As she fell asleep, she felt Arc trace his fingertips carefully along her back, goosebumps running down her skin at the comforting feeling of his fingertips on her skin. She shivered lightly, curling further into him as she faded away to sleep, at ease for the first time since she could remember. Nothing else bothered her, all that mattered to her now was him, even if he didn’t realize it yet. She smiled slightly when he whispered a goodnight to her, and her head was still in the clouds, floating from their earlier kiss, but the heavy weight of sleep pulled her back to the ground, and into a deep sleep. She didn’t flinch, she didn’t jerk back when he put his arm around her, and maybe it was because she was already nearly asleep, but it was progress nontheless.<br/><br/>If she was asked to describe how she felt at that moment in time, she wouldn’t be able to. There are no words that she could string together that would form a sufficient sentence of how much him being there meant to her. Some may argue that since they’ve only known each other for a couple days that it wasn’t real, or it was too fast, but when all you have left is a desert world and the clothes on your back, it’s not so difficult to believe this. As she slept, she wasn’t bothered by an additional nightmare that night, she just slept, peacefully, for the first time since she could remember. She hadn’t heard his whisper of affection as he was falling asleep, but when he went to lay closer to her, she wrapped an arm around his torso and hugged him to her, anchoring herself to him. What’s the harm in having comfort? She wasn’t sure how he felt about her, or how he felt after seeing her meltdown, but she’d have to figure that out another day. Tonight, she just let herself sleep in his arms, where she felt safest.<br/><br/>Some hours later, she woke up as some sunlight peered through a small crack, making her stretch, yawning and looking around. It took her a moment before realizing where she was, and how she broke down last night along with it. As she recalled her panic from the previous night, she cursed herself for looking so weak under another person’s presence. She mentally slapped herself, thinking how dumb Arc must think she is now.<br/><br/>However, the soft breathing of the body next to her ripped her out of her thoughts, looking up to the sleeping figure. A small smile forced on her face and she carefully twisted so she was laying on her stomach. She watched him sleep, seeing how peaceful and at ease he seemed to be in this stage. She gently rubber her thumb soothingly across his chest, careful not to wake him. She knew he didn’t get much rest, and she was determined for him to get as much as he would need, she’d even let him sleep the rest of the day if he so pleased. She ran her fingers through her hair, remembering their kiss from the night before as a big smile spread across her face. She sat up so she could stretch without waking him, and her movement allowed him to roll onto his stomach. She bit her lip and smiled, laying on her stomach next to him. She pushed a strand of hair out of his face and gently traced a shape on his shoulder. She pulled her hand back, observing him sleep before he began to stir. She sat up on her elbow as he woke, smiling to him “morning sunshine,” she teased, seeing his hair splayed every which way.