{Marvel Preferences}

12 || You Don't Go To Sleep

~Steve~

You hadn't heard from Steve in days. He hadn't come back from his mission by the time he said he would, and you couldn't get into contact with him. You were an anxious mess. The whole night, you were pacing around the living room, worried, hand gripped tightly around your phone. You spent an entire 37 hours awake, the anxiety biting away at you until fatigue finally took over. The next morning, your phone was flooded with apologetic text messages and a number of missed calls from Steve.

  ~Tony~

At the tail end of one of Tonys benders you stayed up with him all night. He'd already been up for 3 days, and his shaking hands were a tell-tale sign that he was almost out of fuel. You didn't want him to hurt himself (or fall asleep standing up again) so you stayed in solidarity. Blanket shrugged around your shoulders, you sipped your coffee, watching Tony as he worked. When he finally burnt himself out, the sun was already rising, and you transferred your blanket from your shoulders to his. 

~Natasha~ 

You were having a contest of sorts - who could dig up the most information about a teammate in 24 hours. The only condition was that no hacking was allowed, and no data sweeps. The teammate in question was Thor. Being the competitive pair that you were, neither of you got any sleep at night. Instead, you found several very interesting stories about Thor, which you two enthusiastically enjoyed the next morning. You asked him about a couple of them later than week. If you want to know who won, it was Natasha. But she didn't rub it in your face. Too much.

~Clint~

You spent the entire night awake with your newborn. The doctor had sent you home with medicine for her but you just couldn't fall asleep. Not even after she'd dozed off, fussing and sweating. Your worry kept you up all night, unable to stay away from her. You sat in the rocking chair in her nursery, nightlight on by the window as you watched over her tiny little body, Clint standing by the door behind you.

~Thor~

There was a Harvest Festival celebration in Asgard. Thor had invited you for this special event, and to say it was grand would be an understatement. He introduced you to his friends and his family, and after, you drank the strong ale, shared stories with his friends, and danced the night away until you felt light-headed. It was a wonderful night, filled with extravagancies you couldn't even dream of. You stumbled home at 7 the next morning, heels in your hand, eyes bright but tired.

~Bruce~

It was early in your relationship, when texting and calling was how you talked most often. You were up all night, heart full and giddy with excitement as you texted him. You talked about everything and anything that came to mind. You didn't even notice that the sun was rising until it was streaming into your face, the alarm clock reading 7:38 am.

  ~Sam~

You decided it was about time for a couples road trip. It wasn't easy to find a week long period when both of you were free, but you made it work.  After spending two weeks planning, it was decided you would go around the east coast. Given how long the rides would be, it was only fair that you switched drivers every once in a while. You ended up getting the night shift once. It wasn't particularly fun, but you made it work. While Sam was sleeping in the passenger seat, you were listening to your music, or your podcasts, or just enjoying the dark scenery.