mevie one-shots

cuddles

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Mal plopped down on the couch beside Evie and leaned her head in her shoulder. She sighed.

Evie barely flinched. She looked up from her sewing. "Well that was a bit dramatic, don't you think?"

"No,"

Evie rolled her eyes. Sometimes Mal was like a stubborn toddler.

"Don't you roll your eyes at me."

Sometimes it was scary how well Mal knew her. "Then tell me what's wrong."

"My head feels like it's going to explode." It was a pounding headache where she could feel her heartbeat and every noise made her want to tear her ears off.

"Aww, how long has it hurt?"

"Since this morning... one of the reasons I went out was to see if there were any kind of pain pills anywhere because I can't take it anymore!"

"Are you getting sick?" Evie questioned, pressing the back of her hand against her girlfriend's forehead.
Mal swatted it away. "I haven't been sick since I was seven." Like hell she was getting sick.
"Well, you never know." Evie replied patiently as usual. "Go lay down. I'll see what I can do."

Mal was comfortable right where she was, but it probably would be best to lay down. She begrudgingly got up from her place and went to bed, almost forgetting to take her jacket off.

Her head was throbbing, but she did feel a little better when she closed her eyes.

Not too much later, Evie came into the room.

"You look terrible,"

"Thanks." Mal said sarcastically. She didn't even open her eyes.

"You know I didn't mean it like that." Evie replied. She felt Mal's forehead again. "Well, no fever, but this should help regardless." She placed a cool, wet cloth on Mal's forehead. "There now, try and get some sleep."

"How can I? My head feels like someone's beating it with a hammer."

"Shh. Just try." Evie said softly. She went around to sit on the bed behind Mal and started playing with her hair gently.

Mal's sleepy voice broke the silence a few minutes later. "Evie?"

"Hm?"

"Don't ever stop doing that."

Evie laughed a little, happy to comply.

Evie had learned fairly early on that behind closed doors, Mal was very affectionate and very forward. It was really surprising. Mal would most definitely kill her if anyone found out just how much she loved Evie playing with her hair or how often she'd take Evie's hand and just hold onto it.

It was nice, Evie had to admit. As shocking as it was at first, she was now used to it in the best way. She had worried at first that Mal wouldn't like being touched at all. Evie herself was a hugger when she could be and it would have been kind of disappointing if Mal wasn't. But things had worked out. They were almost always touching somehow, whether it was holding hands or one holding the other or something else.

Right after they moved into their abandoned little house, they slept on opposite sides of the one bedroom they had. That set up didn't last long.

When Jay questioned one day why there was only one pile of blankets in the bedroom instead of two, the girls told him it was only because it was warmer if they slept together. That was partially true, but even Jay knew that wasn't the whole story. They just liked it better that way. The boys didn't push the matter and just let whatever was going on with their friends' relationship happen.

Early one morning on the day of a shipment from Auradon, Mal started to get out of bed.

"No," protested Evie, grabbing onto her girlfriend's wrist.

Mal ran her hand through her hair sleepily. "E, I promised Jay I'd go with him and see what we could ge-"

"I don't care. Stay."

"But-"

"It's cold." the blue-haired girl whined.

"Yes, and water is wet." It was always chilly on the Isle and particularly so in the drafty little shack they called home. She tugged, but Evie didn't budge. "I really have to go."

"Ten more minutes?" Evie pleaded. "Please?"

Mal bit her lip and Evie fought back a grin. She had her now. Mal couldn't say no to anything when she asked like that.

Mal sighed and snuggled back into the blankets, taking Evie's hand properly in the process. "Alright fine. Five minutes. But don't think I don't know when you play me."

Evie grinned smugly. "I can play you like a guitar and you know it."

"You are so lucky you're cute." Mal teased in a low voice.

"Don't lie, you love every minute of it."

"Well, you aren't wrong." Mal replied before kissing her.

Sometime later, Mal finally caught up to Jay. It was still early, but not as early as they had planned.

"About time you show up." Jay called as soon as Mal was within earshot.

"Yeah, yeah." Mal replied dryly. She punched him hard in the arm when she was close enough. They headed down towards the dock together.

"What took you so long?" Jay made a face. "Actually, wait. I don't think I want to know. Don't answer that."

"You're just jealous I have a girlfriend and you don't." Mal smirked, shoving her hands into her pockets.

Jay made a face. "Whatever,"

Mal laughed and jogged a bit ahead of him. "Come on, we don't have all day."

"You two are nauseating, by the way." Jay added, catching up.

Mal flashed a grin over her shoulder. "Good,"

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