Just two vampires, traveling the galaxy... [For Todd the Wraith]

[theycalledmeacurse]

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It was a pleasant surprise to glance over and see Todd asleep on the bed, relaxed and peaceful. He can't have gotten much quality rest the night before propped up in the chair as he had been, certainly not when he'd been woken by her nightmare. She hoped that didn't happen again tonight, he had important things to take care of tomorrow; she didn't know all of the details, but with a civil war going on between his people, he needed his wits about him.

To that end, Rogue forced herself to stay awake for hours into the night, eating the dinner he'd brought for her and looking through one of the books from the collection he'd shown her before their sparring session. She didn't recognize anything on the pages, but it gave her a topic for conversation with the voices in her head, providing ample entertainment to pass the time. Eventually she fell asleep herself, the book held carefully to her chest as she curled up in the armchair, her boots set on the floor beside it. It was a fairly deep sleep, and she didn't dream for one of the first times in many weeks, something she was eternally grateful for when she awoke.

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[theycalledmeacurse]

It was smart to not bring up that possibility to Rogue. With everything she had been through and was still dealing with, even considering that prospect would have been enough to send her into a panic. She knew how wraith society worked, of course, but it wasn't something she actively thought about; if she did, she'd never be able to look at the rest of his crew with anything but anxiety and suspicion.

She snuggled up close against him, smoothing a hand over his chest in little circles. "You make me feel at peace," she admitted quietly to Todd. "I don't think anyone else in this universe could do that now." It was important to her that he understood how he made her feel.

Sry for delay, busy week

[commandshumor]

He chuckled at that, "Hm, sounds important. While I'm flattered, any particular reason why you're telling me this though?" He knew he meant a lot to her. She favored him over all the others on board, and Atlantis, especially now after her traumatizing time back in her dimension.

"Never mind" he said "Go back to sleep, you need it."

No worries! Same here. I usually just poke in case DW ate notifs.

[theycalledmeacurse]

He was important, in so many ways that she couldn't say without making things awkward. The emotional revelation she'd made before her absence still held true, and she still fully understood that it was a bad idea to tell him anything of the sort. So she was glad when he dismissed his own question instead of waiting for her answer.

"I'm so tired of sleeping," she muttered with a smile, humor in her voice, before she closed her eyes and settled in to rest a while longer.