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Redson watches Mei sleep in their sleeping bag. Since he’s took her in to control the samadhi fire he’s been more…observant. He sighs and walks over to her and sits 2 feet away from them. He look at her sleeping face as she hugs her dragon plush.
‘Imbecile .’ He said aloud softly with an unknowing smile on his face. He gently moved Mei’s hair out of her face to get a better look at them. Usually he’d never do this, actually he doesn’t know why he’s doing this. It feels like he has no control over what he’s doing and yet he still wants to do it. Her face was peaceful. He felt a sense of relief.
Ever since she got here she was on the brink of a mental breakdown. It was uneasy to see Mei, the annoying, energetic, and just generally positive person, become this anxiety riddled, aloof being. It didn’t sit well with Red. And to put the cherry on top of it all, he didn’t know why it bothered him so much.
He stared at her deep in thought until she started to move. He jumped and stood up at quickly as he could and looked away. After a few seconds he looked back to see her still asleep. He sighed and went into the bathroom to get ready for bed.
The bathroom door close and Mei opened her eyes. Her mind was as awake as it was in the morning. She usually would go to sleep within 30 minutes but today has been…something. She contemplated the moment in her head. Redson sliding the hair out of her face. She smiled. ‘ Maybe being with Red wasn’t that bad. ’ She thought as she squeezed her dragon plush and closed her eyes shut. She fell asleep before Redson was got out of the bathroom.