redamancy // l.h au

twenty

I woke up on an unfamiliar couch with a stream of drool piling up into a puddle next to my head.

I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, squinting my eyes to adjust to the darkness that greeted me. "What the-" I said, a little too loudly. A sigh came from a few feet away, and it took me a few seconds to realize where I was.

Damnit.

"Rhea?" I heard his voice mumble in the darkness. The sound of feet shuffling towards me caused me sit up onto my elbows, wiping the drool from my mouth with the back of my hand.

"What time is it?" I yawned, yearning to collapse onto my own bed. My eyes were half-closed, and I was barely awake.

Luke must've been leaning up against the couch; I could feel his back up against my toes as he responded, his voice was shaky, but wide awake, "A bit past five in the morning. Go to sleep."

I smile for a moment, and speak my mind. "They say those who are awake at five in the morning are either lonely or in love. Which one are you?" Just as the words leave my mouth, my eyes snap open, and I cover my mouth with my hand, silently praying he didn't hear me.

My prayers were not answered. "You sound like a tumblr post, Rhe." He laughs to himself, and I can see the outline of shoulders as they shake in the dark.

My hand reaches out and touches his shoulder ever so slightly. He flinches a little bit, as if he hadn't been touched in ages. Luke relaxes a bit before I ask him, "What's wrong?" His shoulders tremble where my fingers are pressed, and I could see he's trying to stop himself.

I could feel him shake his head, "Nothing's wrong. I just get like this sometimes." Unconvinced, I pull the blankets off my body and scoot down to the floor to sit beside him. Without a word, I drape the comforter over the both of us and sit with my knees pressed to my chest.

"Aren't you tired?" I asked to fill the silence, to which he just shakes his head. "Are you hungry?" Head shake. "Are you just saying no so that I'll shut up?" Head shake. Ugh.

I sigh, pushing the covers off myself to lie back down on the couch. I'm in the middle of getting up off the ground when Luke puts his hand on mine and gently pulls me back next to him again.

Being me, I was surprised; his hand on mine caught me off guard and I tripped a little, landing softly with one hand pressed into his palm, and the other resting on his chest. Our faces were inches apart and I felt my heart in my throat. Beneath my hand, I could feel his heart pounding.

His other hand that wasn't gripping mine slid up my arm, making circles into my shoulder. He wasn't looking at my face; he was staring down at my collarbone as his fingers grazed along the skin there. Every where his hand went, left a line of fire.

He leaned in. My heart stopped.

He kissed my forehead first, and I shut my eyes.. His fingers grazed over my eyelids, and then he kissed those, too. He trailed kisses down my jawline, each one sending more sparks through my body than the last. Luke kissed my nose last, and his lips hovered over my own.

"You should sleep," He whispered, but his hand still gripped mine.

I nodded, heart pounding and mind racing. Yeah, Luke. Make my heart beat out of my chest and then tell me to go to sleep.

I leaned back to lift myself up again, but he pulled me back down again. I bit my lip, settiling down next to him and covering us both with the blanket.

His thumb ran circles over the back of my hand, and without thinking, almost like a reflex, brought his hand to my lips, and kissed his knuckles. I didn't fall asleep not too long after that; the sound of Luke's steady breathing was soothing and comforting.

Before I had completely fallen asleep, though, and my conciousness was drifting, I heard Luke's voice in my ear, soft and smooth, "I'm yours."

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A/N: HEY YALL sorry for the short chapter BUT i wanted to give u all an update! hopefully i can update soon bc luke/rhea is gettin steaaamy ok ily bye bye

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