The Upside Down (For Eluuna)

She looked up at him in surprise, tilting her head.

"What do you mean?"

 

She fell silent for a moment, considering him.

"I believe it," she said after a moment. "I believe that I don't deserve you." She took a deep breath, folding her hands in her lap. "It's been a... a really long time since someone has loved me, Warner. It's been a long, long time. And last night, you know... you picked me up and you held me, and you rubbed my back and you didn't want me to leave and... You're so wonderful and loving, Warns and I just... I don't think I know how to handle it. My world doesn't have all that."

 

At his words, her eyes filled with tears and she watched him for a moment before she laughed tremulously, tears slipping past her eyelashes.

"I love you so much."

 

She wrapped her arms around his waist.

“Thank you for always taking care of me.”

 

“I’m sorry I keep waking you up and crying,” she said, laughing slightly.

 

“You’re my favorite person, you know.”

 

She cupped his jaw in her hands and kissed him, her thumb brushing his cheekbone.

 

“I probably should get back to training,” she said reluctantly. “I think I had a breakthrough last night, but I gotta rest it.”

 

She frowned, her hands cupping his jaw.

“But... I just slept.”

 

“How do I get a good rest, then? Does it involve me keeping my clothes on?”