SLEEP HAD, IN TIME, BECOME SOMETHING THAT GABRIEL COULD HANDLE once more, without the fear of never waking again. or waking to a nightmare. most nights it wasn’t an issue, living alone and flying beneath the RADAR made that easy for him. but on nights like the ones recently, where he was not alone and had to keep up appearances, he had one of two OUTCOMES. either he spent it by faking sleep, or he managed a few hours. listening to the steady beating of a heart and the other’s BREATHING that filled the otherwise silent room.
last night he’d managed to fall asleep, the HOUNDS kept at bay by Klaus’ presence and Gabriel’s partial aware state to keep the memories at bay ( due to Gabriel not wanting him to see the Archangel in such a state ). though he didn’t need sleep, he found himself DOZING. which was PROBABLY why he hadn’t really noticed the sudden absence of the second party in his bed until the cooler air chilled his side.
beginning the process of ‘ stirring ’, Gabriel felt Klaus’ return. the bed DIPPED with his weight and the Archangel could feel him leaving over him, eyes blinking open when a warm palm CUPED his cheek and turned his head. smiling into the kiss, Gabriel’s hand reached up to cup the back of Klaus’ head, fingers burying in those dark curls, now more awake. the taste of whiskey and Klaus HEAVY on his tongue
❝ g’mornin’ to you too, gorgeous. ❞ he whispered back, voice gravelly with sleep, his other arm snaking around a slim waist. ❝ d’you start breakfast without me? ❞