Bridging Stat (Kris Statlander x OC)

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Kris

I woke up to Zeke's snoring and couldn't help but laugh under my breath. To this day he swore he didn't snore but every day I had woken up to it. While I always hated being an early riser today was different. The sun was peaking through the blinds in the house giving me the perfect view of him sleeping. I ran my fingers gently through his hair and he released a long sigh. He adjusted slightly before he relaxed into me even more.

He's so fucking cute.... No hot.... Or is it perfect? Maybe all of the above? Whatever it was I didn't care. I was just enjoying it. I adjusted and could hear a quiet grumble come from him. I laughed lightly before my fingertips gently moved along his features. Almost instantly another long sigh came from him. Fuck it while he's sleeping I'm taking this opportunity to really take him in.

Slowly my fingertips ran through his stubbly beard before stopping at a scar he had just below his lip. Wonder what the story on that was.... That's when I started to notice more and more scars along his skin. The scar below his lip continued to above his top lip. He had another scar just below his left eye. He had a scar along the left side of his nose as well as the fact that it looked like it had been broken multiple times before. That was when I noticed the scar along the left side of his hairline.

Just as my fingers brushed his hair away to get a better look at it he stirred. His eyes opened and met mine before a crooked smile appeared along his lips. Yeah. Right now cute was the best way to describe him.

"Morning." His morning voice was raspy and even fucking better in person. Screw it. Instead of responding I kissed him. He instantly returned it and I could totally get used to this. I felt his hand land along my side and it was not even a second later that a yelp escaped his lips breaking us up. "Fuck I'm fucking stupid." The words came out and I could hear the pain in his voice as his head fell back into the couch. Before he could grab his bicep with his other hand I stopped him.

"That'll make it worse...." I reminded him quietly as he let out a long breath.

"It can't get worse than this." I couldn't help by frown. I really wish I knew how to help him.... I could feel him gently tug on my hand and I took the hint. Carefully I adjusted before my head moved to rest along his chest. My arm draped along his stomach and I could hear him release another breath. As his good arm wrapped around me I couldn't help the fact that my hand went to carefully run along his side.

"I'm sorry." He chuckled.

"For what?" He questioned back as he gently squeezed my side. "Was my stupidity that did it.... Shouldn't have fallen asleep with it not on because I forget...."

"I was the one that took it off of you...." He chuckled again before he looked over at me.

"I let you." His answer was simple and said with a laugh drawing a smile to my lips. "Fuck you're cute...." As the words slipped from his lips he turned red and I could tell he hadn't meant to say them out loud. A giggle escaped my lips before they pressed to his.

"Says you." I said when I finally pulled away.

"So.... What were you looking at when I woke up?" I turned slightly red realizing he had caught me. A light chuckle escaped his lips when he saw my cheeks. "Shouldn't be embarrassed I don't care...."

"Your scars...." I replied hesitantly.

"Which ones?" Carefully I adjusted and as his eyes met mine my thumb found it way to the scar beneath his lower lip before gently running along it. "Ahh.... Those.... Wanna know the story?" I couldn't help but nod. "When I was twenty I had just finished up a gig and wasn't really paying attention. Was overly tired and just run down from literally playing anywhere and at anything I could. So went out to my car got all my shit into the trunk and completely forgot the first rule when it's dark and you're on the road...." My eyebrow raised at his words. "Always check the backseat...." My eyes met his before he continued.

"Get the car on the road and not even five minutes in feel like someone is breathing down my neck. Figured it was just me being stupid I ignore it for a good minute maybe two before I felt an arm go around my neck. Guy had been waiting to steal my car and fell asleep in the backseat. Apparently he had woken up when I hit a bump but whatever. Literally had no idea he was there until he tried to choke me out. Took me about ten seconds to decide the shitty Malibu I was driving wasn't worth dying over so I rammed it into a pole at I think they said like eighty or something. Don't really remember that. Just remember flooring it and hearing metal crunching. Both of us wound up making it out me being worse than him somehow but yeah.... That's all the scaring. Shattered my nose, split my head open, had a piece of glass basically get stuck in my teeth which cut the fuck out of my lip. Also broke a few other bones but the worst really was my face and head. Had a nasty concussion and all that jazz." I stared at him for a moment as I digested his words.

"So you call me nuts for taking calculated risks every day but then tell me stories like that...." He chuckled at my words. "You're the crazy one Zeke."

"It was a one off thing. But I haven't ever forgotten to check the backseat since.... Literally the one time I slipped up and boom.... But shit happens...." My head shook causing him to laugh again. "Makes for a good story and some cool scars...." His nonchalant words made me laugh.

"Yeah. You're crazy." His hand gently ran along my side drawing a sigh from me. I couldn't help the fact that I melted into him, my legs tangling with his. Neither of us were going anywhere any time soon so we might as well be comfortable.

"So I don't plan on moving anytime soon but.... When we finally do want to go get some breakfast?" I couldn't help but smile.

"As long as you know a good place...." He chuckled lightly as he nodded. "Then just let me know when I start crushing you...."

"We're never going to move then." I couldn't help but lightly laugh at Zeke's words before my response made him shake his head.

"Would that be such a bad thing?"