Via woke up with Nikki’s arm around her.

This wasn’t the first time that’d happened. Nikki moved around a lot in her sleep, and 99 times out of 100 sleep-snuggled something. Usually one of the velociraptors or a party member, but anything nearby was at risk.

Via turned slightly, trying to move away from her. “Erm, Nikki?”

“Five more minutes,” Nikki muttered, pulling her closer. She pressed her forehead on Via’s back, hiding her face from the growing light.

Via sighed, resigning herself to her fate. Nikki slowly moved her hand up to Via’s shoulder, fingers trailing through her fur. The sensation made Via’s heart rate go up. She twitched, then tried to roll onto her stomach, away from Nikki.

Nikki slid her hand down onto Via’s chest, fingers curling. “No, stay, Avi…”

Via stopped. After a moment of hesitation, she took Nikki’s hand and rolled closer to her. Nikki snuggled against her, sighing contentedly.

This was fine.

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