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You didn't plan to come all the way to Leona's room.
You didn't plan on having your bed frame snap like a twig either, but its three in the morning and you're here anyway, falling face first into his mattress, just a few inches away from him. You half hope he's not even going to wake up, but there's a growl already. Leona sits up- leans up?- on his arms until his eyes adjust quickly.
“What.” You try to turn on your side and face away from him, but his claws dig into your shoulder and he twists you back until escape isn't an option. God, this was a stupid idea. “Are you doing.”
“My bed broke.” His grip loosens although the damage is probably done anyway. You can't exactly drag your eyes away from his to check but you think you're bleeding.
“And you came all the way here?” His voice looses it's edge and his hand drops away. “Isn't Heartslabyul closer?”
“I guess but-” You've never stayed the night there before, and while it would probably be less trouble, at least you for sure know how to get to Leona's room. In the pitch darkness you could just as easily stumble into another dorm and give someone a heart attack. “I'll be quiet.”
“You better be.” Does that mean he'll let you stay? “Get it fixed tomorrow.”
“Ah.” You smile as his eyes start to close. “Can't.” You've never seen anyone's eyes shoot open that fast either. Leona really is very impressive. “Can't afford it. Actually, can't afford to replace it, and can't fix it myself because I can't even afford the tools I would need for the job.”
Before he starts getting up again though-
“I swear I'm not going to be here tomorrow- I just need a full night because we have a quiz in Theory and the other quiz in History. I'll figure something out-” You are great at shamelessly begging for things after all.
You don't get to finish your sentence because a thin blanket gets thrown over you.
“Then shut up.” He says, looking away now. “And go to bed.”
“Oh!” You cheer- shoulder aching a little. You check with your other hand- yeah, definitely bleeding. You're going to stain his sheets but you can help with laundry as thanks. That's fair right? It doesn't even sting that much- he could have done way more damage if he really wanted too. That's sweet, in a way.
Before you know it, he's asleep. Record time! Not that you keep track but you've never actually seen him just drop like that before. There's usually at least three seconds of build up.
His bed is pretty comfortable, that type of soft that you can sink into. It makes sense, if you sleep all the time you probably want it to be the best possible experience. The blanket- yeah it is pretty thin- but it is kind of hot in the room. In most of the dorm, actually. It's a sort of dry heat that's probably murder on your skin but that's a future you problem.
Leona moves closer and throws an arm around you, tugging you way closer. As close as physically possible actually, face pressed into his neck, hair getting into your mouth. You would argue, but that would necessitate you talking which would probably just get more of his hair- well.
You didn't figure he would be a cuddler, but you've never seen anyone dare to sleep next to him before.
Well, if you're already here, you might as well return the favor. That's just the polite guest thing to do. As soon as you get your mouth hair free, you brush it out of the way with your fingers, scratching behind his ears for just a second- you couldn't resist!
Oh-
Oh, Leona can purr. Huh. Okay. Going to just- lock that one away into the vault for later.
You wonder just how many people are aware.
Your legs wind together, and you put an arm over his waist, fingers trailing along his back for just long enough to get him to purr again. Oh, you could get used to this- His tail coils around your leg- who would have thought that would be soft too...
Maybe your bed snapping in half was the best thing that ever happened to you.
No, you think, just as Leona starts purring again, slow and deep, in a way that made your chest feel warm. This is definitely the best thing that ever happened to you.
Thank god for stingy headmasters.