#varrett

[moriche]

Varrett Vild Vickers, the main character in @tafferling ‘s excellent original novel >>Aphelion<<.

Fineliner and polychromos coloured pencil on paper.

[tafferling]

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[naomi-garrett]

Lean On Me

Tagging: Naomi Garrett, Tegan Vaughn

Location: Naomi's Room

Time frame: October 2nd, night time.

Notes: They're so fluffy I'm gonna die???

Naomi knew right off the bat that something was wrong. Especially since Tegan asked to cuddle and not for kisses. But she figured if Tegan wanted to talk about it, she would; so she didn't pry or ask any questions. That was probably the best way to handle it. She headed to her room and sat on the edge of her bed, figuring Tegan would be coming to her room again.

Tegan was sitting in the back of a taxi, staring out the window, something that she had been doing all day. She was upset, well, more mad than upset, but she didn't want to lash out on Tyler too much so she left, figuring that Remy and Scout could handle the collateral damage. Before she realized what happened, she was back at the house, and in Naomi's room, biting her lower lip as she moved onto the bed wordlessly, just lying there. Waiting for Naomi to cuddle her.

Naomi raised her eyebrows when she saw Tegan enter her room. Apparently it was worse than she assumed. But still, she asked no questions and gave her a small smile before scooting back and laying behind Tegan, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her close. She pressed her lips to the top of Tegan's head, letting them linger for a moment before pulling back and lying with her in silence.

Tegan shut her eyes, trying to focus on Naomi's closeness and warmth rather than everything else. After a few long moments, Tegan turned around so that she was facing Naomi, she opened her eyes slowly, just observing the girl's features, as if she was trying to make sure she was actually there. Furrowing her eyebrows slightly, Tegan curled into the older girl, "Thank you."

Naomi ran her thumb over Tegan's hipbone, tracing slow and small circles. She was slightly startled when Tegan turned around and faced her. She looked at her curiously as Tegan just stared at her. A small smile tugged at her lips when Tegan curled into her and thanked her. "Anytime, Tegan." She kept her arm wrapped securely around her waist and rest her chin on top of her head. As much as they teased each other, she did care for the smaller girl and was worried about whatever it was that was going on with her.

Tegan relaxed against Naomi completely, it felt like the first time in awhile that she didn't have to keep up conversation or have sex, just be in someone's arm, pretend that absolutely nothing bad can happen, and maybe one day she'll start to believe it. Tegan pressed her lips against the crook of Naomi's neck, letting out a deep breath afterwards. "Looks like you're the big spoon now, yeah?" She teased quietly, her own hand resting on Naomi's side, needing more physical contact.

Naomi's smile grew as she could feel Tegan's body relax. She ran her fingers along the length of her back absentmindedly, not minding the silence that fell between them. It was a comfortable one. There was no pressure to hold a conversation and it was nice just enjoying being in each other arms. She hummed softly as she felt Tegan's lips press against her skin, then chuckled when she spoke. "Yup. And I thought making sense was stupid," she teased back as her fingers reached her upper back and started playing with the ends of her hair.

Tegan finally started to smile slightly, it was weird she wasn't usually one for being close, unless it was sex, and she definitely wasn't someone who was too big on cuddling either, but she couldn't help but feel relaxed, and well, safe in Naomi's arms. She let out a content sigh when she heard the taller girl start to hum, her smile starting to get a bit wider, but there was no way she'd let Naomi see that, so she just nuzzled closer. "It is, but sometimes a little stupid is okay. But only sometimes. I still like being the big spoon."

Naomi chuckled as Tegan nuzzled closer to her and continued to play with her hair, shaking her head at her. "Oh I think you're a perfect example of 'sometimes a little stupid is okay'," she smirked. "Yeah, yeah. I'm sure you do. Just enjoy being the little spoon, will ya?" She said playfully as she twirled a piece of her hair around her index finger, then let go of it.

"Shut up." Tegan said teasingly as she bit down on Naomi's neck, something that she found herself doing more often than not, "Mhmm, you're lucky you're just really good at being the big spoon. So enjoy that while it lasts." Tegan then looked up at Naomi and smiled widely, "I like that." She said simply before she realized that there was no way Naomi could know what she was talking about, "I mean when you play with my hair."

Naomi laughed as Tegan bit on her neck. "You have a weird thing with biting, Tegan." She said and smirked down at Tegan. "I'm really good at being the big spoon, huh? I will enjoy it." She said before raising an eyebrow at her when she said she liked something. She smiled back at her when she elaborated. "Yeah? I like playing with your hair." She replied simply as she continued doing so.

"You know, I've been told that before. I just like my teeth, naturally perfect or whatever. And your neck is bite-able, so it was only natural." Tegan chuckled lightly, "Yeah, but don't let it get to your head." She then smiled, and curled into Naomi a bit more, trying to be as close as she could to the girl, "Good." She replied simply, her own hand sliding down Naomi's side stopping when she got to the hem, she slid her fingers under and just held them there, wanting skin on skin contact.

Naomi chuckled. "Well I'm not surprised. Sure they are. 'Biteable'? Really? I guess I'll take that as a compliment," she shrugged and smiled. "Oh don't worry, I'm not you." She teased yet again and held onto Tegan tighter as she curled into her more. "Mhm," she murmured back and shivered slightly as she felt Tegan's fingers on her bare skin. She made no move to protest or move her hand away though, knowing Tegan wasn't trying anything sexual with her.

Tegan hummed lightly, "Mmm, it's a really good compliment, like really good." She then rolled her eyes, although Naomi couldn't see it, "Oh please, being me is like the best thing ever. And my heads attractive so.." Tegan let out a soft sigh, she liked being this close to Naomi, but she wasn't sure if it was just being close to someone or if it was just Naomi, although she was leaning towards the latter. Tegan bit her lip gently when Naomi didn't stop her, she smiled gently and started to massage the bare skin softly.

Naomi smiled. "Good, then. Thank you." She laughed and shook her head. "Yeah, yeah. You're a conceited little shit... but I won't disagree to the latter." She said with a slight shrug and fell silent, enjoying Tegan's presence and closeness again. Though she was still very much aware of Tegan's hand on her bare skin, she wasn't expecting her to start massaging her skin. A soft sigh escaped from her lips and she closed her eyes, biting her lip.

Tegan pressed her lips against Naomi's neck again, letting them linger for several long moments, completely content with the silence, she liked moments like these, being close with someone she actually cared about physically and mentally. It was something she wasn't use too, but she definitely wasn't opposed. Tegan let out a quiet chuckle when Naomi let out a sigh, her hand movements moving up the girl's side, continuing to massage the skin there.

Naomi bit her lip harder as Tegan's lips lingered on her neck. Even though they were just cuddling and she was sure this wasn't going anywhere more than just cuddling, the younger girl was making it hard on her. Then she felt Tegan's hand sneaking upwards beneath her shirt and still massaging her skin. "Tegan..." She mumbled quietly, not even sure herself if she wanted her to stop or not.

Tegan smirked slightly, as she tried not to chuckle at Naomi's reaction, sure it was true that she wasn't in the mood for sex, which was a rarity, but that didn't mean she didn't want to tease the girl a bit. "Yeah?" She breathed out against the girl's neck, not wanting to break that contact just yet. She then started to run her nails up and down the girl's side slowly, teasing her a bit more.

Naomi groaned as she felt both Tegan's breath against her neck and her nails running along her side. "You're being a little shit," she murmured, her hand that had previously been playing with the ends of her hair moving up to tangle into her locks, tugging lightly. "You said you wanted to cuddle," she said softly, letting out a sigh.

Tegan let out a low chuckle, her shoulders shaking slightly as she was trying to contain herself from laughter harder, "I'm not being a shit, I'm being me. There's a difference, you know." She then started to suck on Naomi's neck gently, trying her best not to smirk, "We are cuddling." She mumbled before continuing, her hands never stopping their motions.

Naomi rolled her eyes, shaking her head as Tegan tried not to laugh. "Shut up," she muttered. She wasn't able to hold back the low moan that came from her when Tegan started sucking on her neck. "Tegan..." She muttered again, gripping her hair tightly now. "Yeah, but we're not /just/ cuddling anymore."

Tegan started to kiss up Naomi's neck slowly, letting herself enjoy every minute of it, she wasn't sure how long the older girl would let her continue. She smiled when Naomi moaned and pulled back for a moment, leaning forward to look her in the face, "I don't mind." She mumbled before she leaned forward and connected their lips together lightly.

Naomi bit her lip again as Tegan's lips started to trail up her neck. She let out a soft breath as she pulled away to look at her and looked back into her eyes. "Me neither," she admitted and kissed Tegan back, deepening it after a short moment and rolling onto her back, pulling Tegan on top of her.

Tegan smiled into the kiss, surprised when Naomi deepened it, she honestly was expecting the girl to pull away, but she wasn't abut to fight it. Once Tegan was on top of her, she moved both of her hands under the older girl's shirt as she bit down onto Naomi's lower lip, "Didn't think so."

Naomi smiled into the kiss as she felt Tegan doing so and moved her free hand to her waist, keeping the other tangled in her hair. She gasped against Tegan's lips when she felt both her hands under her shirt and laughed a little at Tegan's words. "Just shut up before you ruin it," she mumbled and kissed her again.

Tegan didn't respond after that she just closed her eyes and decided to enjoy whatever was going on between them to the fullest. Her hands started to slide further up, skimming the underside of her bra, although she wasn't being forceful or demanding it to be taken off, Tegan was just trying to get as close as she could physically and mentally.

Naomi's back arched as Tegan's hands slid upwards and she shouldn't help but whimper softly into the kiss. Even though it wasn't rushed and she was still sure they weren't going to do anything more than kiss, she knew they should probably stop soon before they got carried away... which was kind of already happening. She pulled back from the kiss slightly, letting her forehead rest against Tegan's. Her chest heavy as she tried to catch her breath and looked at the younger girl. "We should... probably stop."

Tegan smiled gently when Naomi pulled back, she closed her eyes and nodded slightly, "I think you're right." She said quietly, not making any motions to get off of the girl. Eventually she opened her eyes and placed a gentle kiss on Naomi's nose before she slid next to her again, "Can't control yourself around me, yeah?" She said teasingly, although her face was pretty calm and relaxed, not mischievous.

Naomi returned the smile and skimmed her fingertips along Tegan's back as they laid there in silence for a little bit. She scrunched her nose up when Tegan kissed it and laughed as she turned onto her side and wrapped an arm around Tegan's waist again. "Yeah, shut up. You were the one being a little shit and touching me and kissing my neck, so."

Tegan chuckled quietly, "Excuses, excuses, that's just how I show my affection for people." She closed her eyes again and took a deep breath as silence took over between them, she didn't mind, it wasn't the awkward kind, it was actually mostly peaceful. She then put her hand over Naomi's and intertwined their fingers, squeezing the girl's hand gently.

Naomi laughed, rolling her eyes lightly. "Yeah, okay." She closed her eyes, lying comfortably as silence fell over them again and smiled as she felt Tegan's fingers lace with her own. She returned the squeeze, brushing her thumb over the back of Tegan's hand. "You can stay here tonight," she offered and pressed her lips to the top of Tegan's head again. "If you want."

Tegan nodded slightly, a small smile playing tugging on her lips, although she knew Naomi couldn't see, it was more of an involuntary reaction. "I want too." She said quietly, practically melting into the embrace she was in. With the combination of warmth, relaxation, and quietness, her eyelids started to feel heavy, so she mumbled out a quick goodnight before practically passing out.

Naomi nodded, at Tegan's response, giving her hand another squeeze. "Okay," she murmured and held Tegan close. "Goodnight," she said softly and waited until Tegan was fast asleep before pulling the covers over the both of them and letting sleep take over her as well.