the_lioness | (no subject)

*Sometime in the middle of the night, Adam'd awoke and stumbled vaguely in the direction of the bed. He even made it onto the bed, although he's rather precariously positioned on the edge. Luckily for him, though, he'd brought the blanket from the sofa, which he now has wrapped around him like a coccoon.*

*It's so cold.

Thom rolls over, steals the blankets from Alanna, and rolls over again.

Ahhhhh.

Better.

All without waking up: ease of long practice.*

*It is cold.

Alanna growls in her sleep and kicks Thom. Gently. Sniffing, she rolls the other direction, right into something (someone?) very warm. Sighing happily, she wraps her arms around this unexpected heat source and starts burrowing her way under the covers. And surreptitiously stealing them.

Ease of long practice, indeed.*

*Adam starts to awake under the threat of attack. He yanks back on the covers, moving slowly away from the edge of the bed.*

*If it is possible to pout in one's sleep, Alanna does so. Frowning, she remains persistent and snuggles closer, pressing her cold nose to the back of Adam's neck. Her feet gradually work their way under the blanket.

As she starts to wake up, she wonders why Thom is putting up such a fight.*

S'cold!

*Adam blinks his eyes open in time to see the look on her face and gives a light laugh.*

My blanket. Get your own.

*Alanna opens one bleary eye and grouses at him.*

Don't HAVE any more. Fine.

*Sighing in earnest now, she shuts her eyes and rolls right back into Thom, wrapping her arms around him and trying the same tactic even as she drifts off again.

It has yet to occur to her to wonder at their sleeping arrangements.*

*Thom scowls in his sleep, but lets her get away with it, curling in on himself instead.*

*Adam grins, still in that place between sleep and full consciousness, and rolls away from the edge of the bed, bumping into Alanna.*

*Alanna is entirely alright with this arrangement. In fact, she is happy. Added warmth! She shifts again, throwing an arm over Adam.*

S'better.

*Adam wriggles up against her, managing to get her under the blanket a bit. He sighs, content, and yawns.*

*Alanna's foot reflexively lashes out at Thom as she tries to get under not only Adam's blanket, but Thom's covers as well. It catches him in the thigh. Smiling, she twitches her nose as a piece of Adam's hair tickles it.

A few seconds pass, and she opens her eyes.*

Too bright.

*He raises his arms up over his head, revealing a patch of stomach where his shirt lifts.*

s'not that bright.

*Smiling, Alanna runs cool fingers over that patch of skin, slowly pressing her palm down.*

Shhh, humor me. It is.

*His eyes close slowly as his mouth forms into a smile.*

Right. Too bright.

*And he brings his hands up to cover her eyes with a grin.*

*Alanna laughs softly, stretching one arm overhead and pushing her hair back. She makes no move to push his hand away, just grins. Eventually, she waggles her eyebrows.*

Well, now I'm awake. That makes no sense.

*He leans forward and places a kiss on her nose, and then pulls back, taking his hand with him.*

He's still asleep. He's-

*Adam blinks, looking around, as if only just realizing where he is.*

...getting ready to snore. I can tell.

*Amused, she watches Adam.*

We left you on the couch. I'm going to assume that you wandered in here sometime during the night. Not that I'm complaining.

That I-

*He laughs, and tries to look innocent.*

Oops?

Is he going to wake up, d'you think?

Possibly. If I kick him again. With the utmost affection, of course.

*She snickers, also trying to look innocent.*

*Adam smiles and shifts closer.*

I don't think kicking is necessary.

Oh? *She gives him a slightly wary look.* What else did you have in mind?

Cold water?

*Adam wrinkles his eyebrows, and then laughs.*

No, no. I just meant, he doesn't have to wake up yet. Just 'cause we're awake.

No, I suppose he doesn't. He needs his rest. Delicate, you know.

*Alanna grins and traces Adam's bottom lip with her index finger.*

Boy needs his beauty sleep.

*He closes his eyes and moves to grab her finger between his teeth.*