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dark_kana ([personal profile] dark_kana) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2014-09-28 12:00 pm

Spilt Ink 6 - Eraser

Name: Kana
Title: Sleepless night
Story: Circle never ends
Characters: Freya, Nick
Colors: Spilt ink 6. I'm not trying to change the world for you. I'm just trying to make it easier to live in, in case they send me back
Supplies and Styles: Eraser (Injury AU)
Word count: 420
Rating: PG
Summary: Freya can’t sleep.
Notes: Constructive criticism is, as always, welcome

Silent tears are running down her cheeks. She tries to hold back the sobs. Not wanting to wake Nick up. He needs his rest. Exams are coming up and she doesn’t want to be a burden. Doesn’t want her problems to be on his mind as well. He needs to concentrate, needs to be focused, and not be worrying about her.

She feels how he shifts closer to her, how he lets his head rest on her shoulder. Freya bites her lip, trying to stop the tears from rolling down.

“Are you alright?” His soft, concerned whisper against her neck, when he feels a tear land on his face. Sniffling she nods.

“Darling?” Nick turns a little, raising his head so he can look at her, knowing it is too dark in the room for that, but doing so anyway. Carefully he kisses her cheek.

“I just can’t sleep. My arm is a heavy weight at my side. It doesn’t hurt but…” She takes a deep breath before continuing. “And I can’t find a good position to lie. I know that my stupid shoulder doesn’t allow me any other position than lying on my back, but I’m not lying comfortable. And I just can’t sleep…”

His hand reaches up from where it was lying on her belly. His fingers caressing her cheek, brushing away the almost dried up tears on her face.

“It’s almost five am. Have you slept anything at all already?”

Nick feels how she shakes her head.

“A little. From one to two, I guess. I’ve been downstairs, reading, from three to four.”

She feels him kiss her shoulder before turning away from her. She wouldn’t blame him if he went back to try and sleep some more/if he goes back to sleep. But instead of further turning away, he stretches his arm so she can snuggle close to him, her head resting on his shoulder, his arm around her shoulders, a warm hand on her back, caressing. She’s lying on her side, pressed against him. Her just-operated shoulder resting on her body, her hand on his belly.

“You lying ok?”

She nods, feels how a lonely tear rolls down her cheek, falling on his chest. Sniffling she presses closer still. “But I don’t want to keep you awake. You need your rest and.”

“So do you.”

Closing her eyes she kisses his chest. “I love you.”

He kisses the top of her head. “And I love you.” His arms hold her through the rest of the night.
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[personal profile] bookblather 2014-09-29 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Man, been there. I'm glad she has Nick.