NM #1 ~ Comfort
#1 of Niv & Mela
[ Summary: ]
Just Niv dissociating a little.
[ ~200 words ]
Old work.
Characters are mine
(C)~Nivulus 2018
The door clicked as Mela unlocked it and stepped into the house. She set her duffle bag on the floor before announcing herself.
"Honey I'm home!" she called facetiously. Making her way to the kitchen, she peeked into the living room to see Niv watching TV on the couch. "D'you need anything while I'm up?" She didn't hear a response. "Once I sit down, that's it." Still nothing. She nodded to herself. She padded softly into the living room to confirm her suspicion.
Right where she left him, but a million miles away; Niv sat on the couch with his legs tucked beneath him, staring at a spot just below the TV screen, his brow furrowed and his arms crossed over his stomach. With great care, Mela gently wedged herself between him and the arm of the couch, pulling him close with her right hand and wrapping her arm around his shoulders. She let her left hand rest on her lap, brushing against the fingers of his right.
A moment passed, and neither of them moved but for their breathing.
His fingers slowly reached out, intertwining with hers. She smiled as she felt the gentle squeezing, and pulled her arm tighter around him.