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tired, tired, tired. there wasn't anything else that he felt today. today was empty, and so was yesterday. so was the day before. mikoto sighed as he squashed the last cigarette of the day under his boot, the chain on his hip jingling with his movements.
"anna, why aren't you asleep yet?" he asked when he saw a tuft of white hair sticking up in his bed, the girl's pale eyes looking at him with an emotion he couldn't quite read.
"[name] fell asleep here."
"[name]?"
"mhm. they were waiting for you, because they wanted to tell you something, but you took too long. they said it was important."
anna looked towards your sleeping form, patting your head softly as you stirred in your sleep, shuffling around before sighing. "cheeskak, no tatara, not my cheeskak," you muttered before turning around, your back towards mikoto and anna.
mikoto only cocked an eyebrow at you, before sitting down on the bed, removing his boots and chain as silently as he could (which was not very silently). getting up to place them elsewhere, he saw anna still sitting up. "oi, you should head to bed too. or are you sleeping here?"
"i'm going to bed, otherwise where would you sleep?" anna replied quietly, hopping off the bed, her pattering footsteps slowly fading as mikoto collapsed onto his bed, turning over to see you and your beautiful eyes.
"you were awake?"
"no, I woke up right now, you weren't exactly gentle." you responded after clearing your throat, shifting slightly as you wrapped your arms around him. mikoto pulled you closer, burying himself in the crook of your neck with a sigh that tickled your nape.
"it's pretty late," you hummed, throwing a leg over him and pressing your nails into his scalp, the redhead letting out a soft moan that could have meant other things, given the timing. "we should sleep, okay? good night, mikoto."
and with that, you were fast asleep once again, his natural warmth lulling you into the world of dreams. but mikoto didn't lie down properly yet, pulling back and looking at you with love and admiration in his amber eyes. "i haven't told you yet, and i probably never will, but you keep the demons under my bed at bay. thank you, [name]. i love you." mikoto once again snuggled closer, and decided to sleep at peace for once. and he did.