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It was late at night.
Elizabeth is now tucked in on Cecilia’s couch. Unexpectedly, the living room is a comfortable place to fall asleep in. Or, it could be because of this afternoon’s exhausting off-collab stream. Nevertheless, she is excited about spending more time with her beloved doll.
Well, it would’ve been a tranquil night if not for the constant swearing coming from Cecilia’s room.
“Work! You damn machine!”
It’s the nth time she had heard Cecilia’s cursing words on her computer in the middle of the night, both in English and German. Elizabeth couldn’t get any sleep due to the relentless sound of keyboard clicking. She was also worried that Cecilia wasn’t getting enough rest, as both of them had planned on hanging out tomorrow.
“..That’s it,” Elizabeth grumbled. It’s about time that she does something about Cecilia’s unhealthy habit of staying up all night.
She made her way up the stairs drowsily, struggling to keep her eyes open. The keyboard mashing coming from Cecilia’s room would get louder every step.
Elizabeth stood in front of Cecilia’s door. “Cece, not asleep yet?” she called with a raspy voice.
“..Mmh, not yet. You should go to sleep, though.”
This woman..
“Hey, you’re the reason I couldn’t get an ounce of sleep! Not to mention that it’s midnight, you’re the one that should get some sleep.”
“Oh, really? Sorry, I’ll be quiet then.”
Desperate on getting Cecilia to sleep, Elizabeth opened the door to the doll’s room. Inside, Cecilia was curled up on her chair, her posture resembles that of a dried shrimp.
Elizabeth couldn’t help but let out a heavy sigh before going up behind her.
Following that, Elizabeth rested her arms on Cecilia’s shoulders, in tandem with resting her chin on top of the doll’s head.
“..You’re warm. Too warm. This is not good for your body, especially since I don’t want you to be exhausted for tomorrow,” Elizabeth murmured, still fighting the urge to close her eyes.
“Don’t worry about me, this is the bare minimum for a programmer,” Cecilia said half-jokingly.
Elizabeth then buried her face in Cecilia’s neck. “I’m not getting off until you go to sleep,” she mumbled.
Cecilia, who’s used to Elizabeth not being touchy, was visibly surprised by her sudden act. “H-hey! Why are you suddenly so clingy..?”
Elizabeth’s warmth on Cecilia’s neck was a rather unusual sensation.
Cecilia glances towards Elizabeth. Her dishevelled, scarlet hair, was something that is uncustomary for Cecilia. Considering that she is very much used to seeing Elizabeth in a much tidied up, professional manner.
But Elizabeth, who is half-asleep, is now somewhat acting like a golden retriever.
“..cute.”
The doll huffed. In truth, Cecilia would kill for a moment of respite. But as a consequence of being too careless about her deadlines, she can’t do anything but to do it all at once.
Cecilia paid her attention towards Elizabeth, and was planning on waking her up. That is before she felt Elizabeth’s arms tightening around her.
Before Cecilia could process anything, she is now being carried by Elizabeth.
“Hey! I wasn’t finished! Put me do-”
Elizabeth shot glares at her, enough to make Cecilia respond with a ‘sorry’ face.
“I'll turn off your computer and save your progress later. For now, you get some sleep,” Elizabeth insisted.
Elizabeth and Cecilia are now downstairs, both tucked inside Elizabeth's mattress that is fortunately wide enough to fit two people inside. Who knew that it’d come in handy?
Sure, the couch is a lot more comfortable to sleep on according to Elizabeth. But then she wouldn't be able to watch over Cecilia so that she won't suddenly wake up and tip-toe her way back to her room.
“Watching over her.. that's all.”
“...”
She ran her finger through Cecilia's silver hair, fixing a few strands that's blocking her face from Elizabeth's view. Her scruffy hair is something that Elizabeth found adorable, in addition to the doll’s sleeping face that she rarely gets to see.
“..Liz..?”
“Morning, Cecilia.”
Cecilia pulled her closer to her, cuddling up to Elizabeth’s chest. Elizabeth hugged the doll tightly, combing her hair as well as giving her a few kisses on the head.
“That tickles,” the doll chuckled.
The redhead then cupped Cecilia’s face. Cecilia glanced upwards, resulting in the pair’s shared eyegaze. Elizabeth leaned towards Cecilia, before sharing a deep, warm kiss between one another.
In the aftermath of their kiss, Cecilia burrowed against Elizabeth’s neck.
“Five minutes, please,” Cecilia mumbled.