[ Jen warned her this would be coming. Lina may not be thinking she'd go for it quite this quick, but just a couple of days after they had set the "challenge", she's barging into her roommate's room, still dressed for sleep but putting on her best sing-song-y voice for the occasion. there's no point in opening a window since the sun hasn't even peeked its head out from beyond the horizon, and there is enough light flooding in from the main part of the apartment to silhouette her as she makes her way over to the other woman's bedside to shake her shoulder gently. ]
[see, look, okay. Lina's had 8AM classes before. she's made that mistake. this is different from an 8AM class by about three hours and with someone who's way too used to it. Jen barges in while the alarm on Lina's phone is going off, and she opens her eyes slowly, groaning almost out of instinct.]
[her hair's a mess as she rolls over, and she's barely cognizant. right. they were going to do this. give her a second for her brain to start up again and get out of the mindset of that one dream. the peaceful, blue one. she stares at Jen blankly.]
[ she hums tunelessly, but cheerfully, as she reaches over to swipe off that alarm. it's not needed now that she's here! Jen cannot exactly speak for messiness at this hour since even her hair doesn't survive being in a ponytail for the entire evening; especially on Bad Nights. a few stray locks are just what she's used to. though she does take a moment to brush a few out of Lina's eyes to make sure she can be seen and that she gets more light to help coax her awake.
this is almost too adorable. ]
Come on, you sleepy bitch. It's time to get swole.
[Lina's awake enough by the time Jen brushes some hair out of her face that she knows what she'd rather be doing than getting swole at dark o'clock. she groans again in protest, softer this time, and reaches a hand out straight up like she expects Jen to help her out of bed.]
[problem is that Lina's stronger than Jen and it's almost comically easy to pull her into bed with her instead. which she will absolutely do, with no apology whatsoever, if her roommate takes the bait.]
[ Jen absolutely did, with the smile getting wiped right off her face with the surprised yelp that ends up muffled in the mattress an instant later. she wriggles in place atop Lina, and turns her head to the side to get air and also give her roommate a stare. ] Ugh. Showoff, much?
[Lina gives a wordless smirk, and brings her other arm around to pull Jen into a cuddle. a platonic one, between roommates who are both taken, but a cuddle nonetheless. her brain is awake enough to stop her from kissing Jen, but she does make a self-satisfied noise as her eyes close again.]
[ there's another muffled noise, of complaint this time, as she's handled like that so easily. so. strongly.
fuck. Jen is far too weak to that sort of thing. Kara knows it. Lina shouldn't, but it's going to be so obvious now in the way she just kind of. doesn't even try to protest it. physically anyway. she can pretend that she doesn't have the leverage to escape. ] You're. Seriously going to just try and trap me here, aren't you?
[this is the peak of logic for slowly-less-sleepy Lina. she's not going to fall back asleep (probably, unless she really commits to this), but she wouldn't mind just having a personal moment with her roommate.]
'S my secret weapon. [a very, very lazy giggle.] These guns are unregistered.
[ that earns her an undignified snort of laughter and a roll of her eyes. ] Oh my god.
[ she took in a deep breath and let it out in a long, resigned sigh. ] You know, as your workout partner, I really shouldn't be encouraging this kind of behavior. But. You could at least invite me in before grabbing me.
[she wasn't really trying to sound especially cute, but if she were listening in on herself, the slightly breathier tone to her voice probably wasn't helping.]
Hm. You say that but... [ gulp. yeah. Jen noticed. she may have adjusted her volume to match because it's no use shouting now that she's in this position. Lina's face is right there and she probably wouldn't appreciate it anyway. ]
I don't think you can measure the calories burned through cuddling on its own.
[she reached the hand that wasn't wrapped around Jen, the one she'd used to pull her into bed, up between them and pressed one finger to her roommate's lips.]
Don't worry about it. Still cardio. It's a... [a long yawn, accompanied by her head turning, her back arching, and her legs stretching out.] 's a warmup.
[ oh my god Lina, cover your own mouth before you cover hers.
even with the thick blanket between them for the moment, Jen can feel the way Lina moved. ]
You're acting like a really lazy cat. [ Jen shifted her right arm up, pulling some of the pillow under her own head so she doesn't have to lay at quite such an awkward angle. ] And you haven't seen a real warm-up yet.
[that was absolutely on purpose, and she was starting to wake up enough that it got a sputtering laugh out of her. fortunately her head was still turned towards the ceiling from the yawn.]
Neither have you. It's warmer under here. Do my warmup and then I'll do yours.
[ Jen turns her head into the pillow once again and there's a suppressed laugh at that sound. she can't show her face for a few long moments, even after the invitation. counter-challenge? whatever it was.
[Lina giggled as triumphantly as she could and moved over under her big, fluffy comforter so Jen could join her. she was still dressed in her pajamas, a loose-fitting t-shirt and fuzzy blue sleep pants, and underneath the comforter absolutely radiated her body heat. this was why she didn't want to get out yet.]
Looks like I'm the one who wins at working out so far.
[ that's inviting for more than one reason. Jen had to look where she was moving so she didn't accidentally put a bony corner somewhere it would be unwelcome before closing the blanket around behind her. this was actually really nice. ]
Mm. It's only the first round. Don't go calling victory yet. [ a beat. ] Besides, you're way warmer than I am right now, and that's saying a lot. [ considering she's usually the one who is considered the walking furnace. none of that "warm hands, cold heart" business here either. ]
[she was not still sleepy enough to get away with something like that, but maybe she could fake it. maybe Jen would be gracious and pretend. or maybe she wouldn't and Lina would have to warn her.]
But if you put cold hands under my shirt then we're never cuddling again.
The thought didn't even cross my mind. [ well, it had, but now Jen was shot down before she could execute that plan. it definitely would have woken Lina up, but in the wrong sort of mood.]
Little spoon, huh? [ she said in a teasing tone, even as she maneuvered into position. ] You are greedy this morning.
[ unless, of course... it was something else. Jen instantly cut the crap, treading with care both with her hand over her friend's arm and also her tone. ] Did you sleep alright?
[Lina's body flinched with Jen's hand on her arm, but only because of the relative temperature, and she didn't jerk away or otherwise try to show it wasn't something she wanted (very badly). she pressed herself a little more firmly against Jen and nodded.]
Yeah. It was the one where you saved me. [of course, they're almost the same until the final moments. the only way she could "know" was if she managed to turn her head enough in the dream to see Jen there.] I always wake up wanting to cuddle something after that one. It's nice. [a pause.] What about you?
Oh. [ it's a good thing that dream (now) ends on a pleasant note. Jen can be thankful for her impact to still be shown, even if the idea that it had changed Lina's subconscious mind in such a way is still so wild to her. ] That's good. And hey, if you ever need it, you know where I am.
Well. When I don't get up at the crack of dawn for a workout. [ a beat. ] But you're still welcome to the bed if it helps? Zwei would probably join you. [ it might. it's not at all super gay to want to wrap yourself up like a burrito in your roommate's bed and take in their leftover warmth and the smell of them while they're off doing whatever. nope. not at all.
Presence of Corgi probably negates some of that, too. ]
I'm feeling good. A little restless because I was looking forward to this morning, but I feel a lot calmer now.
[she wants to reassure Jen of that first. Lina just wants to share some time with her hetero life mate before they go out into the world that, historically, is hard and cold.]
You can always come in here too, if you need it. We're roommates. We care about each other. [she covers her mouth as another smaller yawn comes, then rests her hand on top of Jen's.] That means helping each other with nightmares. Zwei optional.
[ that first reassurance is met with a light chuckle and Jen snuggling up a little closer. yes, working out can wait a bit longer. she won't put it off no matter how tempting it was to do so but... it was, indeed, tempting to just lay here. at least until one of them had to work. ]
Yeah. We really do. [ "care about each other" is what she meant to focus on there. there was another quiet laugh, and Jen sighed softly with her face buried in Lina's bedhead.
hey. it kept her face warmer. ] You know. When I told Kara about this - about what we're doing right now, basically, you know what she said? She said she didn't mind us doing what we needed to do to help each other out, but... also if she could be here and comfort us both, she'd do that.
[Lina was definitely not going to complain. she still probably smelled like that new peppermint shampoo she was trying out and still couldn't decide if she liked.]
You know, you can invite her over whenever you want if that's the kind of thing she wants to do. [the three of them all taking care of each other in bed together... it sounds really nice, really comforting. really warm and soft and cozy. she likes it.]
[ there is a soft "mm" after one of Jen's inhales. it wasn't noticeable immediately because of waking up with a cold nose kind of killed her sense of smell, but now? now she caught it and it's nice. sweet. like Lina was.
it wasn't the only reason she softly giggled. ] You know, we were talking about having a sleepover one night. I never got to enjoy one when I was younger and it just seems like one of those things you miss out on after growing up.
[ she took another deep breath. yeah. it's faint, but she likes that. ] Just one big, soft, warm cuddle pile...
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one cold monday morning
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[her hair's a mess as she rolls over, and she's barely cognizant. right. they were going to do this. give her a second for her brain to start up again and get out of the mindset of that one dream. the peaceful, blue one. she stares at Jen blankly.]
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this is almost too adorable. ]
Come on, you sleepy bitch. It's time to get swole.
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[problem is that Lina's stronger than Jen and it's almost comically easy to pull her into bed with her instead. which she will absolutely do, with no apology whatsoever, if her roommate takes the bait.]
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fuck. Jen is far too weak to that sort of thing. Kara knows it. Lina shouldn't, but it's going to be so obvious now in the way she just kind of. doesn't even try to protest it. physically anyway. she can pretend that she doesn't have the leverage to escape. ] You're. Seriously going to just try and trap me here, aren't you?
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[this is the peak of logic for slowly-less-sleepy Lina. she's not going to fall back asleep (probably, unless she really commits to this), but she wouldn't mind just having a personal moment with her roommate.]
'S my secret weapon. [a very, very lazy giggle.] These guns are unregistered.
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[ she took in a deep breath and let it out in a long, resigned sigh. ] You know, as your workout partner, I really shouldn't be encouraging this kind of behavior. But. You could at least invite me in before grabbing me.
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[she wasn't really trying to sound especially cute, but if she were listening in on herself, the slightly breathier tone to her voice probably wasn't helping.]
Cuddling counts as working out.
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I don't think you can measure the calories burned through cuddling on its own.
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[she reached the hand that wasn't wrapped around Jen, the one she'd used to pull her into bed, up between them and pressed one finger to her roommate's lips.]
Don't worry about it. Still cardio. It's a... [a long yawn, accompanied by her head turning, her back arching, and her legs stretching out.] 's a warmup.
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even with the thick blanket between them for the moment, Jen can feel the way Lina moved. ]
You're acting like a really lazy cat. [ Jen shifted her right arm up, pulling some of the pillow under her own head so she doesn't have to lay at quite such an awkward angle. ] And you haven't seen a real warm-up yet.
[ that didn't sound like a threat. ]
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[that was absolutely on purpose, and she was starting to wake up enough that it got a sputtering laugh out of her. fortunately her head was still turned towards the ceiling from the yawn.]
Neither have you. It's warmer under here. Do my warmup and then I'll do yours.
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still muffled: ] Make some room.
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Looks like I'm the one who wins at working out so far.
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Mm. It's only the first round. Don't go calling victory yet. [ a beat. ] Besides, you're way warmer than I am right now, and that's saying a lot. [ considering she's usually the one who is considered the walking furnace. none of that "warm hands, cold heart" business here either. ]
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[she was not still sleepy enough to get away with something like that, but maybe she could fake it. maybe Jen would be gracious and pretend. or maybe she wouldn't and Lina would have to warn her.]
But if you put cold hands under my shirt then we're never cuddling again.
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Little spoon, huh? [ she said in a teasing tone, even as she maneuvered into position. ] You are greedy this morning.
[ unless, of course... it was something else. Jen instantly cut the crap, treading with care both with her hand over her friend's arm and also her tone. ] Did you sleep alright?
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Yeah. It was the one where you saved me. [of course, they're almost the same until the final moments. the only way she could "know" was if she managed to turn her head enough in the dream to see Jen there.] I always wake up wanting to cuddle something after that one. It's nice. [a pause.] What about you?
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Well. When I don't get up at the crack of dawn for a workout. [ a beat. ] But you're still welcome to the bed if it helps? Zwei would probably join you. [ it might. it's not at all super gay to want to wrap yourself up like a burrito in your roommate's bed and take in their leftover warmth and the smell of them while they're off doing whatever. nope. not at all.
Presence of Corgi probably negates some of that, too. ]
I'm feeling good. A little restless because I was looking forward to this morning, but I feel a lot calmer now.
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[she wants to reassure Jen of that first. Lina just wants to share some time with her hetero life mate before they go out into the world that, historically, is hard and cold.]
You can always come in here too, if you need it. We're roommates. We care about each other. [she covers her mouth as another smaller yawn comes, then rests her hand on top of Jen's.] That means helping each other with nightmares. Zwei optional.
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Yeah. We really do. [ "care about each other" is what she meant to focus on there. there was another quiet laugh, and Jen sighed softly with her face buried in Lina's bedhead.
hey. it kept her face warmer. ] You know. When I told Kara about this - about what we're doing right now, basically, you know what she said? She said she didn't mind us doing what we needed to do to help each other out, but... also if she could be here and comfort us both, she'd do that.
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You know, you can invite her over whenever you want if that's the kind of thing she wants to do. [the three of them all taking care of each other in bed together... it sounds really nice, really comforting. really warm and soft and cozy. she likes it.]
I'll never complain.
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it wasn't the only reason she softly giggled. ] You know, we were talking about having a sleepover one night. I never got to enjoy one when I was younger and it just seems like one of those things you miss out on after growing up.
[ she took another deep breath. yeah. it's faint, but she likes that. ] Just one big, soft, warm cuddle pile...
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