Safety Scissors: REBOOT

Chapter Eleven: Sleepover and Comfort

Warning: May contain triggering content, graphic scenes of harm, or bad language, Be cautious, and be nice. Happy reading :)

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You looked at her in shock. She cared for you? Does this mean your feelings were reciprocated? And she liked you? 'Does she... like-like me?'  You thought, confused. You were so flustered by it, that you didn't even notice that you had been staring, or how she had begun snapping in your face, until a couple minutes later, when she snapped again.

"...ey Y/n! Y/N!" She said, and you finally snapped out of it, shaking your head.

"Hm?" You hummed thoughtfully, looking at her in confusion and question, with your head tilted slightly to the left.

"Fucking- Jeez- You good? Did I kill you?"

"No I just- Llet's move on from that subject I- we should... finish up?"

"We already finished the script idiot. We should practice." She said with shrug, before checking the time. "Actually, it's 4 am. We should get some sleep..." She said, raising an eyebrow at your wide awake state.

"Yyeah we should... go get ready i'll-" You wanted to offer her to sleep in your bed, or perhaps your mother's bed, but you didn't know how to offer that. She would ask questions, and you had already said too much.

"Alright, Don't die while I'm gone." She said, leaving the room with a small wink, a slight bit of concern crossing her eyes

[4:15 am]

You both were ready, and you had turned off the light and dimmed your fairy ones, turning on soft music to pass the time as you sat in your bed. She laid on the floor, on a spare air mattress, staring up at you as you pretended to sleep. She finally rolled over and you thought you were safe, your thumb itching to enter your mouth and slowly tracing your bottom lip as you hid your face behind a pillow you were hugging. 

Thoughts began haunting you, especially because of the recent conversation you and Jade had. Your mind ran wild, and you stayed awake, listening to the music, but little did you know Jade knew this, staring at you as you barely moved and shuffled, knowing that if you were asleep you definitely wouldn't look the same as if you were awake. 

She knew that no normal person should be up past 4 on a weekend, even for her that was a stretch, and she also knew that no normal person slept with stuffed animals on all unoccupied sides of the bed, trapping them in like they were a child.

And yet she watched and waited, and you shuffled slowly around to find a comfortable spot.

[4:40 am]

Jade got sick of watching you struggle, and got up, staring at you as you tossed and turned, shocking you when she met your eyes.

"You good sweetheart? It's been 25 minutes. I know very well you weren't sleeping the whole time."

This flustered you immensely as your brain tried to load what to say but was stuck buffering, you fumbled for purchase in your mind to toss out words. No one cared when you slept, especially not Jade, who didn't care about anyone, and especially not your mother who worked too hard to even be present when you were awake. Her hours were odd like that, it could be convenient, but also difficult, how she was always asleep when you saw her. You could hear her now, bustling in the kitchen, probably making herself some coffee so she could finish up her shift. Maybe she was avoiding you, but you wouldn't blame- you were going on a tangent again.

"Sssorry i was- I am- trying i just have a hard time sleeping i'll go now-" You said softly, rolling over and closing your eyes. You heard footsteps and the door opening and closing, assuming Jade had left and was going to come back, but you were wrong, and instead found another more weighted blanket being laid over yourself, from the bag she had stored in your closet during when you were working with her, and soft hands gently patting your head.

You stiffened and said nothing, falling asleep, unknowing of soft, gentle, yet slightly scarred and calloused hands stroking your hair. She looked at you, eyebrow quirked, watching as you settled.

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Sorry for not posting often. I don't get very many ideas because I don't have many commentors to keep me going haha. Maybe my engagement is just down. I hope you enjoy though lovelies :)