on the list of inopportune but comfortable places hwiyeonโs ever fallen asleep at, lilithโs couch is rapidly and somewhat worryingly climbing the rankings. itโs on par with the recording studioโs couch, possibly the only place that isnโt her own bed where sheโs crashed more often than lilithโs apartment, and maybe even a little better โ thereโs only a littleย crick in her neck when she finally shuts up that gargoyleโs voice in the back of her head going, but isnโt the sun on the ceiling so much nicer to look at, and forces herself to stand up.
see, it could be worse. lilith could have, like, a shittier couch.
the worldโs a little wobbly. hwiyeon yawns, big and unsightly, the kind of yawn her mother probably wouldโve nagged her about once upon a time, and grunts when she runs her hand through her hair and realizes her neckโs hurting because sheโd slept with a ponytail in.ย โhow many times do you have to fuckinโโฆโ struggling to yank it free from the knots and muttering to herself the whole while, she pads through lilithโs living room to the kitchen for some water.
sheโs still in the jeans and shapeless hoodie sheโd pulled on when lilith called last night, including the mismatched pair of socks sheโd blindly thrown on when she rolled out of bed half-asleep grumbling at them through her phone. ugh, again?ย she remembers groaning, not for the first time. you so owe me for this, she remembers saying when she was herding a drunk lilith into her car, not for the first time. i mean it!ย she remembers saying to the stoplight halfway home, not for the first time.
and here she is, probably also not for the lastย time, fishing out the water bottle sheโd shoved in the fridge after she wrangled them into bed last night and a bottle of aspirin from her bag. the apartmentโs still quiet, so she figures lilithโs still asleep, but hwiyeonโs hungryย and thereโs nothing in the fridge that she knows how to make a meal out of.
โli-il,โ she calls, dragging out the syllable as she slugs into their room.ย โwake up sunshine, itโs almost noon andโ shitโโ finally,ย the ponytail comes looseโย โiโm starving and youโre out of eggs.โ she throws herself over the end of the bed with a muffled groan, waving the water bottle around listlessly and hoping to smack one of lilithโs legs through the covers with it.
lilith swore that they could take care of themselves. even when they were reckless and belligerent and on the verge of yet another arrest for public disturbance. of course, the night didnโt always end that way. somehow, someway, lilith almost always ended up with hwiyeon on the other end of their phone. a soft hiccup followed by slurred words, interrupted by lilith clearly in an argument with some random person.
โhwiโ hiccupย โiโm at a partyโ hiccupย โi donโt know where my car is.โ that was usually all it took and lilithโs own personal rescue team was on the way, which only consisted of hwiyeon, one of the very few people lilith would never admit to trusting with their whole life.
the night ended just the same any other. hwiyeon, who had become a professional at taming a wild lilith, would bring them home. lilith would waste no time falling face first onto their bed and diving into one of the deepest slumbers anyone could ever experience. lilith liked to call themย โthe closest thing to deathโ since it was the only time they were actually numb to any and all feelings.
lilith grumbled at the feeling of their bed sinking in and rolled over onto their stomach. lilith brought their blankets up to cover their face in an attempt to block out the brightness of the room.ย โtoo early.โ lilith groaned, soon dozing back off. lilith kicked their leg when something hard smacked against it.ย โgo eat. pancake.โ they mumbled.ย โhwi...thereโs pizza in the fridge leaveโm lone.โ
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