Cold darkness of midnight

[invisible_m4n]

Nigel was wandering the halls again. He didn't know what time it was other than very late or very early. He had given up on sleep, the nightmares coming too vividly and frequently now for him to find any refuge there. He had taken a handful of his caramels Devon had gotten him and went to the roof for a while to sit and think. He had sat in the

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[fiesty_fae]

Looking over at her clock, Devon saw '3:32' glowing brightly and she groaned. She was trying to get herself back on a regular human schedule, but she was nocturnal by nature and habit. Pushing back from the desk in her room, she stretched and looked around her room, smiling at the little knick-knacks she'd brought from home.

She'd even brought some of the older fae texts she'd collected that concerned vampires; figuring it would make a nice present to transcribe and offer them to Nikola. Knowing she wasn't going to be sleeping any time soon, she sighed and got up, figuring a cup of tea would be perfect right about now.

Pulling on a pullover sweater, she made her way in her pj's and barefeet down to the kitchen - not really that surprised to see Nigel up at this hour. "Hey, sweetie," she said, smiling. "Couldn't sleep?"

[invisible_m4n]

He jumped when she entered and he sighed. "Hi," he said softly. "No," he said, fighting to get the tea bag container open with hands that weren't quite working as well as he wished. He had let himself get too cold and he knew it.

[fiesty_fae]

She watched him struggling with the tin and came over, reaching for it and giving a small gasp when she felt his skin. "Nigel, you're freezing! What happened?" She pulled the tin from his hands and put it down before taking them in hers and rubbing them briskly. She then noted the fine shivering over his body and gave him a concerned look.

[invisible_m4n]

Her hands felt blessedly warm. "Im okay," he said quietly. "Just cold. Was sitting up on the roof for a bit," he told her.