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Title:Continued Cuteness
Who:Yuna and Alex Mercer
What:Cuteness in an evolving friendship
Open/Closed:Closed
Additional Details:Originally based on a meme, set in the Explorers setting.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-21 09:46 pm (UTC)
whereishe: (worry)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
She was in her own room now and Alex's jacket was grasped tightly in her fingers as she tossed and turned within her bed. There was so much on her mind and it was like every worry that she pushed to the side decided to come to her and haunt her in her sleep.

Her heart raced as tears leaked from her closed eyes. A scream rippled from her lips as she woke. Her hand went to her chest and she knew that one of the crewmates near her must have heard her. She was only in her underwear so she slipped on Alex's jacket, grabbed her belt and bag and walked from her room before anyone could check on her. She felt herself shaking as she walked barefooted through the ship.

Yuna wasn't paying attention to where she was going as she walked quickly away from her nightmares. She couldn't calm herself down and fresh tears spilled from her eyes. She looked up from her wanderings and found herself standing in front of Alex's door. Why had she come here? She didn't even know if he was in his room. She gently rested her head on his door trying to stifle her tears and racing heart before knocking. It was only this morning that they talked. Should she really be asking him for comfort now? Could anyone else really comfort her anymore?

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-21 10:11 pm (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Listening...)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
Alex slept rarely, usually because of when he closed his eyes, it wasn't pleasant. Screams, in his head--all the people he'd killed by consuming, as they became part of him. Part of why he'd stocked up on books, and reading materials, and a deck of cards, and various other things that were solo, but could occupy a brain.

Easy to hear the footsteps approaching, then the faint sound of tears and a thump against his door, over the normal white noise that was part of the ship. Then the knocking, and he got to his feet after marking his place in the dry medical text from somewhere around Germany in the 1870s. (How it had ended up on the Exploration ship, he didn't know.)

Alex had not expected Yuna, as the door slid aside. Not that he was going to turn her away. Stepping aside and ushering her in from the hallway, he was in his the blue-BDU pants, and black-tee shirt of their official Exploring uniform. Bare feet, no Hoody, and he actually had short dark-brown hair that had a hint of curl to it, cut close to his head.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-21 10:29 pm (UTC)
whereishe: (sads)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
She tried to wipe away her tears as she stepped inside of his room. Her eyes remained down not really sure what to say. Yuna didn't often ask for help and comfort and she wasn't very sure how to begin to ask for something like that. She wanted to stop crying but she couldn't stop the tears that silently streamed from her eyes. Her fingers wrapped around his coat as she hugged herself.

Yuna stepped into his room just enough to be inside and then out of the way. It was cold in the halls of the ship but it was warm in Alex's room. She shivered for a moment looking at the walls of books set up for him to read. "I'm sorry. It's so late." Her voice was a little horas but she tried to sound like her usual confident self.

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-21 10:35 pm (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Looking almost normal)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
"It's ok...what happened?" Soon as she'd shivered, he moved her closer, all but gently-pushing her towards the bed. "Curl up, take the blanket, I'm not using it." Something was wrong, and he wouldn't turn away a friend. He wouldn't have turned her away even if she wasn't his friend--she reminded him too much of Dana.

Now, even with their complications, she was his friend. Alex was usually good with being protective.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-21 11:08 pm (UTC)
whereishe: (Head)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
Yuna followed his words and slowly walked towards the bed. She wasn't sure if she wanted to curl up just yet or even try and sleep. She sat on it's edge and then brought her knees to her chest not really caring that he could probably see the edge of her underwear.

"I don't want to sleep."

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-21 11:14 pm (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Listening...)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
Alex pulled the blanket from his bed, and wrapped it around her. Trying hard to ignore that she seemed to have her legs even more bare than normal...and was she...? Ok he was not thinking about that...

"What happened?

He understood insomnia--so to speak. Kept his voice gentle, and pulled over his desk chair, so he wasn't towering over her. Determinedly looking at her face, and not bare legs.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-21 11:20 pm (UTC)
whereishe: (This way)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
Her tears finally stopped though her cheeks were still stained by their trail. She looked down at Alex and tried her best to smile. She still felt her heart racing in her chest and she was a very thankful for the blanket. It didn't smell much like Alex most likely because he didn't sleep as often as most.

"I just had a nightmare. It will be alright." Yuna wasn't sure if she was trying to convince him or herself of that fact. She has already told him that she likes him but she knew it was a little more than just liking someone. What if he didn't like her? Her past wasn't very pretty and she constantly did things that put herself in danger.

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-21 11:24 pm (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Looking almost normal)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
In terms of pasts, if they knew each other's thoughts--Alex definitely had a worst past than Yuna. She had had good intentions, overall--he hadn't. But they'd never gone in depth, or at least not into details on certain subjects.

"Not fun, either way. Especially if it's enough to drive you here." Quietly voiced, with a hint of comfort in his tone. Because he did care; he wasn't sure to what degree yet, but he did.

"Do you want a washcloth, to wipe your face? or do you want to wait on that, in case more tears come?" Reaching out to stroke through her hair, like he'd done earlier. Seemed like it was a good way to comfort her.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-21 11:37 pm (UTC)
whereishe: (Head)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
Her fingers wiped at her cheeks trying to get rid of the streaks her tears left behind. She knew that she might cry more but it was embarrassing for him to notice. His hand was a comfort and she leaned into his hand with a sigh. She just wanted to feel comfort, to have her heart lifted after what she had dreamed. She had been running in her dream with her friends close behind her but they weren't there to help her. She was completely alone.

Yuna always wondered if it would have been better if she had died that day. She had never once been able to answer that question until now. Alex had made her want to live again.

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-22 02:35 am (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Say that again..)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
Alex sighed, feeling very inadequate about how to help. One more brief stroking of her hair, and then he pulled away. "I'll be right back."

Moving to his closet, and pulling out his hoodie, before he returned to her. "It's good to hide in, and should dwarf you about as much as my jacket." Still quietly voiced, and trying to order his mind and thoughts.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-22 02:45 am (UTC)
whereishe: (butt)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
She took the jacket from him and then stood from the bed. She turned away from him and then slipped off his jacket that she was wearing and quickly slipped on his hoodie pulling the soft fabric over her head. Yuna wasn't ever shy and she was used to changing in front of others while keeping the important bits hidden.

She turned back pulling his hood over her head and handing him his jacket which probably smells more like Yuna than it did Alex now that she has slept in it.

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-22 02:55 am (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Looking almost normal)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
Alex blinked, and turned his head. He hadn't actually expected her to change so casually. Moving to take his jacket, going to hang it up. Never mind he was a shape shifter, and could make 'more' clothing easily--he was trying to hold onto small parts of his humanity.

Part of why he changed clothes normally, when on the Exploration Ship.

Then he moved to the washroom, where water was heard running. A few minutes later, and Alex handed Yuna a warm-washcloth. Then guided her back to sit on the bed, as he sat too. "I've...had a lot on my mind. But I'm a good listener, and I know how much nightmares suck. So talk with me? Tell me, Yuna?" Doing his best to offer comfort, ignoring any of his own potential discomfort.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-22 03:11 am (UTC)
whereishe: (beat red)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
His hoodie fell just below her butt but as she sat down she tucked her knees into it's soft hold until she was a cute little ball. It was a comforting feeling and she was finally able to smile slightly as she took the washcloth from Alex. She gently wiped away at her cheeks before just placing the whole cloth across her face.

She placed her head in her knees with the wet cloth held between them. After a few deep breaths she looked up at Alex. The washcloth hanging between two fingers as she leaned one arm against her knees while her other hand gripped her head. Where would she even start?

"Sometimes when I dream.. they feel like other peoples sad memories. More than just a nightmare or my own.. I know it might sound crazy but.." Yuna did sound crazy but she wasn't sure how else to explain it.

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-22 03:15 am (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Listening...)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
"Yuna, before coming here--I'd seen some pretty crazy shit already. Since being here? That's...yeah, I am not going to make fun of you for it." A head-shake, and half-grin. "Remember our chat about magic, for example?" A teasing poke against her arm, before he pulled the blanket up and wrapped it around her, to offer more comfort that way.

"So, your nightmares feel more like other people's sad memories?" Besides, Alex well-knew about dealing with other people's voices in his head.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-22 03:22 am (UTC)
whereishe: (light smile)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
She laughed half-heartily at his words. "Yeah. I just.. I dont know what it is.. I've never felt so scared." Yuna hugs her knees happy for the presence of the blanket.

"Thank you for listening. I'm sorry. For coming to you with this.. I really shouldn't." Yuna wanted to tell him things but she wasn't very good at it.

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-22 03:25 am (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Looking almost normal)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
"Why?" Why was she sorry, why wouldn't she come to him? Didn't...friends lean on each other when they needed to? Had he missed something?

So honestly puzzled there, and confused, clear in his expression.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-22 01:27 pm (UTC)
whereishe: (oh no)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
Yuna shrugged. "I don't want to be a bother, you know?" Even as she spoke she knew it sounded silly. If he had thought that she was a bother he would have already told her so. She knew that but still she worried. She wanted to be stronger.

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-22 01:34 pm (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Say that again..)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
Alex snorted, a derisive sound she'd heard before that usually meant he thought the other person was being an idiot. "You're not. It's ok." Looking at her candidly, making it clear he didn't think she was. Even if he had, he'd have told her.

"So, what scared you, in your nightmare?" Moving back to the original subject.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-22 01:47 pm (UTC)
whereishe: (worry)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
She felt her heart flutter at the sound of his snort. There was something about having someone imply that you were being an idiot that was sort of romantic. Yuna stretched out her legs letting them hang off the side of the bed as she thought back to her dream.

"I was running and men where chasing me. It was Bevelle I'm sure. I was with someone but I don't remember him. I heard his voice but I couldn't understand what he said. We kept running until we hit a dead end. Then were were trapped." Yuna's hand moved to rest over her chest. "We were killed and then I was alone. I felt someone crying and lost in the darkness like they were reaching out to me to shelter them and then I was them.." It sounded more confusing as she gave voice to her nightmare and she wasn't sure how to take it. "It all felt so real."

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-23 03:03 am (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Say that again..)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
Alex was hardly a psychologist, nor was he good at comfort. But...he knew about feeling things, so much that they were real--even though they weren't. Other people's memories that he'd made his own, and then his own death, and first experience with his new 'state' as well.

Those, he could understand. And he could relate enough.

"It wasn't, not for you anyways. But I know it's scary, and it's definitely not pleasant." Keeping his voice quiet, shifting how he sat so one leg was on the floor, the other curled in front of him as he turned to her. "I remember, when...I first woke up, as I am now. I was on an autopsy table, about to be studied. I couldn't remember why I was there, and I couldn't understand at first why the two doctors were terrified of me. They ran, and I couldn't clearly remember what had happened. I just knew I had to get away."

He hadn't told her before, this much about his past. Usually it was all generalities, more on what had happened during the outbreak, not on how he'd started out, before things had gotten bad. This wasn't quite the very beginning, but it also was where it had started.

"I fled, and kept myself in the shadows, and I saw the doctors being questioned by guys in SWAT gear. That is, heavy flexible armor and weapons, with face-coverings." Close enough for her reference, since SWAT likely didn't make sense. "They were shot, and I didn't know why--but I knew it wasn't good. I was spotted, and they shot at me--so I ran, taking hits but not enough to kill me. And I didn't know how or why, but I was able to jump higher than I had before---I cleared the fence around the building. Kept moving, until I was cornered in an alley. One of them found me, as I was leaning against the ground, trying to piece together what had happened, and in pain from being shot. He tried to finish the job."

Still with his voice low, but carefully neutral. No emotion, just telling a story as it had happened. Factual, no hint of how he'd felt about any of it. "Somehow, I didn't die--although he thought I did. It was how I found out that I heal and regenerate. I snuck up behind him, and was able to return the favor of killing him."

Easier to explain that way--no need to go into how that had been his first brush with consuming, how it had restored some of his memories, helped him have a point to start figuring things out from. Maybe some other time, but not now.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-23 07:19 pm (UTC)
whereishe: (crying)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
Yuna sat in silence for some time after his story. It was very rare for him to open up so much and she wasn't sure how to respond. He knew that she was happy that he was here, that he hadn't let anyone kill him or given up through his trails but to feel so lost and confused. That was a feeling that she knew though maybe not to the same extent. Her eyes glanced up at his and stayed locked there for a moment. It felt like anytime they were alone together she had the urge to kiss him.

"Were you scared?" He knew that she had experience with corrupt leaders that killed anyone in there way and anyone to keep a secret from being leaked to the world. She could understand that sort of thing happening even if she wished it didn't have too. There were people like that everywhere.

Yuna wanted to reach out, touch him and comfort him but she knew it wouldn't work like that. Maybe it was only to comfort herself? She didn't know for sure so she stayed still on the bed watching Alex as tears once more welled to the corner of her eyes. She wanted to protect him.

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-23 07:42 pm (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Say that again..)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
Alex's head tilted, genuinely confused by the tears. "I didn't really have time to be scared. I was definitely confused, but mostly I was angry. I didn't know what had happened, I just knew it had hurt, and I was being hunted."

Reaching out again, even if Alex wasn't very good at comfort, and wasn't fond of touching--Yuna was crying. Or about to. And he didn't understand quite why, even as he reached out to stroke her hair by her cheek. "It's over, a while ago, and I'm really alright. I...told you, mostly so you'd understand that yes, I know how scary your nightmare must've seemed."

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-23 07:49 pm (UTC)
whereishe: (sad thinking)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
She smiled still trying to fight back her own tears. "I knew that you would understand. Maybe that is why I ended up coming to you." Her fingers lightly wipe away at her tears not wanting to let them fall. It wasn't a story that would usually bring her to tears but she was vulnerable.

"I can understand being angry also. I've had experiences when I was to angry to be scared." Yuna very rarely felt scared which was why it was so hard of an emotion for her to handle.

Re: Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-23 07:53 pm (UTC)
lessandmorethanhuman: (Looking almost normal)
From: [personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman
"It's often posited, and seen, that fear sometimes is covered up by anger. It's easier to deal with anger as an emotion, than to admit one is afraid, or to deal with the sense of vulnerability fear brings."

No judgement, just explaining, as he pulled to sit back, hands at his sides. "I think there are a few here who'd understand, but I also understand not opening up easily." He was definitely quiet, and often a privacy freak.

Nightmares

Date: 2014-12-23 08:02 pm (UTC)
whereishe: (worry)
From: [personal profile] whereishe
Yuna just nodded. "Thank you for opening up to me. I really an honored." A soft smile pulled at her lips as she looked over at Alex.

"I'd like to open up to you also." She wanted him to know everything about her and she wanted to learn so much about him as well.

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