[It doesn't take much to wake her, even when she is deep in her sleep. Not that she's been sleeping that well since Eustace has been back from the trip with Joshua. She's been worried sick, always on edge, her focus always more hyper aware of Eustace and his state than usual. She's always been a worrier, even after he tries to reassure her time and time again that he will be fine, and while she goes on about their days as normal, her instincts keep pricking at the back of her mind. So, the last week have been filled with nights of odd sleeps, Tifa waking up in the middle of the night just to make sure that he is still there and okay...
So when he starts to stir and groan, his breathing suddenly growing more laboured, and especially when she feels his arms slide unnaturally tighter around her, she snaps awake and Melody and Valo both start to bark.]
Sshhh.
[She hushes all three of them, including Eria, as her trembling hands press to Eustace's face, the sweat at odds with the way he feels so very cold, and the ice that's begun to creep over the bed. Her worst fear when he told her about this trip and what had happened after has come to pass, but she takes a deep breath anyway and tries to swallow down her panic and remain calm, resisting the urge to try and shake him awake. Her own anxiety and fear won't help to make things any better, and it would only serve to worry the dogs more and to feed into the nightmare that he is having. She already knows what it is she needs to do...]
You're so cold...
[She presses her warm lips to his forehead, shivering against the nostilium that she feels seeping into the room, the starflowers that usually shimmer faintly dimming. She turns to Eria first.]
Keep an eye on us, and them, please?
[A motion to Valo and Melody, and the wolf gives a sharp nod, her blue eyes focused sharply on Tifa, words that she needn't say passing between the two of them loud and clear through their silence.
Maybe it's the urgency of the situation, but it won't take long for Tifa to dive into his dreams, her arms tightening around him as she does... And whatever she finds in there, she is scared, yes, but ready...
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So when he starts to stir and groan, his breathing suddenly growing more laboured, and especially when she feels his arms slide unnaturally tighter around her, she snaps awake and Melody and Valo both start to bark.]
Sshhh.
[She hushes all three of them, including Eria, as her trembling hands press to Eustace's face, the sweat at odds with the way he feels so very cold, and the ice that's begun to creep over the bed. Her worst fear when he told her about this trip and what had happened after has come to pass, but she takes a deep breath anyway and tries to swallow down her panic and remain calm, resisting the urge to try and shake him awake. Her own anxiety and fear won't help to make things any better, and it would only serve to worry the dogs more and to feed into the nightmare that he is having. She already knows what it is she needs to do...]
You're so cold...
[She presses her warm lips to his forehead, shivering against the nostilium that she feels seeping into the room, the starflowers that usually shimmer faintly dimming. She turns to Eria first.]
Keep an eye on us, and them, please?
[A motion to Valo and Melody, and the wolf gives a sharp nod, her blue eyes focused sharply on Tifa, words that she needn't say passing between the two of them loud and clear through their silence.
Maybe it's the urgency of the situation, but it won't take long for Tifa to dive into his dreams, her arms tightening around him as she does... And whatever she finds in there, she is scared, yes, but ready...
She thinks.]