Hatred / l.h ✔️

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~Iris' POV~

Yet again, I found myself waking in Luke's room, right in his bed. Only this time, Luke and I were curled up in an embrace with one another, his front pressed against me from behind. I blinked tiredly, looking down at his hands. "You're finally awake." He muttered from behind me, startling me.

I quickly rolled away from him, causing him to smile slightly. "Sorry." I apologized, sitting up onto my knees. The blanket fell away from me, bunching up behind me. "It's fine. I just didn't want to move and wake you up. I forgot you said that you liked to cuddle in your sleep." He explained, chuckling in amusement. I smiled sheepishly, hesitantly laying back down in his bed, though farther away from him. "Yeah, sorry." I said again. I felt like I'd very much invaded his personal space.

He rolled his eyes, shaking his head. "You really don't need to be. I'm the one who brought you in here." He pointed out. I bit my cheek, burying my face into his pillows. "Um, thank you. That was nice of you." I whispered, brushing my hair behind my ear. "Is there anyone else up yet, you think?" I asked, staring over at him. He hummed, shaking his head. "Definitely not. It's only seven AM. I'm surprised you're awake right now." He said.

I was surprised to find it was so early, but I wasn't really too surprised. He and I had ended up falling asleep pretty early, or at least in comparison to normal. "I should go take a shower. I-Is it okay if I come back afterwards? I don't really have anything to do." I said, to which he nodded. "Of course." He agreed, watching me as I climbed out of his very comfortable bed. "Okay, great. I'll be back in a little while." I promised, skittering my way out of his room and into Cassie and I's. Like I'd thought, she was still passed out in bed, not looking like she'd be waking up anytime soon.

Very quietly, I grabbed a new set of undergarments and a small, flowy-style black dress to put on after my shower. It was one of my favorite dresses. The neckline was plunging and it had a solar system pattern on it of moons, suns, and planets, as well as very tiny white dots. Cassie had gotten it for me, actually, and I loved the way it fit. It was really comfortable.

I headed into the bathroom and quietly shut and locked the door, not wanting to disturb Cassie while she was sleeping. My shower was quick and thorough, mostly because I didn't need to shave. I'd done that yesterday. When I needed to shave, my showers took me long enough that sometimes Cassie had come and pounded on the bathroom door, just to see if I was still alive. She didn't do it much anymore, but it still happened occasionally.

When I finished, I brushed my hair out and decided to blow-dry it today, not wanting to accidentally get Luke's bed all wet with my hair. My hair held a lot of water and was really thick. I then got dressed, swiping on some deodorant on afterwards before I left the bathroom and returned to Luke's room. Without even thinking to knock of his bedroom door, I entered his room and quietly shut the door, noticing that Luke wasn't in his bed anymore. Confused, I frowned, hesitantly climbing into his bed. When I heard the shower turn off, though, I realized he was in the bathroom.

I made myself comfy under his blankets, looking up when he came walking out in nothing but a pair of grey sweatpants. His gaze landed on me, a hand raised as he dried his dirty-blonde curls with a towel. "Oh, hey." He smiled, tossing the towel onto his bathroom sink before he stalked over to me. "Hi." I said.

He crawled into his bed, his blue eyes scanning over my attire absentmindedly. "How cute." He muttered, more to himself than to me. I fought a blush, my brows raising in surprise as I looked up at him. He cleared his throat, shifting beside me in his spot. "Want to help me make breakfast?" I asked, cocking my head to the side. Normally, I wasn't, but I felt a little hungry this morning. Maybe it was because I hadn't eaten much yesterday. He smiled and nodded, practically jumping out of his bed. "Just for us or everyone?" He asked, raising a brow. "Just us. I don't feel like doing it for everyone. Plus, they're asleep anyways." I said.