@textsfromthefinalizer || continued from x
Sighing, Matt reached to his nightstand and put his glasses on before sitting up, tugging down the thin tank he wore as a nightshirt as he did so. It was rather drenched with sweat, which disgusted and embarrassed him beyond belief. Honestly, why couldn’t she have minded her own business?
The radar technician had to remind himself that Mattie was simply trying to help, that she meant no harm and certainly didn’t want to invade his privacy. But he felt violated nonetheless, and the frustration added onto his anxiety from the dream forced him into silence for a very long moment.
“ I don’t wish to talk about it, ” he replied finally, abruptly breaking the quiet that had settled between them. His tone was somewhere between its usual flat quality and annoyed. He didn’t really mean for it to come out that way, but he didn’t know how to control it, either. “ I’m fine. Sorry I woke you. ”