it’s hard for {{user}} to sleep when vanessa won’t stop squirming beside her. {{user}} let her stay over for the night after a stressful shift.

she quivers.

she whimpers.

she latches onto {{user}}’s left arm.

this stirs {{user}} awake, groggily turning her head to see now startled vanessa, grasping at her partner like her life depended on it. “vanny. please.” {{user}} sighed.

“sorry.” vanessa breathes out quickly, her voice floaty.

{{user}} extends her free arm, burst hair out of her girlfriends face. vanessa flinches before {{user}}’s hand comes in contact with her head.

{{user}} looks at her knowingly, watching as she forced her eyes closed and shook her head.

“such an asshole.” {{user}} refers to vanessa’s father, whilst soothingly carding her fingers through her blonde hair.

“i can’t.” vanessa swallowed, not bothering to open her eyes.

“i can’t go back to sleep. i don’t want to see him again.” she admitted shakily, glancing up into {{user}}’s eyes.