Yesterday, 11:47 PM
his sleep was both fitful and deep. unused to having the presence of another alongside him, seutonius woke over and again, eyelids fluttering as his instincts told him safety was still at hand. toward the final hours he did find a stride of slumber, and roused more slowly from this.
it was foreign and yet not to lie against the ground which threatened coldness but not through plush coats. the light of the flame pealed over them both and an uncommon smile climbed the planes of his face. he did not say anything, as there was no wish to dispel the closeness.
surprising how natural it had all been.
in time, he would slowly begin to rise. for now, for a moment, he experienced only the dawn and the soldier, a collision of sentiment and wonder in a mind he had thought too jaded for either.
it was foreign and yet not to lie against the ground which threatened coldness but not through plush coats. the light of the flame pealed over them both and an uncommon smile climbed the planes of his face. he did not say anything, as there was no wish to dispel the closeness.
surprising how natural it had all been.
in time, he would slowly begin to rise. for now, for a moment, he experienced only the dawn and the soldier, a collision of sentiment and wonder in a mind he had thought too jaded for either.
