@greymoralities said : 😴 - climbs into bed with my muse
eddie ➵ chrissy
𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 for the reason chrissy’s waking world had turned into a real-life horror movie, it should have been easier to sleep, knowing that at least she wasn’t losing her sanity. but nothing was ever so simple. she’d tried taking baths at night, tried smoking, even tried to cuddle with her most favorite stuffed animal ( a large yellow duck she’d cleverly named ‘duckling’ as a child, and had somehow spun into ‘duckleen’ as she’d gotten older ), all to no effect. running now on close to two hours of sleep within the last two days, chrissy knew it was bad. she’d managed to pass off some lie to her parents about sleeping at sadie’s house, and another to jason about being sick and staying in... when in reality she was at eddie’s place, watching him through the doorway as he prepared to bed down on his couch.
it sat far away. too far, she thought, counting the steps mentally. if anything happened to her... or him... it’d be too late. she told herself that was the reason she asked eddie to come closer, to sleep beside her. and sure, there was truth there. not enough of it, yes, but there was truth nonetheless. ❝ we can put a pillow between us, ❞ she babbled, blinking blearily up at him. ❝ or you know, keep duckleen there. or I-I can sleep on top of the sheets, if you’re uncomfortable but I just... ❞ she blinked, and it was all too easy to admit: ❝ I don’t want to be alone. and I... feel safe when you’re with me. ❞
time seemed to pass then in an instant. in a blink, the lights had been turned out, only the soft purple glow of a lava lamp washing their faces in faint light as chrissy suddenly found herself laying face to face with eddie. so quietly it might have been a thought passed between them, she whispered, smiling and tired, ❝ hi. ❞