ridestherider | (no subject)

He knows I can take care of myself, I didn't train for nothing!

[Slamming a drawer shut.]

[ quietly ]

That's why we tried to leave Xiu behind. So there would still be someone to protect everyone else if something happened to us.

[ I mean he showed up later anyway but that is beside the point ]

If you're going to take his side in everything it might be better if you left, because I'm just gonna get angrier.

I'm not trying to take sides. I've just been there before. In his shoes, and in yours.

[Just huffing and picking her way over to her own bed, yanking a curtain divider closed behind her.]

[ he'll sit in a chair and pick up some nearby book in the meantime, then ]

[She's just going to stay over here, although the other bed in the room looks like the one that's been slept in.]

[ he'll give you about half an hour of grumpy times before he's going to just make his way in and sit on the edge of the bed

still not saying anything, though ]

[She's just laying on her side and holding onto a pillow, not saying anything either.]

[ are you going to punch him if he just crawls in and snuggles against your back? ]

[No, I'm just going to be very, very tense.]

[ have some very careful headpets then

tbh he has no idea what to do in these sorts of situations so he's kind of rolling with it ]

[Mostly she's trying not to sniffle or hiccup or otherwise give you the impression that she's crying, because this sucks.]

[ yes, yes, you are a tough girl and he's going to drop his chin on your shoulder ]

[Nope, just gonna hide in the pillow and try to breathe properly.]

[ this is plenty allowed; he's not doing much more than that, just nestling quietly beside you ]

[Good, because it's not gonna hold forever; eventually she'll end up trying to choke down hiccuping little sobs.]

[ he will temporarily feign deafness, if you like; otherwise his arm's just going to slide loosely around your waist ]

[Still not saying anything, but holding onto your arm, at least.]

[ humming quietly and just letting his hand rub gently against your stomach ]

[Content to let you for now, shaking a little and burrowing further into her pillow.]

[ you, m'lady, are getting all the snuggles he can give without being overly obnoxious about it ]

[I'm just going to end up crying myself out and falling asleep here, you know.]

[ then you will have a nap with cuddles and he can just as easily pretend crying wasn't ever a thing, if you'd like

a little kiss to the top of your head, though ]

[I will be sufficiently embarrassed when I wake up regardless. Now you see why I was hiding from people?]