[without the satisfaction of a hard day's work to keep him asleep, Manabu's restless and fidgety, coming in and out of sleep with little startles, having to re-remind himself again and again of where he is and who's there with him.
on the one hand, no screaming. on the other...
Grey's just...right here...
shouldn't he be more unnerved by this? he hasn't bunked with someone since he was a kid, but this isn't a childhood sleepover. he never...thought about a bunkmate like this before. it'd be really bad to think too much, or he'll get himself into an awkward situation. just...think about the plan!
still... if it really bothered Grey, he wouldn't be next to me. he wouldn't have gone all this way, just for me. i have to believe in that, don't i? even if it's not spelled out in words...
he's dimly aware, now, that he's curled up against Grey as a little spoon - a headache-less echo of their first encounter. the less he thinks about that the better, though, or he'll...
...]
...
[Manabu decides thinking is detrimental, and instead starts to try and scoot himself out of Grey's grasp.]
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on the one hand, no screaming. on the other...
Grey's just...right here...
shouldn't he be more unnerved by this? he hasn't bunked with someone since he was a kid, but this isn't a childhood sleepover. he never...thought about a bunkmate like this before. it'd be really bad to think too much, or he'll get himself into an awkward situation. just...think about the plan!
still... if it really bothered Grey, he wouldn't be next to me. he wouldn't have gone all this way, just for me. i have to believe in that, don't i? even if it's not spelled out in words...
he's dimly aware, now, that he's curled up against Grey as a little spoon - a headache-less echo of their first encounter. the less he thinks about that the better, though, or he'll...
...]
...
[Manabu decides thinking is detrimental, and instead starts to try and scoot himself out of Grey's grasp.]