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NESSETH'S ROOM - MORNING
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Vix snuggles warmly against Nesseth, purring as she slowly wakes up in his bed~
Nesseth is still fast asleep next to Vix, an arm lightly draped over her as he stays snuggled up beside her. Despite such a nice morning, however, his expression is anything but peaceful. A small, worried frown, a slight furrowing of his brow, and the occasional muscle twitch shows that, whatever he's dreaming of at the moment, it isn't anything good.
Vix studies Nesseth's face and debates whether she should wake him up or not...
Nesseth shifts a little in his sleep, his expression hardly changing as Vix studies him. However, before Vix can decide whether or not to wake him up, his eyes shoot open, accompanied by a slight gasp. He stares through Vix for a few seconds as he glances about, only to sigh quietly and visibly relax when his gaze locks onto her eyes.
Vix hugs Nesseth tight as he suddenly wakes up. "Not havin' a good time?"
Nesseth hums in discontent, but gently hugs Vix back. His heart is pounding rather hard from the dream, and she can no doubt feel it, pressed against his chest as she is. "Mmgh... not really, no..." He spends a few seconds just hugging her close, "...Another bad dream."
Vix purrs louder to help calm Nesseth. "You're alright. I'm here with you~"
Nesseth hums quietly as he just hugs Vix tight for the moment. "Yeah... yeah, I just... I don't know, I wish these dreams would stop. I don't need to be back at the Prominence more than the one time."
Vix hums. "What happened in Prominence?"
Nesseth shrugs a little. "A lot. It's hard to forget staring right into the eye of a dragon, though. Or the burn of electricity from the Whisperer's magic. Or those phantoms the Whisperer summoned up."
Vix tilts her head, now curious. "How long ago was that? Did you survive?"
Nesseth tilts his head at the question. "The last thing before we left the Prominence... like last month or something?" He pauses, then raises an eyebrow, "...And if I didn't survive, I wouldn't be here right now, would I? Or... am I still dreaming?"
Vix sticks out her tongue. "Just being a little silly. You made it back, though~"
Nesseth chuckles quietly. "Yeah... I made it back, but still... those dreams aren't any fun."
Vix lightly kisses Nesseth. "What if I was there?"
Nesseth hums softly at the kiss. "Mmh... at the Prominence...? I'd have been worried sick about you. Same if Plume or Erika were there."
Vix playfully boops Nesseth's nose. "I bet I could beat them all up. In your dream, that is..."
Nesseth sneaks his tongue out and lightly wraps it around Vix's finger for a moment. "Well... you'd probably do an excellent job of it, yeah."
Vix smirks. "Just think of that next time you have that nightmare~"
Nesseth hums and nods as he leans in to give Vix another little kiss and a hug. "I'll try to do that. Not sure how well I'll be able to focus, though."
Vix grins. "Okay, try really hard to picture me with a badass magic sword, right now~"
Nesseth flexes his frills a little in thought. "A sword...? Hm..." He pauses, thinking a bit, then shrugs with a smile as he gets a bit of an amusing idea of Vix wielding a giant zweihander for some reason, "Okay, got an idea in mind."
Vix nods. "Alright, and the sword makes me an invincible battle goddess~! So I can protect you next dream~"
Nesseth does his best to stifle a chuckle, but a slight snerk manages to escape nonetheless. "A battle goddess, hm? I see~"
Vix: Hey, I'm formidable! Maybe if you imagine me a little taller...
Nesseth shakes his head, his smile shifting to a bit of a grin. "Well, no, it's not that. I just... wound up imagining you using a sword that's way too large, for some reason."
Vix giggles. "Well it's a magic sword, so bigger is better~"
Nesseth reaches a hand up and lightly scratches behind one of Vix's ears. "More magic power that way, hm~?"
Vix hums. "Dream guardian Vix to the rescue~"
Nesseth smiles softly. "Unstoppable is what you are, dear."
Vix kisses Nesseth in the nose. "I do hope that helps a little next time~"
Nesseth hums. "Mmh, hopefully it does. I can't tell when a nightmare's about to hit, but I'll just keep you in mind all the while, if I can."
Vix nuzzles. "Plume and Erika should be dream guardians, too. For when I can't make it in time~"
Nesseth leans into the nuzzle with a soft sigh. "Yeah, but you've a habit of popping up out of nowhere, so... fashionably late?"
Vix stretches her arms a bit. "Mmm, that works...what time is it right now, anyways?"
Nesseth turns over a bit to look towards the curtained window and notes a bit of sunlight streaming in, though it still has a crisp quality to it. "Looks like... early morning or so... sun's just rising."
Vix hums. "Got time to snuggle~?"
Nesseth hums thoughtfully, then nods with a smile as he turns back to Vix. "I think so, yeah~"
Vix rolls on top of Nesseth and purrs. "Then let's make the best of it~~"
Nesseth hums warmly and leans up to give Vix a kiss as the two get to some early morning snuggling before breakfast~