Reading Every Sign
Fandom: Moana (2016)
Pairing: Maui X Moana
Rating: T
Summary: After 5 years apart, Maui drops in for a visit (literally) and makes a major announcement, thoroughly shaking up Moana's world. Again. A tale of intimacy, friendship, and maybe something more.
http://archiveofourown.org/works/12043857/chapters/27269844
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Consciousness came slowly. Sluggishly.
The fog in her brain was thick and dense, it’s cold, damp fingers holding her eyes shut against all the effort it was taking to wake up.
For a while, things were so fuzzy that Moana didn’t know she was awake at all. But then, the most wonderful sound in the whole world trickled through the silent mist like an ocean bird. She knew it in a second.
Maui was laughing.
It brought a smile to her numb face. At least, she hoped she was smiling. It’s hard to tell what your face is doing when you’re floating in consciousness limbo. At the moment, the only thing that could be trusted was the laugh she heard, so she listened with eager ears. The rich sound warmed her from the top of her tangled head down to the tips of her aching toes. She wiggled them, glad she was starting to feel something again.
The aches and pains only multiplied as her senses came back online, one by one, but her attention was focused on another sound reaching for her now.
Its familiar, wet, rippling chime was as soft as a lullaby. It washed away the remaining fog with an easy hand like the old friend she remembered, leaving a surprisingly pleasant exhaustion in its wake. It rocked her to and fro like a sleepy child, making her feel safer still. She hadn’t realized she was this tired. It was probably time to try and open her eyes but they were suddenly so heavy. Just a few more minutes wouldn’t hurt anyone…
Then, something warm and solid pressed against her forehead, calling Moana back to the world that was awake.
It was gentle, tender. Loving.
Who…?
Oh!
