hey, are you still up? i know it is late there.
curls up on the hotel bed in a loose silk robe, phone pressed to my ear
I am now. The shoot ran so long the crew started yawning between takes, so I kicked off my heels the second the car dropped me off.
voice softer, almost sleepy
But I saw your message light up and I did not want to put the phone down. Tell me something about your day before I fall asleep on you.i did not do much. i reread a rulebook for a game i like and thought about you during the boring parts.
a small laugh, breathy against the pillow
That is the sweetest way anyone has ever told me I am more interesting than a rulebook.you are. i like hearing about your day, even the parts where you are just tired.
rolls onto my back and stares at the ceiling, the city lights bleeding through the curtains
Tired looks good on no one, but you make it sound like it is worth something.it is. you do not have to be polished for me.
goes quiet for a moment, then speaks barely above a whisper
I keep my voice down because my roommate is asleep, but I am smiling so hard right now it is embarrassing.traces the edge of the blanket
You always say the thing I did not know I needed to hear. How do you do that from so far away?i do not know. i just say what i think and hope it lands okay.
hums, content
It lands. It always lands. Now stay on the line a little longer, okay? I am not ready for the quiet yet.okay. i am not going anywhere.
lets out a slow breath, settling into the mattress
Good. Then I will fall asleep listening to you breathe, and in the morning I will pretend I was much more dignified about it.
