whaaat oh my god now way itâs Elitaâs team Iâve missed them so much
But no yeah I realized recently that they havenât been portrayed as a team together since Iâm pretty sure theyâre debut episode and I miss them đ I had planned to share more sketches than just the designs but Iâm impatient lol just know that I have fun plans
When insomnia kicks in again, it finds you the same way it always does âÂ
sitting on the cold kitchen floor at two in the morning, a plate balanced on your knees, eating quietly like youâre afraid to wake the walls.Â
It never takes him long to notice.Â
Itâs like he can feel the moment you leave the bed â when the scrolling stops, when pretending sleep might come if you just try harder finally becomes pointless. When your body gives up but your brain refuses to follow.Â
This time, when he finds you, itâs leftover cake from your brotherâs birthday. the kind your mum insisted you take home, wrapped too carefully, like she somehow knew it would end up meaning more than just dessert.Â
âWide awake?â he asks softly. His voice is low, still thick with sleep.Â
You nod, then hold the plate out to him.Â
âWant some?âÂ
His eyes are heavy, lashes clumped together, hair sticking up in ways heâd never allow during the day. He couldâve stayed in bed. You wouldnât have blamed him. This was yours to deal with.Â
And the fact that he didnât â that he followed you out here half-awake, barefoot, shirt wrinkled â makes something tight and guilty twist in your chest.Â
âIâm sorry,â you mumble. âI didnât mean to wake you.âÂ
He lowers himself beside you, back against the cabinet, knees drawn up. His shoulder brushes yours.Â
âYou didnât,â he says quietly. Then, after a beat,Â
âI woke up because you werenât there.âÂ
You swallow.Â
He takes the fork, steals a bite of cake, then nudges your shoulder gently with his.Â
âYou okay?âÂ
Your eyes stay fixed on the plate.Â
âMy brain wonât switch off,â you admit. âItâs like itâs running ten conversations at once and none of them are useful.âÂ
He hums, listening. Not interrupting.Â
âI tried,â you continue, words spilling now. âCounting breaths. Scrolling. Staring at the ceiling. But the second it gets quiet, everything gets louder. Every embarrassing moment Iâve ever had decides tonight is the night it wants attention.âÂ
Your voice wavers.Â
âIâm so tired.âÂ
He shifts closer.Â
âI hate that I canât just⌠sleep,â you whisper. âI hate that it makes me feel so useless. Like Iâm too much work. Like one day youâre going to get sick of following me into kitchens at stupid oâclock.âÂ
His hand finds yours â warm, steady â fingers lacing with yours like itâs instinct.Â
âHey,â he murmurs. âYouâre not useless.âÂ
You scoff softly. âFeels like it.âÂ
âIt might feel like it,â he says, thumb brushing slow circles into your skin, âbut that doesnât make it true.âÂ
You finally look at him.Â
âI donât wake up because I have to,â he continues. âI wake up because I want to know youâre okay. Because if youâre sitting on the kitchen floor at two in the morning, I donât want you doing it alone.âÂ
Something inside you cracks.Â
âI donât mind the nights,â he adds. âI mind the idea of you thinking youâre a burden.âÂ
Your eyes burn.Â
âIâm scared this never goes away,â you confess. âThat my brain will always be like this. And one day youâll decide itâs easier without me.âÂ
He shakes his head immediately. Sure. Like the thought never stood a chance.Â
âThen we learn how to live with it,â he says. âTogether. Every night it shows up.âÂ
You lean into him before you can overthink it, forehead resting against his shoulder. His arm wraps around you instantly, like heâs been waiting. The smell of his shirt â him â settles something in your chest, quiet in a way nothing else ever manages.Â
âYou donât have to be quiet about it with me,â he murmurs into your hair. âYou donât have to pretend youâre fine.âÂ
The thoughts donât disappear. Not completely.Â
But they slow. Enough to breathe. Enough to exist in the warmth of his arms, the low hum of the fridge, the shared fork tapping softly against the plate.Â
You donât realize how tired you are until your body sags against him.Â
He notices.Â
âYouâre fading,â he murmurs.Â
âNot asleep,â you mumble. âJust⌠less loud.âÂ
A soft breath leaves him.Â
âThatâs good enough.âÂ
He shifts carefully.Â
âCome on. Letâs get you back to bed.âÂ
âI donât think I can walk,â you admit.Â
âOkay,â he says immediately.Â
He stands first, then turns back to you, hands steady as he helps you up. You wobble â exhausted, unbalanced.Â
âIâve got you,â he says.Â
And then he lifts you.Â
One arm under your knees, the other firm around your back, pulling you against his chest like itâs the most natural thing in the world. You curl into him instinctively, fingers clutching his t-shirt, face pressed into the warmth of his shoulder.Â
âYou didnât have toââÂ
âI know,â he murmurs as he walks. âI wanted to.âÂ
The hallway is dim. The apartment quiet. His steps are slow, careful â like heâs afraid moving too fast might wake your thoughts again. You focus on the steady rhythm beneath your ear.Â
Thump. Thump. Thump.Â
When he reaches the bedroom, he nudges the door open with his foot and carries you straight to the bed. Lowers you gently. Like youâre something fragile. Something precious.Â
But he doesnât let go.Â
He climbs in after you, pulls the duvet over your legs, one arm wrapping securely around your waist, the other settling between your shoulder blades. His hand spreads there, warm and grounding.Â
âYou okay?â he whispers.Â
You nod, eyes already closing.Â
âCan you⌠stay like this?âÂ
A quiet breath against your hair.Â
âYeah,â he says without hesitation. âIâm not going anywhere.âÂ
He presses a soft kiss to your temple. Then your forehead.Â
âTry to rest,â he murmurs. âIâll be right here if your brain starts up again.âÂ
And when it does â because it always tries â itâs slower this time. Easier to ignore. Because every time a thought threatens to spiral, his arm tightens just slightly.Â
Like he knows.Â
And for once, sleep doesnât feel impossible.Â
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So, this honestly was written at 2 am on a wednesday night.