Hugfia's 30 Day OTP Challenge

Day Twenty Nine: Morning Routine

Being all cuddled up with Hugo in their bed makes getting out of it so much harder...

Princess Sofia woke up from a peaceful slumber, slowly opening her eyes. From the window she could see that it was just barely daylight. Princess Sofia felt warm and cozy, wrapped in a blanket and it seemed like the perfect scenario to just go back to sleep, until she noticed the deep, even breathing next to her. It had never happened before, but Prince Hugo was still fast asleep next to her. A mess of dark hair covered his head and framed parts of his entirely relaxed face. Princess Sofia's heart ached thinking that he trusted her enough to just keep sleeping.

For a while Sofia was just lying there, watching him. There was no frown on his forehead or his teasing smirk. Hugo looked entirely at peace and very comfortable.

While the birds quietly started to sing outside of the castle and the whole world slowly came to life, Princess Sofia had no intentions of moving. One could even hear movements in the corridor, meaning that Prince Axel was probably already awake. Princess Sofia shifted onto her back, stretching her arms with a deep sigh. Sofia's attention however turned quickly back towards the man still quietly sleeping by her side.

Princess Sofia reached out slowly and brushed her fingers through his dark hair, not able to keep herself from touching him any longer. Physical affection was extremely important in their relationship. Never had she even considered him being such a cuddler. Princess Sofia snickered quietly at the thought.

And it was the sound of her voice which coaxed Prince Hugo out of his slumber. Taking another deep breath, he shifted closer to Sofia, pulling her into his arms with a lazy movement. Princess Sofia decided to help him out a little and ended up snuggling against his chest. The fingertips of his hand sneaked under the blanket and started to slowly trail up and down the skin of her spine, leaving Sofia with a pleasant shiver. Not wanting to be lulled into sleep again, Princess Sofia kissed his collarbone, earning herself a low, raspy chuckle. Sofia felt the vibrations of his laughter on his chest.

The next time she turned her face up to look at him a pair of poison blue eyes looked back at hers. “Good morning, Hugo.”, Princess Sofia said with a smile, cupping his cheek into one of her hands. For a brief moment Prince Hugo leaned into her touch.

“Morning.”, was all he replied, always a man of few words especially this early.

None of them made any effort to move at this point, so Princess Sofia returned to her former position, curled up against his chest, wrapping in a blanket and his arms. How rare it was, that those two had a quiet morning together. Either Prince Hugo was already up and away in his royal duties or playing sports, or Prince Axel would burst into their shared room announcing breakfast.

Not today, though.

A deep sense of peace settled into her heart as Princess Sofia listened to his steady heartbeat and time passed on. None of them are quite asleep but also not really awake.

Eventually however, Prince Hugo loosened the embrace and sat up in the bed. Hugo reached for the nightstand and put his reading glasses on, closing the clip on his ear which was connected to them via a small chain. While he got out from under the sheets, Princess Sofia kept watching silently as he went to clean up and get dressed. Prince Hugo finished with closing the buttons on his sleeves and then his eyes were back on you. “Tea?”

Princess Sofia simply nodded with a smile.

“Get dressed and don’t take too long. Breakfast won’t be there for long, you know how my brother is with food.” Prince Hugo shook his head lightly, there was no smile on his face, his expression neutral but the tone of his voice was almost soft and affectionate. “See you downstairs.”

And with that Prince Hugo was gone, leaving Princess Sofia to get ready herself, though with a sigh Sofia mourned the loss of the warmth of their bed and his arms. Fighting against her inner voice to just stay in bed, Princess Sofia swung her legs out from under the covers and started her own day as well.