Seth wakes up feeling like he's barely had any sleep at all, but that's probably less to do with the quality of the sleep, and more to do with just how wiped out he was yesterday. Most of his dreams was just him being weirdly plant-like, but there had been enough time for a few claustrophobic, paranoid nightmares just before waking.
His mind replays the events of last night, or at least what he can remember of them. Except that when Johnny reaches him, the dream seems to veer off from what happened, as Johnny leans over and starts licking Seth's face. A few moments later, as the dream fades, he realises it's Scout who's doing licking. Seth must've been sleeping restlessly.
He groans as he pushes himself up a little bit, making a face against the dog tongue, before wrapping his arms around the little guy and burying his face a little in his fur. He's partly hugging him to calm Scout down, but mostly to comfort himself a little. "Thanks, buddy," he murmurs into the fur, very glad Johnny left him here last night.
It's only a few minutes later, when Seth's almost drifting off again (he really is exhausted still), that there's the sound of a key in the lock, and both Seth and Scout look up. His gut twists in paranoia just for a moment, stopping him from answering, but then it's just Johnny, and he relaxes again. Scout wags his tail and looks questioningly up at Seth, who lets go of him, and Scout eagerly trots over to greet Johnny.
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His mind replays the events of last night, or at least what he can remember of them. Except that when Johnny reaches him, the dream seems to veer off from what happened, as Johnny leans over and starts licking Seth's face. A few moments later, as the dream fades, he realises it's Scout who's doing licking. Seth must've been sleeping restlessly.
He groans as he pushes himself up a little bit, making a face against the dog tongue, before wrapping his arms around the little guy and burying his face a little in his fur. He's partly hugging him to calm Scout down, but mostly to comfort himself a little. "Thanks, buddy," he murmurs into the fur, very glad Johnny left him here last night.
It's only a few minutes later, when Seth's almost drifting off again (he really is exhausted still), that there's the sound of a key in the lock, and both Seth and Scout look up. His gut twists in paranoia just for a moment, stopping him from answering, but then it's just Johnny, and he relaxes again. Scout wags his tail and looks questioningly up at Seth, who lets go of him, and Scout eagerly trots over to greet Johnny.