[ As morning progresses, so does their bond. It returns in increments, unnoticeable amounts, that only become apparent when his consciousness jolts her own into stirring restlessly. His anxiety is now her own, and his wakeful state has pushed her into blinking blearily. Fluctuating and relearning how to balance itself, their connection has seemingly forgotten that they're two separate entities.
Too addled with grogginess, she doesn't immediately process his restive state. A fortunate fact; if she could grasp his unease, she would assume it stems from regret, faced with his mistakes in the form of her naked body. He had made an ill-timed declaration of love — she hasn't forgotten that — but the possibility that he might feel disgust toward his choices had been painful to consider the night previous. After his confession, it would leave a more grievous emotional wound.
Fortunately, she's still too unfocused from her abrupt awakening to sense more than the rampant rush of his thoughts. She rises onto her elbows, eyes misty and half-hooded from sleep, and ignores the slide of the blanket down her body. It pools in her lap, unnoticed. ]
What's wrong?
[ There has to be something amiss if he's inadvertently startled her into alertness, but she can't pinpoint what it is. ]
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Too addled with grogginess, she doesn't immediately process his restive state. A fortunate fact; if she could grasp his unease, she would assume it stems from regret, faced with his mistakes in the form of her naked body. He had made an ill-timed declaration of love — she hasn't forgotten that — but the possibility that he might feel disgust toward his choices had been painful to consider the night previous. After his confession, it would leave a more grievous emotional wound.
Fortunately, she's still too unfocused from her abrupt awakening to sense more than the rampant rush of his thoughts. She rises onto her elbows, eyes misty and half-hooded from sleep, and ignores the slide of the blanket down her body. It pools in her lap, unnoticed. ]
What's wrong?
[ There has to be something amiss if he's inadvertently startled her into alertness, but she can't pinpoint what it is. ]