ALL THE STARS → T'CHALLA IMAGINES

best of wives and best of women

a/n: the dialogue in this is literally "Best of Wives and Best of Women" from Hamilton, so yeah. it just popped in my head when I thought of writing something about T'Challa, so I ran with it.

A wave of cold washed over you as you slept. You rolled over and outstretched your arms to pull yourself closer to your husband, but you found that he wasn't there. Slowly, your eyes opened to see a mess of tangled bedsheets where T'Challa had been.

You sat up, rubbing your tired eyes. The room around you was still consumed in darkness, but you could make out T'Challa on the other side of the room. He sat at his desk, frantically writing. His robe was draped over his form, and he still had his boxers on.

You pulled the covers closer around your bare body. "T'Challa, come back to sleep."

He jumped slightly at the sound of your voice. "I have an early meeting out of town."

You leaned back against the headboard and looked out the large window. The neon lights of the city illuminated the night sky, shining brighter than the stars. "It's still dark outside."

"I know." He glanced over his shoulder at you. "I just need to write something down."

You laughed. "Why do you write like you're running out of time?" You crawled closer to him on the bed.

He turned around in his chair and grinned at you. He reached out a hand to stroke your cheek. He shushed you softly.

You covered his hand with yours. A lazy smile came over your face. "Come back to bed. That would be enough."

He retracted his hand and stood up. "I'll be back before you know I'm gone."

He started moving around the room, pulling on the rest of his clothing. Your eyes followed him. "Come back to sleep."

"This meeting's at dawn."

You huffed. "Well, I'm going back to sleep." You laid back down and pulled the covers over you. You squeezed your eyes shut.

Then, you felt a warm hand grab yours. "Hey." You looked up to see T'Challa standing over you, a proud smile on his face. His dark brown eyes were soft. "Best of wives and best of women."