@regiispruinae sent: [ REQUEST ] sender walks into receiver’s room hoping to crawl in bed with them. (smol brothers)
There’s a strike of fear in the young master at the clicking sound of a door unlocking. He shouldn’t be up this late, he knows ( Miss Adelinde made it perfectly clear, and disobedience wasn’t an inherent trait of his ).
Anticipation was a boundary to rest for the youthful mind, however. Haphazard is the frenzied shuffling as he hides under the sheets, feigning sleep and momentarily forgetting to breathe ( a cause of concern for anyone who were to check on him, he might think were he not so panicked ).
... An eye opens ( a grave mistake on his part ), and relief pours into his body with a potency that makes him spring up. ❝ Shouldn’t you be sleeping ? ❞ he asks in a quiet rush, though his voice is laced with mirth at the welcome sight of his brother. It was a giddiness and mischievousness only Kaeya could draw out of him.
❝ ... You can’t sleep either, can you ? ❞ And he’s shuffling to the side, making room for the new addition to his lonesome sleepover. ❝ You know father will be disappointed at us if he finds out we didn’t get enough rest for our trip tomorrow ? ❞ But his legs are already bunched up against his body as arms hugs them closer, readying for a night of hushed rumors and banter.