ben wakes with a start, his heart beating out of the cavern of his chest, his hand splayed out on his chest like he can hold his heart himself, to stall it and will it to a slower pace. his eyes dart around the unfamiliar room, brows furrowed slightly, wondering where the hell is he. a hand raise, to shield his eyes from the sun that is barely peeking from outside, bleeding between the sheer curtains. "what?" ben whispers softly, remembering that he was fighting off a djinn seconds ago.. the thing had him pinned, ben shoved a dagger through the thing's chest, and ben blacking out. the sound of rolling limbs, his own, is all he can remember last.
he feels a stir beside him, capturing his attention and ripping his gaze from trying to decipher the walls like they will come out and tell him where he is. though he doesn't recall where he could have been dragged to, he recognize the curly tousle of dark tresses, descending around laura's features like a halo on the pillow beneath her, the covers splayed over her frame, making the braeden hauntingly aware of his current state, and what lack of clothes he has on. he reaches a hand to his forehead, looking to find a clock on a nightstand, finding that it plainly states in bright numbers: 10:34AM. nothing out of the ordinary. aside from the fact he doesn't know where they are, how he got in bed with laura, why he doesn't remember what happened after his fight with the djinn, and why he doesn't remember his night with laura and how badly he wishes he remembered his night with laura and- he wants to question this, wants to ask her what does this mean, ask if she picked him up from the gutters on the side of the road because that's what she would always be for him, his savior and lifeline, without question; always tethered with a magnet that they never seemed to be able to resist. ... @chingonaclaws