tequila ; s. paulson one - shots

sleepover (s. mckenna)

prompt is in bold

"Can we sleep together tonight?" your best friend, seated at the foot of your bed asked right after you had just finished watching Gnomeo And Juliet together for the nth time.

"Why? You literally have your own room here."

"Because," Sally whined, "it's always cold, and you don't visit often, and I always miss you. Not to mention I'm cuddle-deprived all the time."

"I always give you cuddles, McKenna."

"Not enough. I need more love from you."

"Fine," you replied, rolling your eyes, "But we both gotta be clean before sleeping."

"Yay! Sleepover!" the older woman celebrated with a childish victory dance.

"You're such a child, Sal. Now, let's flip a coin to see who showers first."

"Do you have a coin, though?"

"No," you sighed, "unfortunately, I don't."

"Best of three, then?"

"I hate rock, paper, scissors."

"You only hate it 'cause you always lose," she chuckled, "I'll go easy on you. One round."

"Fine," you replied, "On three, one, two, three!"

Both of you showed your hands, hers with rock, yours with scissors. "Sorry, babygirl, you gotta take a bath first."

"I always do, anyway," you moped, "You better not go under the covers in your dirty-ass clothes, McKenna. If you do, we ain't friends anymore"

"Fine, fine," she conceded.

"And don't you even think about watching anything without me."

"What do you expect me to do, then? Sit on my ever-expanding ass and wait for you?"

"Yes, exactly!"

★★★

You exited the cold shower, and changed into a pair of sweatpants and a shirt, toweling your damp hair as you stepped into the even-colder room, only to find Sally playing Helix Jump on the floor.

"Sally."

She didn't even notice you.

"Sally McKenna."

Nil.

"Sal."

Nothing.

"McKenna!"

"What?!" she hissed, her ball smashing into smithereens.

"It's your turn. Go shower already so we can cuddle."

"Fine, fine, you gotta wait for me too."

"I will, don't worry. It's not like I've got other places to be."

The blonde shut herself in the bathroom, leaving you with some time on your hands. You opened your phone, watching an episode of the Backyardigans while your best friend showered.

"Castaways, we are castaways, ahoy there, ahoy, we are castaways," you sang along happily, unaware that Sally had just exited the bathroom and was watching your impromptu song number, "On an island at sea, just me, me, and me, castaways, ahoy, we are castaways"

"So, you seem to be having fun," she remarked after the song had finished.

"How long have you been there?"

"Long enough. Now move over, I want cuddles."

You moved slightly, allowing Sally to lean on you while the episode kept playing. "So, who's your favorite character?"

"I'd say Uniqua or Tyrone, I guess," you shrugged, "I can't pick."

"Uniqua's the pink one, right?" she asked, trying to understand who was who.

"Uh-huh."

"Tyrone is the orange moose."

"Yup."

"Pablo is the penguin, and Tasha is the yellow hippo."

"You're almost there."

"And Austin's the purple kangaroo."

"You've got it," you applauded proudly, "This show is amazing."

"You say that about every show we watch."

"Children's shows are superior to any adult sitcom or drama."

"You're only saying that because you don't get to watch adult shows."

"Fair point."

"Are we going to sleep already?"

"Are you sleepy yet?"

You shook your head, "Not really."

"Then let's watch Backyardigans until we're sleepy," she chuckled.

"Ooh, okay, what episode do you want to watch?"

"What's your favorite?"

"I like High Tea a lot. Like more than is healthy."

"Isn't that the one-"

"Shhhhh," you cut her off, "I don't wanna spoil anything. Let's just watch it."

She laughed, repositioning you so that you were wrapped in her arms, "Hit me, then."

"Do you mean that literally? 'Cause I will take you up on that offer if you mean it."

"That's not what I meant. I meant hit me with the plot. By that I meant just play the damn episode already."

"Okay, no need to be so cranky," you replied, "I was only asking."

The two of you stayed comfortably while you watched the Nickelodeon show amidst increasingly frequent yawns. Once another episode ended, sally finally spoke, "I think we should get some sleep."

"Okay," you replied, not even complaining as you shut off your phone and lay down in her arms, "It's freezing, Sally."

"If you steal the blankets, I am going to put my cold feet on you."

"I don't think measures those drastic are necessary, Sal."

"I wanted to have a sleepover because it's too cold by myself, so if you even think about stealing the blankets or any other source of warmth from me, I will resort to any drastic measure."

"What did I ever do to deserve this abuse?"

"Just shut up and cuddle me, that's all I want, silly."

"Keep your cold feet on your side of the bed, McKenna."

"Fine, fine, just hug me first."

wc : 828

part two of today's update, big crackhead fluff to make up for the sad chapter lmao to y'all who still reading, you're too nice to me

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