For Yuna! (Whereishe). Continued Cuteness

[my_belfry_of_fun]

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.

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[lessandmorethanhuman]

Distress signal been put out and alert, for the rest of Yuna's team along with their coordinates. At least as far as could be extrapolated. First thing, after getting Yuna settled, Alex had done when he'd been picked up in the shuttle as they headed back to the main-ship.

Yuna'd half-woken up once, but had gone back to sleep soon enough. Probably her body's way of still healing from its brush with hypothermia. That was alright, wrapped in a blanket to keep her warm, even if she still was curled in his jacket. Alex supposed he could get it back later.

Not difficult to move her or carry her to her room either. Settling her gently on her bed, blanket and his jacket still there. From there, Alex went and turned in his data, and went back to his usual work. They'd have to talk, but it could wait.

Nightmares

[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?

Dungeoneering mission!--a week or 2 later

[lessandmorethanhuman]

It wasn't a difficult mission--at least, it wasn't projected to be so. They had two packs of supplies to help them through their mission, all compressed down for storage, and as light-weight as possible. Exploring the caves and subsequent ruins the Ship had sent them too was being done in various groups of the explorers. Just so happened that Alex and Yuna were set up to be one pair-group.

Included in the packs were a scanner to help them determine air-quality, water-quality, etc that had a built in tracker for the ship to retrieve them if needed, and a few lights--at least one of which could be used as they headed in and down. So far, it was just...down. Down into caverns, and cold and chill.

Air-flow though, as the air wasn't stale, and quiet enough to Alex's senses. Absent skittering echoes, but nothing nearby that made him be particularly on alert. Honestly, the most annoying part was the lack of light. Both of them were starting the mission in their Explorer's uniform, with head-lamps on to help them see. Small radios too, just in case they got separated.

Once they got down another mile or so to the ruins, hopefully it'd get more interesting.

Dungeoneering-mission: Day two in the Ruins

[lessandmorethanhuman]

After their conversation, and during lighter topics, Alex had helped Yuna to dry and rebraid her hair. It was peaceful, in a way he hadn't expected. Nervous-making too, as he was still confused overall. Just...doing a good job of ignoring the confusion as much as he could.

They'd see where this all went, and he was trusting Yuna. Something that was so rare, him trusting another person. Letting her closer.

Dinner had been quiet, and then they'd outlined their plan for the next day. From there it was time for a rest, like bedtime. Alex knew Yuna'd insist he rest too, and if he were honest, he wanted her to. He wanted to hold her close, to know he kept her nightmares away. Feel her warmth, breathe her scent, try and explore this new fluttery feeling that baffled him when he was around her, make sense of it in his mind.

Taking another look at the room they'd made their 'base', he moved the bedrolls. They were in a corner, farthest from the doorway and away from windows. Positioned such that their feet would be to the wall, and he'd made sure the line of sight to weapons and the door was clear, if needed. Then he'd curled up, Yuna closest to the wall, and his back to the doorway so he could protect her. Tucking her under his chin, arms around her, letting her sleep in his hoodie if she wanted.

It had been nice, and he'd been surprised at how peaceful it really was.