[Max takes a moment to firmly tell Maurice no, just to make sure he won't try to clamber onto the bed when she's not paying attention, and the slips into bed beside Donny.
She doesn't want to think about everything they've talked about, so she just presses a light kiss to his shoulder, tucking herself against his side with an arm over his chest.]
( Without really thinking, he wraps one of his arms around her shoulders, drawing her a little closer. This is comforting, the contact makes him feel so much relief. )
[Or spend too much energy focusing on his temperature when he should just be trying to get some sleep. She's dressed warmly enough, and even though the bed doesn't have half as many blankets and quilts as it would if she wasn't living with Donny, there are enough that she can keep warm if she needs it.
( He wants to kiss her forehead; he resists the urge, eyes drifting shut and sinking against her and the cushions.
Instead, he gently squeezes her shoulder, and wills sleep to come. It's evasive, but maybe if he deliberately slows her breath and reminds himself Max is there, she's warm and they can protect each other, he'll get there. )
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She doesn't want to think about everything they've talked about, so she just presses a light kiss to his shoulder, tucking herself against his side with an arm over his chest.]
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Are you c-cold?
( He can be warmer. That's okay, right? )
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[Or spend too much energy focusing on his temperature when he should just be trying to get some sleep. She's dressed warmly enough, and even though the bed doesn't have half as many blankets and quilts as it would if she wasn't living with Donny, there are enough that she can keep warm if she needs it.
He needs to stop fussing over her so much.]
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Instead, he gently squeezes her shoulder, and wills sleep to come. It's evasive, but maybe if he deliberately slows her breath and reminds himself Max is there, she's warm and they can protect each other, he'll get there. )