dead quiet;

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[Riku's been fairly scarce around the place lately, for the last week or so. Given that someone very important up and vanished, he spent the first few days searching non-stop. By now though, he knows what it means when someone goes missing for around a week. And the fact it's been over a week has got him genuinely upset- which he presents by spending all day in the corner of his room with a bunch of blankets and his feline companion, Max.]

[ooc: Mostly for whispery_song, but friends can swing by if desired.]

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[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

[Indeed. She'll move to lay down where he was, bringing him with her as she does.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[There's a soft mewing as Max pops his head up from the blankets acting as a pillow above their heads. Guess who else has missed you terribly :<]

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

[B'aww, kitty. She reaches up to pet his head for a moment.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[Max purrs softly at the attention, while Riku just settles into the blankets.]

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

[Namine keeps that hand up there, petting him idly, while she rests her head against Riku's and settles too. Screw the rules bed, we can sleep right here.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[On the floor, in the corner, between your piano and the wall? Sounds comfy. He's sure she needs plenty of rest after whatever she's been through, so he'll lay here as long as needed.]

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

[She won't sleep long, just staying there lying in his arms is all she needs right now.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[It's good for him too, after all the anxiety and nightmares. He'll drift off again to a light sleep for a while.]

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

[Oh good. And when he wakes up, she'll be there, looking up at him and just admiring.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[He wakes up slowly, eyebrows knitting together in a confused look as he stares at her for a good ten seconds. Mostly he's trying to figure out if he just dreamed all of this.]

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

[And she leans forward to kiss his forehead to assure him it isn't a dream.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[His eyes close and he relaxes at that, sighing in relief.]

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I left. I would have stayed if I could help it.

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

I know. ...What happened? Did you just get pulled back to your world?

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I fell asleep in the beach room and woke up on my home world.

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[Pulls her juuuust a little closer.]

I won't let that happen again.

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

[She just nods against him, burying her face into his chest.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[He wants to ask what happened, but then, maybe she'd rather not think about it right now. So he keeps quiet, enjoying the moment.]

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

[It's the same old same old. But she appreciates that, and after a moment of staying there, moves to trail light kisses up his jaw to his lips.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[Well when she comes back all beat up, he'd like to find out why. Still, he's been successfully distracted from that for now by kisses.]

I missed you.

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

I missed you too... I was afraid I'd come back and--

[You wouldn't be here.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

And what?

[He's been in this room for about a week straight.]

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

I don't want to think about it.

[She clings harder.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[He'll just go back to holding her close, then. The important part is that she's safe and back here.]

[whispery-song.livejournal.com]

[And not going anywhere anytime soon.]