watch. for sender's muse to just silently watch the receiver's muse as they sleep. ( tobias ) @traqidies
she wasn't used to having eyes on her -- well, that wasn't true. she wasn't used to having eyes on her that she KNEW about. that she consented to. she thought about those photos every now and then, so many over the years staring at her from the old hotel bed... but, luckily, that's not what was on her mind now.
there's drool on the pillow beneath her, grace could tell once she started to come to. how long had she been asleep? had she actually... slept through the night? when was the last time THAT happened? sunlight drifting through the window, an anomaly considering she often woke up before dawn (whether for work or because of the nightmares), her eyes slowly fluttering open to meet --
"hey, you." a soft murmur, a hand rising to wipe at her mouth when she finally had the wherewithal to feel a LITTLE bit embarrassed about the drool. "what... what time is it?" wait. the sun. the time. she shot up immediately, hands quickly reaching for her phone to check the clock.
"ooooooooh my god, i -- i am SO late for work." hours late. like 'might-as-well-not-show-up' kind of late. her boss had texted her, threatening her with a wellness check if she didn't respond by noon. grace frantically replied, letting him know that she was fine -- a pause, eyes flickering over to him before going back to her phone -- and quickly letting dempsy know that she wouldn't be coming in today.
"i am -- SO sorry." beet red now, hands moving to cover her face as if that would contain her embarrassment. "i hope... you haven't been up long, have you?"