tell me about late night cuddles in the back of the van for bellas inc because I've just seen something similar to it on runaways
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these girls are probably so stressed and tired by the end of a day of investigating
they keep so many blankets and pillows ready in the back of the van
if they’ve finished a case and it’s late, sometimes they’ll just stay on site and sleep in the van (never if they haven’t finished the case though, way too risky)
also sometimes they’re just tight on cash so they can’t get a motel room
so stacie finds the most legal place she can just park the van overnight and they all pile in the back
by the time Stace is parked, usually Emily and Beca are already dozing off in the back. Chloe’s usually reading, and Aubrey’s been riding shotgun
so Stace and Aubrey climb their way to the back
Aubrey usually takes the book from Chloe because she’s over in the corner hunched over with a flashlight
“you’re going to hurt your eyes babe. come to bed.”
Chloe doesn’t put up much of a fight because it’s these moments she sees Aubrey at her softest
it’s tight quarters for five people, so they’re all forced to cuddle (not like they mind at all)
Beca tends to spread out a lot while sleeping. for such a tiny body she takes up a lot of room
they don’t really have a set arrangement, but since Beca and Emily fall asleep first, they’re usually in the middle
Aubrey prefers to be on the edge
Chloe refuses to be on the edge ever. And she will have as much contact with the other four as she physically can.
Emily curls into the tiniest ball she can manage (which is hard when you have giraffe legs)
Emily has nightmares and will wake up a lot during the night, panicked and making sure that the rest of them are still there with her
the others occasionally do this too, but it happens to Emily most
When this happens the others usually help calm her down with soft whispers and hands rubbing her back and kisses and promises that they’re not going anywhere
Sometimes Aubrey will sing soft lullabies right before she falls asleep
Stacie loves being the big spoon to the others. She likes placing light little kisses on the backs of their necks and wrapping her arms tight around their waists so she knows they’re not going anywhere
Chloe talks in her sleep. Usually mumbling about whatever she was just reading about
Sometimes she’ll jolt awake with a sudden idea of something to help solve a case
Beca somehow always ends up completely on top of one of the others
If it’s really nice out and they’re in a safe enough place, they’ll open the back doors and all listen to the breeze or the water of the lake they’re by or look at the stars before they fall asleep
They’ve gotten to the point where they can’t sleep well without the others. The sounds of Chloe mumbling or Beca snoring or just the rest of their steady breathing is the soundtrack to their nights together.
