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Artemis (of the Blue) - Romantic Oneshot

Requested by - Mmm sharky...

Word Count →  721 Words

Warnings/Notes → Fluffy Artemis who wants naught but cuddles and she will not be denied the fuzzy-wuzzy feelings she craves

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You sighed as you woke up, relishing in the softness and squishiness of your blankets and pillows. As you became more and more conscious of your surroundings, you came to realise that there were several limbs wrapped around your body. An arm slung around you shoulder while another was looped around your waist. Legs curled around yours, feet pressed against your calves, along with a long shark tail that rested over your thighs.

Gentle breathing accompanied the faint sound of songbirds in the background, and dark hair obscured your vision. It seemed Artemis still hadn't woken up.

Straining your vision slightly, you could make out the flashing numbers on the bedside clock. 11:48am, and if you remembered correctly, Artemis had a stream in roughly an hour. But of course, like any other non morning person, it would take her a good 40-45 minutes to get ready, not including the time it would take to get her to stop clinging to you. And with her hands bunched around your pyjama top, there was no way you were getting out without having to wake her up.

"Arty, look, I love you, but we need to get up" You grumbled, to which Artemis just smirked at, though she obviously tried her hardest to hide it. Of course she would try to hide the fact she was awake to get more cuddles, crafty shark.

But of course, when living with a crafty shark, one had to out-craft the shark, in a sense, which was admittedly rather easy.

"Artemis, if you don't move I'm going to have to tickle you" It was no empty threat and both of you knew it. You felt Artemis shuffled slightly, obviously trying her hardest to protect herself from you. Note the sarcasm, please.

"But whhyyyyyy?" She whined, nuzzling further into your embrace, her tail curling around your upper legs a little tighter. You easily twisted out of the shark's grasp, mostly because she probably wasn't trying. Despite this, Artemis stilled whined once more and reached out after you.

"Because, Arty, you have a stream to get ready for and you and I both know how long it takes for you to get ready" You retorted, now slipping out of your pyjamas and into a set of regular clothes. Behind you, Artemis let her head thump against the pillow, and you heard her mutter something like 'shut up' as she did.

But of course the shark's quest for cuddles didn't end there. While you may have won the cuddle battle, you have not yet won the war.

You chuckled, hearing Artemis trying to sneak up behind you as you finished pouring two cups of coffee for the both of you. But to her dismay, shark tails are probably not the best thing to be sneaking around with. You inwardly snickered, hearing it dragging loudly along the floor. But, you couldn't live with yourself if you upset Artemis by rejecting her affection when it wasn't really hurting you, so you let her hug you from behind.

The shark leaned into you, wrapping her arms around your waist as she nuzzled into the crook of your neck, grazing her sharp teeth gently over a small patch of bare skin. It made you shiver, and you brought up a hand to wave her away. Artemis huffed, but settled for rested her head on yours.

"Don't get huffy with me, Sharky. C'mon, have some coffee and wake up, I'll cuddle you when you finish your stream" You took a sip from your coffee, all too aware of the way Artemis squeezed you softly.

"Can't you join my stream? Just this once?" She murmured, twirling a strand of your hair playfully. You took a deep breath and blew on your coffee, not that you really needed to.

"I'd love to, Arty, but I'm busy, you know that. One day, though" You pat her hand reassuringly. Artemis deflated somewhat, but leaned over and gave you a kiss on your forehead and grabbed her coffee, taking a quick sip. 

With a smirk, she gave you a quick slap on the ass before disappearing into her streaming room, leaving you a confused and flustered mess.