You sat in the chair across the room, reading a book. A small yawn escaped your mouth as you continued reading. The sun had long set and bags were forming under your eyes. It was nights like these where you resorted to hot cups of tea and books to lull you to sleep. Tonight, however, was a different situation.
You were sleeping soundly when all of a sudden a terrifying dream began to terrorize your sleeping mind, causing you to rouse with your heart racing and a wet face. After countless minutes of tossing and turning, nothing was going to help you sleep, so you went to the option of reading with a hot cup of tea.
The sound of the pages turning was music to your ears and the feeling of warm tea sliding down your throat was soothing. You had been at this for two hours before you heard a rustling coming from the doorway of your bedroom. You looked over to see the one and only Armitage Hux standing in the doorway dressed in a white shirt and grey sweat pants. His hair was messy and his eyes were trying their best to stay open. He leaned against the doorframe.
"What time is it?" He asked, a yawn escaping him. You looked over at the clock sitting on the mahogany table.
"Three," you stated, picking up your cup of tea and drinking the rest of it.
"Come back to bed, dear," he replied before going back into your room and laying down once more. You sighed and closed your book, placing it on the table. You shut off the lamp that was beside you and headed over to the bed, laying down beside the sleepy general.
"Why are you awake at this hour?" He asked quietly, not opening his eyes.
"I had a nightmare that woke me up," you said, snuggling into the warm blanket. He hummed in reply before throwing his arm lazily around your waist and pulling you closer to him.
"Can't sleep again?" He asked you, rubbing his hand up and down your back. This action soothed you and allowed for you to relax. He must have felt you nod because he began humming a melody of a lullaby. Your eyes began to droop as your breathing became deeper and deeper and before you knew it, you were fast asleep once more.
Little did you know, Armitage was still awake. He waited for you to fall asleep before opening his eyes. He looked over your features and how relaxed you finally seemed. It had been days since you've slept through the night and it worried him. This lack of sleep was beginning to take its toll on you as you became more irritable and more exhausted with each passing day.
Hux also noticed the bags forming under your eyes and the paleness that accompanied your skin. Your beauty was being tarnished from the lack of sleep and he was going to get down to what the problem was.
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The next day Hux stalked you from afar while you worked, observing anything that may affect your sleep patterns. The only thing that he noticed was you just doing your job–filling out paperwork, mailing items, and just working hard.
"General Hux," someone behind him greeted. Annoyed, the general turned around and hissed out a, "what?!"
"It appears as though the plans for a new superweapon have been placed on hold due to circumstance that I'm not authorized to know about," the nervous worker said, stumbling on a few of his words. Armitage raised his eyebrow and stared down at him.
"What is your name and job and who sent you?" He asked the nervous young man, tapping his foot.
"Jeffrey Filantro. I'm a technician and the commander sent me," he mumbled just loud enough for Hux to hear. The blood inside of Hux began to boil at the thought of Kylo Ren.
"Get back to work," Hux spat before marching off to find a certain knight.
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That night you arrived home from work late, much to Armitage's distaste. He just wanted you to get home quickly and to rest up.
