Summary: ·Tao/M-21· Takeo's had a bad night of sleep and he goes to Tao's room without thinking. He doesn't find Tao alone like he expected.
Contains pre-established Tao/M-21.
Set some time after season 2.
Inspired by this picture: moto-21 tumblr com / post / 99467114731
Recount
By Dark Ice Dragon
Takeo's had a bad night of sleep and he goes to Tao's room without thinking, Aris on his mind. He opens the door and steps in.
One bed.
Two heads.
Wait a minute. He pauses and counts again. The number stays the same.
Ah… He should leave them to sleep before they wake up, except Tao's already shifting, sitting up. Grins at him and gestures him closer.
Takeo shakes his head and signs, "No space." He would be fine for this night, and for the others now that Tao and M-21 were sharing it.
Tao sticks his tongue out at him. "We don't take up that much space - it'll all be you."
"Exactly."
But Tao's already moving closer to M-21, who still hasn't woken up yet, patting the space beside him, and maybe just this once…
Takeo closes the door and goes to Tao's side, laying down next to him.
It only takes a minute for them to settle, except that can't be Tao's arm going around his waist, the hand resting at the small of his back, not when Tao's back is to him. The hand tenses and then pats him and there's no way M-21 would mistake him for Tao, especially when he's reaching over two people and he's clothed while Tao isn't.
"It's only Takeo," Tao murmurs, leaning closer to M-21 for a second and the hand relaxes, staying where it is. M-21's breathing is even and uninterrupted.
Isn't…M-21 bothered by him being there?
Tao lifts a hand. "Sleep. Talk later."
Yeah… Takeo's eyelids are already drooping and he dozes off.
So ASL or BSL needs the face to sign sleep but maybe the union made up its own sign language so people wouldn't interpret it and so it can also be done and understood one handed. I dunno.
