Shipwrecked | Closer @thegreentranslucent
He found himself smiling fondly down at the other as he absently ran his fingers through his hair. If it wasn’t for the fact that they were facing harsh winter wilderness and were rather unlikely to survive unless their beacon was found, he’d almost think this was relaxing. It was about then that York realized he liked Delta. Well, he always liked Delta but not like this. Maybe it was the close proximity, or the fact that they were completely alone but at some point his feelings had shifted from mere friendship and partnership to something else. That troubled him. Now wasn’t the time for things like that. Not when their survival was questionable to say the least.
Delta would cough hard within his sleep but the soothing hand helped him stay asleep. His fever stayed down which was a good thing but all that he feared now was the evolving nightmare. As it began to pick up. Delta stirred and began to mumble with fear.
York frowned in concern when Delta started to stir. He recognized the signs of a nightmare. He didn’t want to wake him though, not unless it got much worse. He pulled the blanket from around both of them and tucked it over Delta. He continued running his hand over his hair, humming softly as he did now; hoping to sooth him without waking him up.
Delta stirred a bit more. His nightmare didn’t worsen but he was shaking slight. He curled up close in the blanket finding the humming to be some what soothing in his dream.
Another night without sleep passed for York as the sun began to rise. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could go but he’d push himself for as long as he had to if it meant keeping Delta safe, warm, and healthy.
Not wanting to wake Delta, he gently moved him out of his lap so he could start getting things done. Besides, it’d be better if he didn’t wake up in York’s lap, they didn’t need anything making things awkward between them.
Delta stirred but remained a sleep. He woke up eventually his head still hurt but wasn’t as bad as yesterday. “York?” Delta looked around but was unable to spot York.
York hadn’t wandered far, mostly he had gone to examine the wreckage, to see if he couldn’t repurpose some of the debris into useful tools. When he heard Delta calling for him he returned quickly. “Morning, sleeping beauty.” He smiled, going to feed the fire more wood. “You hungry? I can get some breakfast going in just a it.”












