleasant. for... extremely obvious reasons. but now there was no stress, no unpreparedness. he didn't entirely remove the clutter from his home when she had come over; that'd be suspicious. and he didn't want it to seem like he was still hiding things from her. if he had a choice, he wouldn't be hiding things at all. but he doesn't; multiple documents of suspect were hidden away in a locked drawer this time around. but things that wouldn't be so bad if she found were still strewn about his living room.
knowing her there's a 50/50 chance she'll leave him to snoop in the middle of the night. and he has no intentions to stop her.
❝ getting comfortable? ❞ a soft smile on his face as she crawls in bed, coming to snuggle up close to him. the quickened pace of his heart is something he can't control, but he's starting to finally feel okay with that. if she can hear it, her head rested on his chest, he doesn't mind. in fact... he wants her to know how she makes him feel. even if he may not show it so obviously on the outside. baby steps.
he wraps an arm around her, holding her. while it still feels surreal he can be with her like this... it doesn't feel as surreal as it used to. could it be he's becoming more comfortable in this new role of his? — does he even want to call this a "role"...? maybe "this new situation" is better. whatever he wants to call it: the answer is yes. he is.
that on it's own is nerve-wracking. but it's also nice. nice enough for him to release the tension in his body and relax. he leans in to press a soft kiss to the top of her head, trying to reaffirm those thoughts to himself. yes... being able to do things like that make him very, very happy. ❝ i hope i can be an adequate pillow. ❞ spoken in jest, an amused chuckle following the statement. in reality, though, it was genuine. he wants her to be comfortable — happy — relaxed. like he was feeling right now.
who would've ever guessed those would be the words used to describe his feelings around her?














