Torpo's hair was real jacked up before game 6 so I did a doodle about it. Now u can read it before game 7. 312 words under the cut bye
Alexey is dragged cruelly into the world of the waking by the sound and feel of rapid, snappy pats to his unshaven cheek. With a deep inhale, he unlocks hearing access, now aware of the jingle of his phone alarm and what might be the gentlest scolding he’s ever gotten.
“...not the day to sleep in, you fucking ogre. Get up!”
He feels the nagging as much as he hears it, ear still pressed to Pavel’s ribs where he’d dozed off as a “joke.” One day, he hopes, he won’t have to manhandle Pavel into the physical affection he wants but can’t seem to ask for. Today is not that day, though. Today, he’s getting told he’s so damn heavy and is going to make them late, even as fond fingers scratch gently at his scruff with bitten-down nails. He’s never really known Pavel to apologize, but the way his thumb smooths along the hard line of Alexey’s jaw feels close enough.
Not ready to deal with words yet, he reaches past Pavel to snag his phone and silence it. For just a moment, he lets himself be dead weight, flopped fully on top of his… whatever they are. There is an eyes-only argument. Alexey wants five more minutes. Pavel is getting the air squished out of him. Alexey would like a kiss, then. They need to get up or they’ll be late.
Pavel palms the back of his head and tucks it a little closer to his chest again so he can kiss the top of it. That works well enough. Finally, Alexey rolls himself off the bed and notes the time.
“Blyat.” Pavel truly did let him sleep in as long as he could. Over top of the big game nerves, warmth bubbles in his chest.
He does not have time to fix his hair. It’s fine, nobody’s going to notice.