forum Behind The Mask [One-On-One // Closed]

Started August 18, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

tune

Kasey sighed quietly as she watched Liam move a bit in the bed. She gently rubbed his arm a bit, hoping it would help him sleep better. If he was going to get better, he would need all the rest he could get.

Liam relaxed a little at the touch, a comforting feel to him. His breathing slowed down a little and he settled down.

Kasey smiled and continued to rub Liam's arm for a bit. She moved so that her head was resting next to his chest, and she fought sleep away, figuring that she wouldn't need to sleep again. After a couple of minutes, she lost the battle and succumbed to the power of sleep.

Liam jerked awake a few hours later, not quite as tired but still fairly sleepy. He blinked a few times, trying to remember where he was. Once he did, he tried not to think about the dreams that had plagued him for another night.

Kasey was already awake, simply staring at the ceiling, when Liam woke up. She felt him jerk and looked over, giving him a small smile.

"Hey," she greeted him softly.

“Hello…” He muttered, rubbing at his face.

"You okay?" Kasey asked, turning onto her side to face him. She put an arm under her head to prop herself up and so that she could see Liam better.

“Yeah… yeah I’m okay.” Liam lied. He wasn’t and hoped it wasn’t obvious. He gave her a small smile to help his case.

Kasey raised an eyebrow at Liam.

"You do know that I can read thoughts, right?" she reminded him.

Liam sighed and rubbed at his face.

“Fine… fine I’m not okay.” He said quietly.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Kasey asked gently. "I'll listen if you want to, you know."

“I know you would, but I guess… I-I’m not sure if I do or not…” His voice became quieter as he spoke.

Kasey reached her free hand over and placed it on his arm. "That's okay, too. Just know that I'll be here whenever you want to," she whispered.

Liam nodded and gave her a wobbly smile, “Thank-you…” He whispered back.

"When do you think they'll let you out?" Kasey asked gently, moving a bit closer to him.

“Soon… maybe later tonight or tomorrow,” He shrugged, “I’m not entirely sure.”

"I hope it's earlier rather than later," Kasey murmured. She smiled as a thought came to her. "Our cats probably miss us, huh?"

Liam chuckled, “Ah, yeah. Mortem is probably trying to find his food…”

"The poor thing." Kasey blinked, realizing that she hadn't actually told Liam about Quake. "Oh… So, uh, Harper got me a kitten…"

Liam smiled, “That’s great, what’s it’s name?” He asked.

"I named her Quake, after one of my favorite characters," Kasey said with a smile.

“That’s a nice name, very cute and also deadly.” Liam replied with a smile.

"I'm hoping she never realizes that," Kasey chuckled.

“I hope she does, that’ll be fun for you.” Liam replied, laughing with her.

Kasey gasped in feigned offense, gently swatting at Liam.

"How rude. You want my cat to become deadly?"