Summary: Ludwig wakes up after just 2 and a half hours of sleep and decides to cuddle some more before he gets up.
Ludwig rolled over. Even though he had just woken, he still felt tired. Sleepily, he looked at the alarm clock on his nightstand. Half past six in the morning. Damn his body clock for waking him after just a few hours of sleep. It had been so late when they had finally gone to bed yesterday.
It had been past ten when his doorbell had ringed and at least eleven when they had decided that cooking some dinner would be a good idea. Around half past twelve they had been done with cooking and had sat down on his couch to cuddle while eating. It had been the first time in months when they had had time for each other.
By two they had finally moved it to his bedroom. But it hadn't been until four before they eventually went to sleep. There had been so much to make up for. It had felt like they just never had enough time.
And now, Ludwig lay in his bed, rubbing his eyes and wondering whether he should try to go to sleep again or just stay awake. He watched his lover's sleeping face for some time. Right now he felt like he would never be able to go back to sleep again. Carefully not to wake his lover, he brushed a strand of hair out of the other's face.
On those few quite occasions all by themselves he sometimes wondered how he could bear all the time without him. Of course he didn't think that much about it when he was working or with others, but at night his bed felt much too big and cold without his dear beside him.
He cuddled up against the other. A yawn had convinced him to try to sleep a bit more. He breathed in his lover's scent. The warmth beside him was soothing. He closed his eyes again.
"Je t'aime."