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Soojin flipped over onto her side, and studied the girl laying next to her in bed. It was still dark outside, the light from the crescent moon filtered in faintly through the plastic blinds. She watched the way Shuhua's chest expanded, up and down, as she breathed.
She was wearing her favorite dark green shirt, and Soojin couldn't help but smile at how cute she looked. She might've been twenty-seven, but she hadn't changed one bit from the day they first met, over ten years ago. Well, except for the hair. It had gotten a little longer.
Watching Shuhua sleep was a rarity in all honesty, the girl seemed to have an infinite amount of energy that she could barely keep up with. But, somehow, they made it work. They were each other's foil.
Soojin grabbed her book from the nearby nightstand, and flipped it open to where she had left off. At this point in her life, these were the only hours where she had time to herself. Being a mother to a pair of girls, that had inherited all of Shuhua's desirable (and undesirable) traits, was a full-time job with unpaid overtime.
But after reading a couple paragraphs, she found her gaze drifting back to her sleeping partner. Soojin traded the book in for her phone, and snapped a picture. Another gem for the archives.
Soojin sat up and craned her neck as she leaned over Shuhua's frame, trying to catch a glimpse of her face. She was turned away from her because let's face it, she was always going to be the bigger spoon.
Ever so slowly...
"Soojin-ah, I know you're watching me sleep."
Soojin caught her breath out of surprise, before exhaling deeply and flopping back onto the mattress. "Ugh."
Shuhua's head sluggishly peaked out from underneath the covers, her hair was standing up in multiple places. "I'm cold."
"You have a blanket." Soojin said flatly. "We have a blanket."
Shuhua inched closer but didn't respond.
"What do you want?"
"Snuggle with me."
Soojin stared into the dark eyes of the woman she loved, before finally caving in.
"Come here."