Summary: You have sleep insomnia, so Taylor helps you fall asleep.
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You were laying in bed staring at rhe ceiling. You had been up since midnight and now it's almost four AM. You sighed before looking over to the clock, groaning and putting your hands on your face as you looked away.
You looked over to see Taylor sleeping peacefully next to you, and you couldn't help but feel jealous.
You let out a shaky sigh as your eyes filled with tears of frustration and stress. You sat up and ran your fingers through your hair as the tears silently ran down your cheeks.
Your movement had woken Taylor and she turned over to see you sitting up, the occasional sniffle coming from you.
Taylor sat up next to you and rubbed your back. You wordlessly put your head on her shoulder.
"What's wrong, y/n/n?" Taylor asked quietly, her sleepy voice coming through with it.
"I can't fall asleep," you mumble. "It's so frustrating."
Taylor lifted your head to look you in the eyes before wiping your tears.
"Let's go downstairs and get you some chamomile tea to help you sleep, and we can come back up here and I'll cuddle you and sing to you, how does that sound?" Taylor suggests.
You crack a small smile. "That sounds good."
Taylor returns your smile before turning on her bedside lamp before helping you out of bed. "Alright, c'mon."
Taylor led you downstairs and sat you down at the kitchen island as she prepared your tea.
Benjamin jumped up in your lap, having followed you and Taylor downstairs. You smiled as he purred and softly meowed to you. You pet him as he nuzzled under your hand.
Taylor turned around and smiled at the interaction, her heart swelling with love.
Once your tea was done, she grabbed a couple ice cubes from the freezer to help it cool faster.
She padded across the kitchen and gently set the cup of tea down in front of you as you continued petting Benjamin, who fell asleep in your lap.
"Thank you," you mutter with a smile, picking up the mug with both hands and sipping the drink.
Taylor smiled and rubbed your back before kissing the top of your head.
"You wanna bring that up to bed?" Taylor asks tiredly.
"Can't," you answer, taking another sip of tea. "There's a sleeping cat in my lap."
Taylor chuckles before gently picking up the cat, who only stirred lightly before falling back asleep.
"I'll bring him up to bed," Taylor told you.
You let out a soft sigh before getting up and going back upstairs with your drink.
Taylor climbs into bed with Benjamin, who immediately curls up next to her. You sit on the edge of the bed for a few more moments, drinking some more tea before setting it down on your nightstand and getting under the covers.
You pick up Benjamin and move him closer to you as you hold him like a teddy bear. You run your fingers through his fur and kiss his head as he purrs from your touch.
"Do I get any cuddles?" Taylor playfully asks. You look up to her and smile before shuffling closer to her. She wraps her arms around you and kisses your forehead as you relax in her arms, being careful not to squish Benjamin who is still asleep between the two of you.
"Can you sing to me?" You ask Taylor, who is running her fingers through your hair.
"Of course, what song?" She answers.
"Any song," you reply, your eyes already closed from how tired you've become. "I just wanna hear you sing. It's soothing."
Taylor smiled and began singing Invisible String as she continued running her fingers through your hair.
"Time, curious time. Gave me no compasses, gave me no signs, were there clues I didn't see?" She sang as you relaxed in her arms, your breathing becoming more steady as you slowly fell asleep.
"And isn't it just to pretty to think, all along there was some invisible string, tying you to me?"
