Hugfia's 30 Day OTP Challenge

Day Twenty Six: Sleeping In Together

Princess Sofia loved Christmas morning, she desperately wanted to give Hugo gifts and open hers. But her husband had something else in mind: sleeping in.

Princess Sofia loved the holidays. She absolutely loved them. The cozy atmosphere, the lights, the cold weather outside, but the soft and toasty warmth inside. It just made her feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. And her favorite part of it all, was waking up to open up presents.

Princess Sofia was a young adult, sure, but nothing could beat the excitement Sofia felt on Christmas morning. Guessing what was in her gifts, but even more so, seeing other people happy and excited as they opened up the gifts Princess Sofia had carefully picked out for them, hand wrapped and all.

If only… her husband thought the same about it. The plan they
had made was simple: wake up, exchange their gifts, have breakfast and get ready, and then head over to King Roland's castle to have a big party with the rest of the ‘family’. Simple enough, right? The party was in the afternoon, leaving plenty of time for Princess Sofia and Prince Hugo to get up and get ready, maybe laze around a little.

Well… Sofia would, but Prince Hugo had decided that this rare day off was the perfect day to sleep in. While Sofia would normally agree with him, The Princess couldn’t help but huff at the idea of not racing out of their bed to exchange gifts, like a childhood memory, their heart racing from giddiness and love.

Princess Sofia had been restless all night, wanting to sleep early the day before. While Prince Hugo was still sitting upright, reading a book, Sofia had already made herself comfortable underneath the blankets, snuggling as close as she could without disturbing his reading, and closing her eyes. Prince Hugo had remarked that ‘the night won’t pass any faster just because you’re going to try and sleep earlier’ with a chuckle, but Sofia had stubbornly decided that sleeping was a good idea.

But he had been right, the clock on the nightstand telling her it was 6 am, and Sofia was wide awake. Princess Sofia was pretty sure that if she woke up Prince Hugo now, he’d actually be grumpy, and while that would be a rare occurrence, Sofia decided that Christmas morning was not the moment for it. So she tried to snuggle a little closer, hoping to get sleepy again with the help of his comforting warmth and scent. But no such thing.

It was an hour later when Sofia decided you really couldn’t stay in bed any longer, and she Started wiggling around a little more, before eventually getting out of the bed, throwing off the covers in a rather brute way, ensuring to wake her lover up with a gush of cold air as the blankets were momentarily lifted from his body as well.

Prince Hugo opened up one eye, raised one brow, and just turned around again. Princess Sofia pouted and let out a playful whine.
“Hugo, it’s morning… we can get started with our day already right?”
Prince Hugo didn’t even turn to face her.
“Sofia, it’s still dark outside. I’m sleeping in. I told you so yesterday.”

Princess Sofia pouted a little more, almost convinced by his morning voice, a little deeper and more raspy than usual, and sat back down on the bed, shuffling over to the middle. Sofia leaned over him and softly kissed his cheek.
“baaaaabeee”

Prince Hugo turned on his back, and then with surprising strength and swiftness, grasped her arm, making Sofia lose balance, and land on top of him with an ‘oompf’ sound.

“Hey!”
“Ssssssssssssssssssssshhhh. No talking. Only rest”

Prince Hugo had wrapped his arms around Sofia and turned so she was comfortably the little spoon. Princess Sofia was completely sure he had his eyes closed already and was attempting to catch a little more sleep, but a small test made it clear that Hugo wasn’t about to loosen his grip around her anytime soon.

“But the presents?”
“They won’t run away. Besides, having a morning in with you is already a gift big enough for me.”

Whelp. Nothing Sofia could do when Prince Hugo was talking smooth like that. Princess Sofia gave up her struggles, and snuggled closer, a little more relaxed this time. Maybe he was right. This was also a gift. And maybe in an hour or so, Sofia could try and convince him again. Until then, Sofia could enjoy his presence and a little more rest.