Scrawl

Calm (story 22)

This is what happens when i listen to copious amounts of In Love With A Ghost while avoiding responsibilities. Enjoy some girlfriend fluff.

Coriander needed to get up. Like, she really needed to move.

For one thing, her legs had fallen asleep 20 minutes ago and for another, as comfortable as the old loveseat was, she had promised Jean and Spade that she would make it to game night. And heavens forbid she break a promise to Jean, if she wanted to keep her ever-frail pride intact.
Coriander had every good reason to move.

But she was torn.

She looked away from the sitcom playing on the tv, turning her gaze towards the mumbling lump that was Miryenn; curled up on top of her in a position that Coriander could hardly consider comfortable.

Miryenn must've somehow found it comfy though-because she had fallen asleep on Coriander's lap.

'I could just move her to the bed' ,Coriander thought, '...but I'd probably drop her in the process.'

Coriander unconsciously began fidgeting with Miryen's hair.
'I could just wake her up and ask her to move, but...'

With a content little hum, Miryenn nestled deeper into Coriander's chest. Soundly, she dozed on.

Coriander knew how little Miryenn slept, how she'd spend many nights busying herself with school work or studying the marks on the bedroom ceiling rather than sleeping as she should have been. The shorter girl hardly slept as it was, and the taller one refused to be the reason she missed out on the opportunity when it came.
Even still, the pins and needles in Coriander's legs were starting to get on her nerves. She needed to move.

'Im sure she wont mind if i move my legs just a little bit' Coriander thought.

Of course, Miryenn-the light sleeping little ass that she was-did, in fact, mind. As Coriander stretched her legs slightly, Miryenn began to stir. She grumbled slightly, drawing Coriander's attention as she cracked open a sleep-filled eye, staring up at the other girl.

"Did i wake you up, Mi?"
Coriander received a quiet hum in response as the sleepy girl buried her face back into Cori's chest.

(A solid thing, Miryenn's mind noted. solid and familiar and living and there. An ever-existing wall of comfort and calm)

"Sorry 'bout that."

"Did I fall asleep on you?" Miryenn mumbled, the question muffled by Coriander's shirt.

"Yeah, you kinda did."

"Sorry Cori."

"Eh, 's fine."
Miryenn suddenly remembered Coriander's plans.

"Do you want me to get up?" Miryenn lifted her head and looked up at the taller girl, "Cause I know you had plans with Jean 'n stuff, and Jean is Jean, and-"

Coriander plopped her hand on Miryenn's head, effectively shutting her up.

"Mi. Relax." Miryenn let her head fall back into its place on Coriander's

"Do you wanna get up?"

"..not really, no."

"Then dont worry about it Mi. Your fine."

"You sure?"

"Yeah, im sure. Go back to sleep Mi."

(Coriander was solid, and living, and there)

Miryenn began to drift back to sleep.

(An ever-present calm, a source of stability)

"Thanks Cor."

Coriander smiled

"Anytime Mi."

(Despite the pins and needles, they both enjoyed the calm)

Thanks for reading!