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...
[and because Lina wasn't 100% on her game and they were sharing a quiet moment, she didn't gasp excitedly like she normally might have; instead, she quietly pressed her hand against Jen's, which would have to do.]
We need to do that. Over the weekend. Or for Christmas... mmm. It would be a really good gift to you. I think we have to. All three of us here having a sleepover together. We could... [she started to talk like she was fighting back a yawn. okay, girl, time to wake up. can't get too comfortable like this.] Try on clothes, paint our nails, and talk about cute girls.
[ honestly, Jen wouldn't know quite how to react to honest giddiness in return for that suggestion. the plan may have been to invite others along but... Lina's own take on the idea had many appealing merits of its own. ]
Heh. Like this buff, sleepy, and cat-like girl I know? [ she adjusted her weight around, sliding the mechanical arm further under the very edge of the pillow under Lina's side of it. good thing it can't fall asleep. ]
You should let me meet her one day. Sounds like I'd like her.
[it was the one thing here that wasn't in any danger of falling asleep if Lina kept this up. she smiled proudly and closed her eyes, doing a passable (but still silly) interpretation of a purr as she stretched her legs out again, then let them settle against the curve of Jen's.]
Hmm. [ she wasn't so far into Cozyland that the gears couldn't still turn in her head. Jen gave up some measure of comfort for a brief moment, leaning forward and up to squish against Lina's shoulder as she reached across for the phone by the bed. one quick swipe to open the camera up, and another to adjust the exposure a bit. here was enough light in here to just make out the details of the pair of them, all huddled up and looking content.
at first, Jen just left it like that, using the front-facing camera as a sort of mirror as she snaked her mechanical digits out from under the pillow on that side just enough to point in the screen's direction. ]
There she is. What do you think? [ meanwhile, she's wearing a cheeky sort of grin. ]
[Lina opened her eyes enough to see what Jen was doing, and even with this lighting, with Lina's bedhead prominent, they both looked pretty cute. cute enough to make Lina blush, because once what she was seeing actually processed, she realized that this was maybe the most adorable thing.]
Oh my gosh, Jen. [and she tried to reach for the phone, but realized it would mean getting out from under the blanket and decided that it could wait.] Quit it, that's too cute this early.
No, you're too cute this early. It's infectious. [ and, photogenic? well maybe not, but the candid snapshot Jen just took still captures the moment well enough. who cares about the finer details; hopefully, that would be enough to look back on and recall the feelings later on. ]
And if you don't believe me... we could always get a second opinion...
[she knew Jen was right, she was just sleepy and goofing around a little bit. her hands moved up to form a makeshift pillow, palms pressed together, so she could rest her head on it. maybe sleep was going to happen after all.]
What, are you gonna tell Kara to come over right now?
[ well her initial thought was actually to call Zwei in here to lick Lina's face to encourage her to wake up, if nothing else but to play with him a bit. but. the other option wasn't far behind it.
great minds think alike...? ]
I... could. [ it isn't in Jen's nature to question Kara's sincerity in anything. but. she was actively wondering and chewing her lip over whether Kara would encourage that behavior as she said she would, or if she'd feel otherwise. jealous, even. ]
Should I? [ if Lina's at all hesitant, she won't go through with it. once more, everyone needs to be on board with the way things are or there's going to be too much room for regrets. so if Jen comes off as pensive at all it's with good reason. ]
[nope, actually, sleep wasn't going to happen. Jen was distressed, and that cut through Lina's veil of cute cuddly sleepiness easier than she wanted to admit. she didn't shift much, but her tone of voice changed pretty noticeably to everyday, waking Lina.]
If you're worrying this much about it, don't do it right now, okay? [her head tilted as though it was going to help her see the woman behind her any better.] I'd be fine with it, but you know her better than me and you should trust your instincts here.
[even when recovering from sleepy bitch disease, Lina could sometimes sound like she knew what she was talking about.]
[ she didn't even think she was vocalizing it that strongly. just goes to show that Jen really is bad at hiding her emotions. ] Well. I told you what she said to me, and I trust her. Both of you.
[ Jen doesn't consider different "tiers" of trust very often. when it comes to putting her faith in someone to keep her physically safe, or to watch over a secret, that's one thing. holding on to her heart and not crushing it is another. that's what would count the most right now. ]
I wonder if she's even up yet. [ which could be answered by a quick text her way if Lina, again, doesn't stop her. she doesn't even consider for a second that it's not her phone so that might look weird on the receiving end. ]
[Lina's probably not going to stop her, honestly; she probably won't even realize Jen's doing it with her phone, since she's... pretty sure she never gave Jen the code? (she doesn't remember doing it, at least. too bad she totally did.) all she can manage at first is a noncommittal noise that doesn't really mean much of anything; she's not telling Jen not to do it, is the point.]
[in fact, she takes some time to roll over to her back, breaking the spooning part of the spoon but not taking away any part of the closeness if she has anything to say about it. she turns her head and smiles.]
I trust you, too, Jen. [more than her own family, she leaves unsaid.] That's why I let you come in here before sunrise to make me work out. See if Kara's an early bird too.
[ that's the first rule of having your life and personality rewritten by forces beyond your control: change all your passwords. as Line turns to her, Jen ticks away at the screen with her thumb to set up the message with its attachment.
hey I bet this bed's warmer than yours. want to come find out if its true?
that should get the point across.
but she stops from sending it at the last moment to give Lina something of a smirk. ]
A girl could do a lot with that kind of power. [ like this! Google Assistant, send message. ]
[in those intervening 30 seconds, Lina is debating whether she can get away with telling Jen "g-d damn it" before she decides that no, she probably cannot. and then there's a knock, and Lina feels her heartbeat quicken while she bends up as much as she can—]
[oh. it's Kara. okay. calm down, body, you've got this, it's fine, it's just... just relax. lay back down.]
[ Jen is reveling in the brief moment of smugness at catching Lina speechless after that comment. but she nearly jumps out of her skin when the knock happens because she was so zoned in on the moment that she didn't pay attention to the front door opening. good thing Kara has a key. ]
Aah! Hah. That was... fast. [ what did she expect, honestly. ] And would we lie to you? [ Jen is holding Lina's phone, waving with said hand before showing it to Lina. ] Also, I just said the bed was warm.
I mean. she just said the bed was warmer than mine. and asked if I wanted to see.
[Kara opens the door and steps inside...wearing the most inelegant and unsexy thing imaginable. A frog kigu. Waving a warning finger at both girls she kicks the door closed gently.]
I don't want one word. This was a gift from my sister and it's warm as fuck.
[somehow that doesn't sound like exactly the right way Jen could have put it, but whatever, Lina and Kara and Jen are about to be in bed together, probably, and Lina cannot make herself protest it further. especially not when she sees that kigu.]
Will you take six words? Because you look so cute in that.
[once she finishes that sentence, she picks up her heavy comforter and almost invites Kara to join them, but realizes wait... should she be in the middle? she glances over to Jen without saying anything quite yet.]
[ closing the door cuts off the best source of light, save for what little is shining in through the window by now, but there doesn't have to be any light for it to be obvious that Jen has turned her head into the pillow to muffle uproarious laughter. sorry, Kara. it's too early for this thing called "restraint". it's not a mocking laugh, though. it's the loud, melodic, joyful sort.
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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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We need to do that. Over the weekend. Or for Christmas... mmm. It would be a really good gift to you. I think we have to. All three of us here having a sleepover together. We could... [she started to talk like she was fighting back a yawn. okay, girl, time to wake up. can't get too comfortable like this.] Try on clothes, paint our nails, and talk about cute girls.
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Heh. Like this buff, sleepy, and cat-like girl I know? [ she adjusted her weight around, sliding the mechanical arm further under the very edge of the pillow under Lina's side of it. good thing it can't fall asleep. ]
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[it was the one thing here that wasn't in any danger of falling asleep if Lina kept this up. she smiled proudly and closed her eyes, doing a passable (but still silly) interpretation of a purr as she stretched her legs out again, then let them settle against the curve of Jen's.]
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at first, Jen just left it like that, using the front-facing camera as a sort of mirror as she snaked her mechanical digits out from under the pillow on that side just enough to point in the screen's direction. ]
There she is. What do you think? [ meanwhile, she's wearing a cheeky sort of grin. ]
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Oh my gosh, Jen. [and she tried to reach for the phone, but realized it would mean getting out from under the blanket and decided that it could wait.] Quit it, that's too cute this early.
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And if you don't believe me... we could always get a second opinion...
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[she knew Jen was right, she was just sleepy and goofing around a little bit. her hands moved up to form a makeshift pillow, palms pressed together, so she could rest her head on it. maybe sleep was going to happen after all.]
What, are you gonna tell Kara to come over right now?
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great minds think alike...? ]
I... could. [ it isn't in Jen's nature to question Kara's sincerity in anything. but. she was actively wondering and chewing her lip over whether Kara would encourage that behavior as she said she would, or if she'd feel otherwise. jealous, even. ]
Should I? [ if Lina's at all hesitant, she won't go through with it. once more, everyone needs to be on board with the way things are or there's going to be too much room for regrets. so if Jen comes off as pensive at all it's with good reason. ]
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If you're worrying this much about it, don't do it right now, okay? [her head tilted as though it was going to help her see the woman behind her any better.] I'd be fine with it, but you know her better than me and you should trust your instincts here.
[even when recovering from sleepy bitch disease, Lina could sometimes sound like she knew what she was talking about.]
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[ Jen doesn't consider different "tiers" of trust very often. when it comes to putting her faith in someone to keep her physically safe, or to watch over a secret, that's one thing. holding on to her heart and not crushing it is another. that's what would count the most right now. ]
I wonder if she's even up yet. [ which could be answered by a quick text her way if Lina, again, doesn't stop her. she doesn't even consider for a second that it's not her phone so that might look weird on the receiving end. ]
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[in fact, she takes some time to roll over to her back, breaking the spooning part of the spoon but not taking away any part of the closeness if she has anything to say about it. she turns her head and smiles.]
I trust you, too, Jen. [more than her own family, she leaves unsaid.] That's why I let you come in here before sunrise to make me work out. See if Kara's an early bird too.
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hey I bet this bed's warmer than yours. want to come find out if its true?
that should get the point across.
but she stops from sending it at the last moment to give Lina something of a smirk. ]
A girl could do a lot with that kind of power. [ like this! Google Assistant, send message. ]
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...Am I allowed in? Or were you two just fucking with me?
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[oh. it's Kara. okay. calm down, body, you've got this, it's fine, it's just... just relax. lay back down.]
What did Jen text you, Kara.
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Aah! Hah. That was... fast. [ what did she expect, honestly. ] And would we lie to you? [ Jen is holding Lina's phone, waving with said hand before showing it to Lina. ] Also, I just said the bed was warm.
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[Kara opens the door and steps inside...wearing the most inelegant and unsexy thing imaginable. A frog kigu. Waving a warning finger at both girls she kicks the door closed gently.]
I don't want one word. This was a gift from my sister and it's warm as fuck.
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Will you take six words? Because you look so cute in that.
[once she finishes that sentence, she picks up her heavy comforter and almost invites Kara to join them, but realizes wait... should she be in the middle? she glances over to Jen without saying anything quite yet.]
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she cannot believe this is happening. ]
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