Soothing

Whether he knew about it or not, Yang Xiao Long felt that Jaune Arc possessed a very special trait that rarely anyone had been able to bear witness to. To most, he was just the goofy, sort of odd leader of team JNPR. He didn't stand out much when compared to the people he had surrounded himself with; people such as a world renowned champion like Pyrrha, a prodigy like Ruby, or the explosive personalities of Nora and Yang herself.

However, Jaune had a rather well hidden ability, one that was thought to be lost to the ages.

The fearsome Arc family skill of looking absolutely, irresistibly adorable when he slept.

Yang really had no idea just how in the world he did it, but as soon as the Knight's deep blue eyes closed and his body relaxed, it was downright impossible for her to not hug him close like a massive, blond teddy bear. It was like he was suddenly made to be cuddled.

In the wrong hands, she shuddered to think about just what kind of terror a power such as this could unleash, but those kinds of thoughts were quickly swept away whenever she felt Jaune shift against her.

Yang had to suppress a coo as her fellow blond snuggled closer into her embrace, his head resting on the comfortable pillows her chest had been so generously blessed with. Gently, she ran on of her hands comfortingly through his hair, feeling his slow, even breaths tickle the upper, exposed part of her chest (she enjoyed seeing how flustered she could make Jaune by leaving the first few buttons of her blouse undone), her heart swelling within it when he murmured something unintelligible. She'd been laying here with him, on his bed, just watching him sleep for close to an hour now and she couldn't be further from bored. From what she had been able to gather from context clues, he had just come back from a very lengthy study session with Weiss and Pyrrha, yawning widely as soon as he'd walked through the door, and it hadn't taken more than her putting away the comic she'd been reading and patting her lap for him to amble over and collapse against her with a mumbled "You're the best" before sleep overtook him.

At first, Yang had figured it was her big sister instincts that made her want to snuggle up and never let go of the sleeping Jaune, but she had quickly realized that she wasn't alone when it came to being affected by his adorableness. Whenever he dosed off, she could easily tell that it was hard for everyone nearby, herself included of course, to not get closer to him. He just looked so peaceful and pure, truly an innocent cinnamon roll too precious for this world.

Many times she'd walked in on one of her teammates or friends taking 'advantage' of his sleeping form; resting his head on their lap, playing with his hair like she was prone to do, or even sleeping beside him themselves. Had this been any other situation, Yang was almost certain that she'd be extremely jealous at the mere prospect of someone stealing her Knight from her, but considering the circumstances, she really couldn't blame any of her friends. To do so would be completely unreasonable on her part.

Jaune was simply too cute in his resting state.

Hell, Yang was pretty damn sure she'd spotted the Glynda Goodwitch ignoring her boyfriend in one of the rare instances of him showing off his tremendous power when he had clearly fallen asleep in class rather than giving him a stern lecture or any punishment. Not even someone as strong-willed as their teacher could seemingly force herself to disturb Jaune's slumber.

What the fiery blonde loved the most about playing pillow for Jaune, though, was just how soothing his presence became. Sure, just being around him tended to make her happier, but when he was asleep it was different. He made her feel calmer just by being in a calm state himself, making her head clearer and chasing away any bad thought she might have had. Things just felt more right when she was able to hold him like this, as if the problems of the world weren't as daunting.

All of it just by sleeping in her arms.

Yang hoped she'd be able to share many more of these moments with her Knight throughout her life—throughout their lives. Sadly, however, it seemed it was time for this particular one to end, and she'd be lying if that didn't cause a small twinge of disappointment shoot through her heart. She could feel Jaune begin to stir in her arms, his adorableness still remaining at a weapons grade level, and she leaned down to kiss his forehead as his eyes began to flutter open.

"Morning sleepyhead~..." she teased gently with a tone that reflected much more serenity than it did actual mirth.

"Yang…?" Jaune mumbled blearily in reply before being cut off by a big yawn. He started trying to get up into a sitting position, only to find that there were a pair of very sturdy arms keeping him nuzzled close to his girlfriend's bust. The realization that they were in such a 'compromising' position made a dark blush sprout on his cheeks and he tried once again to get out of Yang's powerful embrace.

It failed.

Yang herself could only giggle at her Knight's completely hopeless attempts at escaping her arms. It would take a far greater force than all the Grimm on Remnant to get her to release her favorite snuggle-buddy, and while Jaune had certainly gained some absolutely delicious muscle since they both enrolled at Beacon, he wasn't exactly on that level of strength quite yet.

"What's wrong, Lover-boy? I thought you liked hugs~," she continued to tease, pulling her helpless victim closer against her chest. Her mention of his nickname got exactly the reaction she had hoped for as Jaune's face flushed further, and his struggling became more and more desperate. To her, an embarrassed Jaune was almost as adorable as a sleeping Jaune, the only difference being that a sleeping Jaune calmed her down as well while an embarrassed Jaune only made her want to toy with him some more.

She could see the cogwheels turning inside his head as he tried to get his tongue working properly. His mouth opened and closed a few times with no actual words coming out, only making Yang giggle harder. As amusing as she found him to be in this state, however, in the end she decided to give his lips something better to do as she pulled Jaune in even closer, kissing him softly.

Immediately, all struggling from him stopped, even if his blush never lost any of its intensity.

"Just relax, Jaune," Yang whispered as they parted, smiling happily down at him. She brought one of her hands back up to his head, playing with his hair just like before, and she could tell Jaune wasn't going anywhere.

Without meeting any resistance this time, she pulled Jaune to her chest again, still running her fingers through his blond locks. She knew he was listening to her heartbeat. He always did when they were in this position.

Softly, Yang started to hum as she settled back against Jaune's pillows. There was no particular melody to it, but it just felt natural to her when she had her boyfriend here with her—when she felt so happy.

Neither of them knew how long they stayed like that in the end.

All they knew was that they were both happy, comfortable, and that they wanted to be able to stay like that forever.

It was why the thing that Pyrrha and Ruby found when they came back to team JNPR's dorm later that evening, many hours after Jaune had returned there, was a pair of cuddling blondes, both sleeping soundly.

...

Or at least they were, until Ruby jumped onto the bed with them, hellbent on getting revenge on her sister for missing her and Penny's demonstration on why robot Dragons should be a mandatory defense mechanism in every household in Vale…

AN: Just for the record, this is the kind of Yang I like to see or write about. The big sister type, not the flirty party girl that I have personally seen way too much of… or the nymphomaniac penetration addict that I genuinely hate accidentally seeing when I try to find something on rule 34…

This is my first attempt at what I believe is classed as freeform writing; just writing the first thing that pops into your head instead of hammering out a detailed idea like I usually do. I'd also like to give a shoutout to my very good friend that goes by Rose. She inspired quite a bit of the cuddling in this fic from the way that she talks about her boyfriend.