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They had argued before, but it had never ended up like this. IRyS dragged herself to the couch carrying a pillow and thin blanket. She sighed and began to lay them out on the sad new sleeping location she had been relegated to by her girlfriend.
She looked back down the hall and watched the light pouring out from under their bedroom door click off. It was dark now. She laid down and tried to get comfortable under the covers. She hated this; it was uncomfortable and lonely, especially after getting so used to being tangled in the small girl's arms as she drifted off to sleep, listening to her soft breathing. Now she had no company and nothing filled her ears but the refrigerator humming in the other room.
She started to cry silently, she swore to be better for both of them, so neither would have to go to sleep alone, she swore she would make things right even when they weren't her fault, just so she wouldn't have to see the look on her face when she was sent away.
Eventually the tears stopped. She began to drift off into an uneasy sleep when she heard a faint click, followed by faint taps on the floor headed towards her. IRyS screwed her eyes shut, pretending to sleep.
The steps drew closer until they stopped next to her. She felt the blanket on top of her rise up and a small body pressed itself against her, fitting into what little space remained on the couch. IRyS gently opened her eyes to meet the piercing blue eyes of her girlfriend, who looked to have been crying as well.
“Bae?”
“I… thought you might be cold.”
IRyS wrapped her arms around the small girl, pulling her tight. Her partner mirrored her actions. Wordlessly they both held each other in intimate comfort, listening to their familiar breathing as they drifted off to sleep.
Art commissioned from @lostbuckie