Hunting for a way home - Shalnark x Reader

Chapter 36 - We are, Causing Mischief and making bets?

Upon waking you slowly blinked your eyes open. At some point you had curled your legs up onto the couch, but that wasn't what left you concerned.

What concerned you was what.. well who you had decided to lay against. Apparently your sleeping self had decided Shalnark was the perfect pillow and not only that he must have found you equally pillow like because he had an arm wrapped around your shoulders.

Slowly you went to untangle yourself not wanting to disturb him and also not wanting to acknowledge the position you'd found yourself currently in.

Thankfully he didn't wake.. and if he did at least he pretended he wasn't. Looking around you quickly put your hand over your mouth.

Feitan was sprawled out dead asleep on the opposite couch.. but that wasn't the part that had you wanting to laugh. It was Aster that had gotten up on the couch with the man.

Apparently she had decided if she couldn't cuddle you in sleep she'd find someone else. Pulling out your phone as carefully as possible you snapped a few pictures of the normally grumpy man snuggled up around your dog.

When your eyes fell on the man on the lazy boy leaned back you smiled. A plan forming.

Carefully you padded across the room. Halfway through you felt someone thankfully not Phinks wake up. Turning your head carefully, green eyes locked on yours. Holding a finger up to your lips, you saw his own turn up in a big smile.

Turning you focused back on your work. Finishing up you pulled out your phone and began taking a few pictures. A snort behind you had you spinning around and rushing over.

"Don't you dare say a word."

Your hand was over Shalnarks mouth and you could feel him smiling behind it, eyes twinkling. Releasing your hand he shook his head and looked over to your victim.

"Wouldn't dream of it." You leaned forward about to whisper something in his ear when said victim woke up and narrowed his eyes looking suspicious.

"Couldn't you two wait to flirt with each other until I was out of the room." That had you leaning back annoyed.

"I wasn't flirting." He rolled his eyes before groaning and closing them, resting his palms over his eyes. "I'm too hungover to deal with this shit."

Nudging Shalnark you asked. "We should probably get going, don't cha think?" He smirked, leaning back. "I don't know, I think I'm rather hungover myself! I think I might take another nap."

His arms folded behind his head as he closed his eyes pointedly.

"Seriously, what's the rush?" Phinks snapped.

"No rush... Just want breakfast." He tossed a thumb in the direction of the kitchen.

You noted Shalnark had an eye peaked open and that caused you to glare in his direction. Getting up to not seem suspicious you headed to the kitchen and opened the fridge and couldn't help but turn your head appalled. It reminded you of your brother's friend's college fridge. Shutting it you headed back to the couch and bumped your knee against Shalnarks.

"I'll drive, I don't fancy beer for breakfast." The only response was a chuckle and he got up to stand.

Feitan must have overheard because his eyes popped open. He took in his position cuddled up with Aster and seemed startled but ultimately seemed to not care. Pushing himself up he looked over to Phinks and froze eyes flaring in surprise as he saw his face as the man sat up.

"What you looking at Fei?" He snapped, clearly irritated.

"Just ugly.. in the mornings." Feitan deadpanned before those grey eyes flashed to your own sparking in amusement.