[ROTM] Audition.
Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I'm not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I'm still waiting
He pulled the covers back and wiped the sweat from him. He managed to detangle himself and get to his feet without waking the blonde woman next to him, thankfully, she struggled to sleep like he did and he was glad when she did get sleep. He ran his thumbs underneath his eyes and wiped the tears from his eyes, his body already calming from the shivering that had wracked him when he had awoke. It couldn’t have been that, he guessed, because he hadn’t woken Rose up, so maybe he hadn’t screamed - that in itself was a miracle.
He padded over towards the bathroom, side-stepping shoes and shirts until he felt the coolness of the tiles underneath his feet. He yawned, sighed deeply and ran his fingers through his hair, trying to further calm his body. He would have taken a shower but he didn’t want to wake Rose so he simply filled the sink up with almost freezing water, taking handfuls of it and splashing it over his face and his hair, shivering as droplets made their way down his chest and back. It immediately calmed and for that he was glad.
He almost didn’t hear her come up behind him, and jumped a little as she wrapped her arms around him, his body aligned to her back, pressing a kiss to his shoulder; “Come back to bed?” she murmured, her voice thick with sleep.
“In a minute, love…” he said softly, smiling and turning his head a little, kissing her softly.
She nodded against his shoulder and for a few moments he wondered if she had fallen asleep on her feet again and he couldn’t help a small laugh. Rose lifted her head, her nose wrinkling in confusion and she raised a sleepy eyebrow.
“Nothing, love” he laughed again, kissing the top of her head; “Go back to bed, I’ll be along in a minute”
“Okay…”
He watched her pad back to the bedroom and he smiled, shaking his head a little, his body thankfully calm again. Splashing his face once more he wiped his face and his chest off and went to join her, her body automatically curling itself around his as he slipped in beside her, a low sigh escaping her throat as she kissed his chest.
Forgiveness, not quite. Peace, close enough.
Forget, I'm not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I'm still waiting
He pulled the covers back and wiped the sweat from him. He managed to detangle himself and get to his feet without waking the blonde woman next to him, thankfully, she struggled to sleep like he did and he was glad when she did get sleep. He ran his thumbs underneath his eyes and wiped the tears from his eyes, his body already calming from the shivering that had wracked him when he had awoke. It couldn’t have been that, he guessed, because he hadn’t woken Rose up, so maybe he hadn’t screamed - that in itself was a miracle.
He padded over towards the bathroom, side-stepping shoes and shirts until he felt the coolness of the tiles underneath his feet. He yawned, sighed deeply and ran his fingers through his hair, trying to further calm his body. He would have taken a shower but he didn’t want to wake Rose so he simply filled the sink up with almost freezing water, taking handfuls of it and splashing it over his face and his hair, shivering as droplets made their way down his chest and back. It immediately calmed and for that he was glad.
He almost didn’t hear her come up behind him, and jumped a little as she wrapped her arms around him, his body aligned to her back, pressing a kiss to his shoulder; “Come back to bed?” she murmured, her voice thick with sleep.
“In a minute, love…” he said softly, smiling and turning his head a little, kissing her softly.
She nodded against his shoulder and for a few moments he wondered if she had fallen asleep on her feet again and he couldn’t help a small laugh. Rose lifted her head, her nose wrinkling in confusion and she raised a sleepy eyebrow.
“Nothing, love” he laughed again, kissing the top of her head; “Go back to bed, I’ll be along in a minute”
“Okay…”
He watched her pad back to the bedroom and he smiled, shaking his head a little, his body thankfully calm again. Splashing his face once more he wiped his face and his chest off and went to join her, her body automatically curling itself around his as he slipped in beside her, a low sigh escaping her throat as she kissed his chest.
Forgiveness, not quite. Peace, close enough.