[ he's easy to guide, and though hayley isn't sure how much of that is because of a flaw in his design, or a perfection in her own, it doesn't matter. she knows when to bend, and where. for how long. she knows when to flash the right look and when to open her hands, because they always (always) come to her.
tate sinks down, and though hayley doesn't lay, not really, she rests her back against the headboard, and her chin lifts- the faintest knock as her head finds the wall. the ghost she brings down into her lap, half cradles his head as he settles into the bedding.
she'll need to change the sheets tomorrow, after he leaves, if she ever wants to sleep in them again. her hand finds his face- stretches to cover his eyes, blot out the light. ]
How can you tell the difference? How do you know when you're dreaming, and when you aren't?
[Tate's familiar with the darkness, but for the most part, he puts himself there. she lays her palm over his eyes and her hand is a weight over the bridge of his nose, her fingers at his temple like an iron shackle. he takes a breath, and when he exhales it's like his chest is sinking.]
[ he goes still. not quite soft, but that'll come after. when his breathing goes slack and he surrenders. he hollows himself out, or hayley carve him. it doesn't really matter, either way. hayley watches his face- mostly obscured by her palm, and the corner of her mouth twitches.
her opposite hand lifts, and one fingernail pushes into his shoulder. drags down his collar and leaves a raised, red welt in it's wake. ]
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tate sinks down, and though hayley doesn't lay, not really, she rests her back against the headboard, and her chin lifts- the faintest knock as her head finds the wall. the ghost she brings down into her lap, half cradles his head as he settles into the bedding.
she'll need to change the sheets tomorrow, after he leaves, if she ever wants to sleep in them again. her hand finds his face- stretches to cover his eyes, blot out the light. ]
How can you tell the difference?
How do you know when you're dreaming, and when you aren't?
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When it hurts.
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her opposite hand lifts, and one fingernail pushes into his shoulder. drags down his collar and leaves a raised, red welt in it's wake. ]
Then I guess you aren't dreaming.