Ellie was a light sleeper in general, and even then, things had to be Just So for her to rest easy. It couldn't be pitch black, for starters. She didn't do pitch black. She also couldn't do small bedrooms or feel like she had no way out.
It's why some nights she slept in her tree house. It was more open and the strings of small fairy lights were sufficient.
Mike's room didn't have that lighting, nor the open quality of her room, but it had Mike and talking until they drifted off and that was fine by her.
She didn't intend to fall asleep in there, just that she couldn't make herself leave. The more he told her about Hawkins and everyone there, the more she wanted to hear. And it was Mike. She still couldn't believe they'd found each other and worried that sleeping elsewhere meant he'd disappear in the night.
That didn't work for her, so imagine her relief when she woke up to him playing with her hair.
She waited until he was done a braid before she carefully rolled over, giving him a tired smile before tucking her head under his chin.
"Morning," she said sleepily, relaxing against him with a soft sigh.
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Date: 2016-09-13 07:26 pm (UTC)It's why some nights she slept in her tree house. It was more open and the strings of small fairy lights were sufficient.
Mike's room didn't have that lighting, nor the open quality of her room, but it had Mike and talking until they drifted off and that was fine by her.
She didn't intend to fall asleep in there, just that she couldn't make herself leave. The more he told her about Hawkins and everyone there, the more she wanted to hear. And it was Mike. She still couldn't believe they'd found each other and worried that sleeping elsewhere meant he'd disappear in the night.
That didn't work for her, so imagine her relief when she woke up to him playing with her hair.
She waited until he was done a braid before she carefully rolled over, giving him a tired smile before tucking her head under his chin.
"Morning," she said sleepily, relaxing against him with a soft sigh.