The Pandava Quintet (Oneshots)

Late night urges

Paring: Aru X Aiden Genre: Fluff, hurt-comfort

TW: None (lmk if there are any)

Aiden did not wake up because he was thirsty.

He did not wake up because he heard something.

No, Aiden woke up because he was cold, which was strange–considering his girlfriend always clung to him like a koala in her sleep.

Opening his eyes, he noticed Aru wasn't in the room. His eyelids struggled to stay open as he sat up. A light shone from under their bedroom door. He walked outside, hearing footsteps coming from the kitchen.

"Shah?"

His girlfriend turned around, "Did I wake you up?"

Aiden shook his head, pulling her into a hug, "Late-night urges?" He smirked, expecting her to laugh but instead, she sighed while looking into the bowl of ice cream.

"Hey, you okay?" Gently, lifting her face, he looked into her eyes and questioned, "Nightmare?"

Aru wordlessly nodded, looking exhausted. Aiden sat next to her, "You should've woken me up,"

"You were tired last night, I didn't want to disturb you,"

"You come first, Shah. I can always catch up on sleep later," He wiped a drop of ice cream on her face, "Wake me up next time," She turned to protest but he stopped her, "Please."

She stared at him for a minute, her dark eyes sparkling, "Okay,"

They sat like that as Aru finished her ice cream–occasionally giving a spoon to Aiden. She watched him as he washed the bowl, "Thank you."

He looked over his shoulder, "For what?"

"For y'know...being there for me," She mumbled, fiddling with her shirt.

His gaze softened, "I'll always be there for you, Shah," He kissed her cheek, "Let's go to bed?"

She got up and soon they were back snuggled under the blankets. She snuggled into his arms, finding comfort in the scent of clean laundry. As she fell asleep, Aiden whispered, "I love you," in her ear. A small smile spread across Aru's face as she drifted to dreamland. The good one.

©moondust-on-the-hijabi | Do not repost/copy/translate on any platform.