you walked out of the bath with the towel hanging over your shoulders, finally refreshed after the recon mission to the sea. you had gotten back the night before and, being exhausted, you fell asleep instantly once you got in your bed without even changing from the clothes you had been in for a week. when you woke up this morning you changed your sheets instantly and took as long as you could in the bath to take advantage of the hot water.
"where is everyone?" you asked sasha as you walked into the kitchen, wiping your wet hair as you sat opposite her. the home was oddly quiet which was unusual considering eight people lived there. sasha jumped when hearing your voice and stuffed something in her pocket as she turned to face you.
"the beach. armin made them go again."
"you didn't go?"
"i wanted to stay with you." from the look you were giving her, sasha knew you didn't believe her. "i wanted to raid the kitchen," she confessed quietly. you laughed and leaned back in your seat, smiling at the girl. sasha's eyes met your y/e/c ones, her worries of you being mad for her using you as an excuse seemingly slipping away when seeing your joyful look.
"of course you did," you chuckled. "well, when you're done can i steal my cuddle buddy for a bit? i'm a little tired." when you had joined the cadets, your bed was next to sasha's on the floor. she always seemed to roll into yours when you were asleep. it happened so often that the two of you decided to join the beds together and slept cuddling. it had been a routine for them since then to always fall asleep cuddling. you rarely got a good night's sleep unless sasha was in your arms.
"you have to eat first!" sasha exclaimed, grabbing what she stuffed into her pocket out and giving it to you. you took the thing she held out, smiling gently when seeing it was a loaf of bread. just like cuddling had become a habit of yours, splitting your bread in half and sharing it with her was also a habit. so that's what you did, breaking into half and giving sasha the bigger half.
"here ya go." sasha took it eagerly, finishing it just as you had taken a bite of your own. you watched in amusement as she rushed around the kitchen, grabbing whatever food as she could find. sasha's appetite never failed to surprise you.
. . .
an hour later, the two of you were in your bed. sasha was in your arms facing you with your chin resting on her head, your eyes closed as sasha had her ear against your chest, listening to your heart beat vividly. sasha loved eating, that much was true, and everyone assumed her favourite time of the day was lunch when she could binge out but they were wrong. her favourite moments was when she could stay in your arms while listening to your heartbeat. it reminded her that you were with her and won't be going anywhere. that you were real.
"are you awake, y/n?" she whispered when feeling your heartbeat slow down.
"yeah," you mumbled tiredly. "what's wrong?"
"i love you." sasha could feel your heartbeat increase, the pumps infrequent and loud, thumping against your chest. it made her smile as she closed her eyes, her hands resting on your chest as she listening closely, her own heart racing when you repeated the words. "let's stay like this today."
