Drabble 1# (B)

Hangover and the cure

"Ugh…my head hurts…"

Beth wakes up to a splitting headache and a throbbing need for water. She feels like someone has tied a bucket of bricks to her body and she cannot find the strength to get up. Her arms are numb. Bursts of sunshine silk shield her view; her ponytail has come undone.

Looking around blearily, she tries to identify where she is and ignores the dull pain in her head. She is unable to remember what happened last night, but only one thing comes to mind.

"I actually drank alcohol. Kinda explains the hangover," she thinks. "Daryl didn't say it'd be this bad, though..."

Beth tries to sit up but pair of warm arms holds her down to the bed. Looking at her waist, her brain takes a while to comprehend the situation and her heart stops when she realises the warm body sleeping peacefully next to her.

Daryl.

Her immediate reaction is to slip away from him because she knows he does not really appreciate unnecessary body contact. But when he tightens his grip on her waist and pulls her closer to him, she holds back the warmth that threatens to flood her cheeks.

Suddenly very aware of the almost non-existent distance between them, Beth feels another rush of red staining her face when she feels his hard chest pressing against hers and his cooling breath tickling her forehead. She is not used to this level of intimacy, especially with Daryl, but she admits: she can get used to waking up every morning like this for the rest of her life. .

Now she is torn between staying in bed and snuggling against Daryl or waking up and possibly ruining the opportunity to savour this moment. She decides to slide out of his grasp and get something to soothe her throat.

…Before wrapping her arms around his own waist and breathing in more of his scent. Beth hears a sigh of content escape the lips of the man beside her, and she decides that she should drink more beer in the future if it means getting to spend quality cuddling time with Daryl.

Okay, so Bethyl is really cute and that's a universal truth. we all know that. I haven't actually watched the Walking Dead yet, but a friend introduced me to this sugar-sweet couple and I was HOOKED. Once upon a time, though, I don't think I would have found Daryl attractive but meh, what's done is done.

Swan ya later people!