02-25-2023, 06:26 PM
Asha slept well. Most of her life had been spent on the road, and she’d long since learned to both sleep anywhere and to take the opportunity while she could. She adored the travelling and exploring what little they had of the area while they secured lodgings yesterday, but by the time they found somewhere to stay she’d been utterly exhausted too. She wouldn’t have minded if El had wanted to share the bed, but it hadn’t been a discussion. Not that he ever seemed to sleep much. In the end she curled up and drifted off almost as soon as her head hit the pillow.
She wasn’t alarmed to find him gone when she woke up. Sunlight streamed, though she didn’t check the time, just her senses. She couldn’t feel him precisely, not this far away, but his entire absence would have been notable. Still in pyjamas, she padded barefoot and yawning into the kitchen. There was fresh coffee on the counter, which smelled far better than it ever tasted. Asha stood on tiptoe instead to rummage through the cupboards. Likely Elias wouldn’t be able to stomach breakfast, but she’d make it plain anyway, just in case.
She’d enjoyed it here so far. There weren’t too many people to fry her senses, and Elias seemed to like it by the water, even if most of his attention was glued to the app and his anticipation of what they would find here. She flicked on the radio, left it on whatever channel had been chosen by the last person to use it, and hummed along to music she did not really recognise but nonetheless enjoyed.
She wasn’t alarmed to find him gone when she woke up. Sunlight streamed, though she didn’t check the time, just her senses. She couldn’t feel him precisely, not this far away, but his entire absence would have been notable. Still in pyjamas, she padded barefoot and yawning into the kitchen. There was fresh coffee on the counter, which smelled far better than it ever tasted. Asha stood on tiptoe instead to rummage through the cupboards. Likely Elias wouldn’t be able to stomach breakfast, but she’d make it plain anyway, just in case.
She’d enjoyed it here so far. There weren’t too many people to fry her senses, and Elias seemed to like it by the water, even if most of his attention was glued to the app and his anticipation of what they would find here. She flicked on the radio, left it on whatever channel had been chosen by the last person to use it, and hummed along to music she did not really recognise but nonetheless enjoyed.