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It’s routine, at this point. As soon as the sun comes up, Raven sneaks from her and Damian’s bedroom, finds a book and sits in the lounge chair near the window with a cup of tea and reads.
Damian knows this, although Raven does not think that he does. She wakes him up when the weight of her body leaves the bed. The first time it happened, he woke up in a panic, thinking she was leaving him.
Instead, he watched as she boiled the kettle, making a warm cup of English Breakfast with a spoon of sugar, and promptly sat down on the chair with her new Stephen King novel that she’d been dying to read and did just that.
Realizing that it was her alone morning time, Damian went back to bed, and left her there in the quiet, serendipity of the sunrise.
There was one time though, when she first got her new glasses, that she had been cursing quietly every few minutes. Naturally, Damian had went to investigate, and was met with the sight of Raven fiddling with her shirt.
“Beloved? Is there a problem?” he asked quietly.
She was startled, steaming liquid dribbling down her legs as she jumped and spilled her tea. “Damian, you startled me.”
“Apologies,” he started, walking into the kitchen to get some paper towels. He strutted to her with a few sheets and handed them to her. “What’s got you in a frustrated mood?” he asked.
She sighed, taking the paper towel from his hand. “My stupid glasses keep fogging up when I’m trying to drink my tea, and then I smudge them when I try to clean them. It’s getting annoying.” she complained.
He sighed, laughing quietly while leaning down to hug her. “That sounds rough, beloved. I’m sorry you have to go through that.”
“I know!” she whined, smirking over his shoulder. “Why must this world be so cruel?”
“Could you, maybe, spell them to not fog? Is that possible?” he asked, standing back up with his arms crossed.
She shrugged, “Probably, but that’s a lot of work so early in the morning.” she sighed. “I’ll figure it out. Go back to bed, Damian.”
He smiled at her, “I’m up, habibi. I’ll stay here and read with you.”
She smiled back at him. “Okay, I’ll make you some tea too.”