Tradeoffs

manpencil Trade: Sleeping Beauty

(Yes, this page-long drabble format is what I'm really digging at the moment. I will be posting longer things soon, but for now, I really like making short stuff in the limited time I usually have.

Because I don't have any impulse control, I opened up a little Minor Art Trade thing on one of the Ratchet and Clank Discord servers I'm on. A page to a page and a half of fluff for a headshot of a character I wanted. I opened four spots, and they were taken up. These are those four stories, and I'm super glad that these lovely peeps of mine wanted to do an art trade with me! :D

Since this is a collection of completely different stories, I'll be including the General Summaries with each [that's how I write; title first, then summary of the story right under it]. I didn't want to upload them all separately since that would be a real pain in the ass for a lot of other authors here. Collection is much better for now! :]

Hope you all enjoy the story ideas, and check out the lovely people when you can!)

Disclaimer: I do not own Ratchet and Clank or any of its characters. And let me tell y'all, this story idea was so sweet I'm still currently on Life Support.

Sleeping Beauty

General Summary: Sashangela. Art trade with Killer_MEME on Discord. Angela finds out that her girlfriend looks really adorable when she's asleep.

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The light from the holo-vision screen painted their bodies in an eerie blue light, and Angela felt a smile grow on her face when her ears picked up the soft snores from her girlfriend.

She turned her head. Her shoulder was occupied, so it seemed. One corner of her mouth grew higher than the other, and a giggle trapped itself in her throat as she basked in the sweetness of her girlfriend's face.

Sasha's eyes were closed, relaxed and oblivious to the light of the action movie they had been watching. A small smile rested on the lower half of her face and her hair drooped over her cheek.

Angela reached over and carefully hooked the stray hair back over her girlfriend's cheek. She sighed as Sasha snuggled closer to her, pushing her forehead a little harder against the Lombax's shoulder.

That gooey feeling spread through every limb in her body, and that smile that wouldn't seem to go away grew a little bit bigger.

"Alright Sash, I think you might need to lay down," Angela whispered softly.

She shifted, ever careful not to wake the lovely lady next to her. Angela moved Sasha, laying the girl horizontally and resting her girlfriend's head delicately against her lap. She lifted the blanket off of her, and spread it out over the Cazar's still form.

Sasha's sleeping face looked up to meet Angela's awake one. The Lombax felt a ball of warmth curl in her chest as she stared down at the peaceful expression.

Sasha had been so busy the past week. There hadn't been a moment where the Cazar could rest so to speak; her father had needed her to act as a diplomat to different planets, soothe the worries of politicians, work with public service providers in between signing and approving legal documents...

It had been almost endless, but now the Cazar was finally allowed a moment to rest.

Angela couldn't help but sigh again. Her eyes took in every detail of Sasha's face. How'd I get lucky enough to have an amazing woman like her?

Her emotions acted before her mind could catch up.

Angela dipped her head down, curling into an uncomfortable position. Her lips gently pressed against Sasha's forehead, firm but soft enough to not wake her girlfriend.

Her lips lingered for a moment before her body slowly began to straighten.

As her face moved away from Sasha's, a hand that wasn't her own moved and cupped her cheek. Angela felt her head being pulled back down, back towards Sasha's.

Lips pressed against hers, and she could feel Sasha's sly smile growing.

They broke, and Angela made a little sound. "Sash, really uncomfortable position here."

The Cazar dropped her hand, and Angela laid back against the couch cushion. She heard Sasha's quiet laugh.

"Gotcha," Sasha murmured.

Angela snorted. "You know, if you wanted a kiss, you could've just asked for one."

A little smirk painted the Cazar's mouth. "Nah. Where's the fun in that?"

The Lombax rolled her eyes as she reached over her girlfriend's body for the remote. She nabbed it off the coffee table, and with a short tap of the power button, the holo-vision light shut off. The nightlights in their apartment provided Angela with all the light she needed.

She hooked her arms under Sasha's body and stood, her sleepy partner in a bridal position in her arms.

"Come on, sweetheart," Angela murmured softly as she headed for their bedroom. "You're tuckered out from this week. Let's get some sleep."

"Mm, cuddle with me."

The Lombax felt the warmth sweep over her again. "Of course, dear. I wouldn't have it any other way."

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Song Inspo: "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding (Airia Remix)

Again, a huge thanks to Killer_MEME for participating in an art trade with me! I had a blast writing this!

Hope you all enjoyed!

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