[ Jess relinquished her glass and scuffed the floor on her way out of bedroom. In all honesty, it wasn't like her to clean up after shared drinks, but he'd made her room so spotless, it seemed like the right thing to do. She was only going to leave the glasses in the sink and the bottle right beside it, so hopefully he wouldn't go to any more effort than that. As soon as her back was to him, she was too in her own head to attune her senses to the noise of him moving about the apartment -- or not moving about, such as he wasn't.
In the bathroom, she ran the sink and squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush. Avoiding her reflection didn't spare her any introspection as her eyes fixed on Shadow's toothbrush, left in the cup.
As soon as a fear sprang up, she drowned it out by berating herself for her useless thoughts. If she was afraid, she should tell him to leave, and if she wasn't going to do that, what point was there to letting her mind run worried laps? This isn't about you, Jones.
Jess sighed through her nose and resumed going through the motions. She shucked off her boots and jeans before sitting down on the toilet, multitasking as much as humanly possible. After a piss and a flush, then a spit and rinse, she was ready to go to bed in the same shirt she'd worn all day.
She had no reason to doubt that Shadow was just as drowsy as she was. He warned her before she got home that he might doze off, didn't he? She wouldn't be surprised if he was quietly snoring when she walked back into the room. While that wasn't the case, he nonetheless looked fit for sleep. Jess gave a weak smile as she shut the light off and crossed to the bed. Under the blanket, she tucked herself in alongside him, pillowing her head on his shoulder. ]
Thanks, [ she murmured, because saying this also felt like the right thing to do, though she was waiting on hindsight in order to actually feel grateful, ] for telling me.
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In the bathroom, she ran the sink and squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush. Avoiding her reflection didn't spare her any introspection as her eyes fixed on Shadow's toothbrush, left in the cup.
As soon as a fear sprang up, she drowned it out by berating herself for her useless thoughts. If she was afraid, she should tell him to leave, and if she wasn't going to do that, what point was there to letting her mind run worried laps? This isn't about you, Jones.
Jess sighed through her nose and resumed going through the motions. She shucked off her boots and jeans before sitting down on the toilet, multitasking as much as humanly possible. After a piss and a flush, then a spit and rinse, she was ready to go to bed in the same shirt she'd worn all day.
She had no reason to doubt that Shadow was just as drowsy as she was. He warned her before she got home that he might doze off, didn't he? She wouldn't be surprised if he was quietly snoring when she walked back into the room. While that wasn't the case, he nonetheless looked fit for sleep. Jess gave a weak smile as she shut the light off and crossed to the bed. Under the blanket, she tucked herself in alongside him, pillowing her head on his shoulder. ]
Thanks, [ she murmured, because saying this also felt like the right thing to do, though she was waiting on hindsight in order to actually feel grateful, ] for telling me.