Sisu and You Ornate_Padlocks
Chapter 2: Waking Up
Notes:
"There's not going to be any followup..."
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Chapter Text
The morning hours are not much better than the night when it comes to temperature – the sunbeams, with their shallow angles, fail to heat up the chilled local atmosphere to any good effect. One would have to contend with dulled hands and frosted breath until the sunlit areas are heated to a serviceable degree, tempting anyone in the shade to step outside for at least a few seconds.
Not you, though.
There is plenty of reasoning for you to not leave your bed. It is still early in the morning, and with a wind billowing across town and into the windows that were still open, you would be turned into an icicle. You also have a cleaned schedule, so there is no urgency to pull you out of bed. But all that reasoning is only peripheral to the first sight you behold.
Filling your vision is a blue haze, focusing to become the all-encompassing warmth and beauty of the still-sleeping Sisu. No amount of frigidness could ever overcome her close embrace, and no outside interference could ever separate the two of you. You emanate a contently sigh before shutting your eyes and tightening your hug around the dragon's luxuriant coat. A whole night asleep with Sisu, and you still can't get enough of her wonderful fluff. Instinctively, you run a hand through the small part of her mane in your reach. Just like the rest of her, the silkiness and stored heat inside that tuft of fur gets absorbed into your arm and dances across your senses to induce the utmost tranquillity. You crack a smile and bury your face inside her neck. "Sisu, Sisu," you sing as you let her locks brush your head, before you lean in to bury a smooch inside her heavenly forest. "Morning kissu." She doesn't respond. You relax nonetheless, as it was still early, and you weren't familiar with her sleep patterns. She's so peaceful.
It didn't take long for you to doze off again. You lay in silence, secretly aware that Sisu is beginning to come through. She makes the most adorable little noises as she adjusts herself before tracing her chin over your head. Gently, she plants her lips on your hair and hushes to you. "Morning, sleepyhead."
A small groan escapes you. You were still letting that kiss sink in as you look up at her muzzle. "Hi." You're still groggy.
"Sleep well?" Sisu shifts her head back, allowing her whole face to be seen by you. She carries an early-morning weight in her eyelids, supported by a weak, yet calming smile.
"Mhm." You just admire the view. Until last night, you never thought that you would wake up to such an endearing dragon. You had tried envisioning Sisu in your dreams to some minor success, but what had transpired over the night ended up being far, far beyond what your mind could draw up.
The dragoness inches closer to your face, and then shuts her eyes as she presses her nose against your own. "You're such a dork." She then giggles. Sisu is a caramel factory powered by snuggles. You tilt your head down so that her snout can slot nicely onto the bridge of your nose. "Hey," she said. "What did you say again last night?"
You said more than a few things to Sisu, but you quickly narrow it down to what you said right before you slept. Of course, the fun part is pretending you don't know. "'Such an angel?'"
Sisu sees through your tirade, as expected. "Oh, you know." She affirms her embrace as you prepare yourself for the impending onslaught of cuteness. "'I love you,'" she sings. You did not prepare enough. "'I love you.'" You let out giggles as she starts tickling your back. "I love you," each one increasing in pitch, and with this next one she nuzzles your head. "I wuv you." You shrink down out of being overloaded, and all you could respond with is "Aww." Sisu persists. "D'aww, I wuv you." She then peppers you with kisses all over your head. "I wuvuvuvuvu…" Nibbling your hair, she really is trying to make you explode. Ultimately, Sisu relents. She hovers her snout above your exposed cheek, and gives you her soft, gentle goodnight kiss before reeling you back into her fluff with a sigh.
"I love you."
You stay with your arms wrapped around Sisu for a good while, relaxing inside her loving embrace and endless fuzz. It is simply impossible to ever become uncomfortable with the fluff noodle, but seeing as you were in one position all night, it is more your fault than hers that you become aware of your own numbness. Reluctantly, you release your hug and stretch yourself out to relieve your muscles. Afterward, you flip over to your other side to press your back into her neck and chest. It took the caveat of no longer hugging her, but you finally became Sisu's little spoon. Your back is lost in a cloud of utter warmth and coziness, and your head fits rather nicely in the nook between her jawline and neck. There is only silent content. "Hmm. You're really gorgeous."
"What," Sisu responds. "You mean I'm beautiful?" She has the most soothing laugh. "Nahh, I'm just pretty."
"You have no idea."
"Come on, how do you know, huh? You're not even looking at me right now."
"Sisu," you have a prime opportunity to serve back her own medicine. "Trust me." Nice. "You're a real beaut."
Looking down, you notice Sisu's front paws positioned over your belly. Seeing as her tail isn't nearby, you reach down to take in the feeling of her de facto hands. Their sheer heft is immediately apparent, and as you pull them closer to your chest, you notice the how clubby her digits are – it is needed to hold aloft the dragoness's weight. Sisu, being the lovable noodle that she is, curls her fingers around your hands. "Sisu?" She can never make you not blush. "Why do have to be so adorable?"
In response, Sisu giggles and brings your hands to your chest, hugging you from behind. She hums a nothing tune as she cups your hands with her soft, sizable palms. Why bother getting out of bed, when you've got a beautiful, affectionate dragon spooning you and playing with your hands? As you let Sisu work her magic on you, she intertwines her fingers around yours, eliciting a small laugh from both of you. "Hmm." Medicine for the soul. "My little dragonfruit." She nuzzles your hair again. "My cuddle bug." Her whispering can sooth even the most troubled of souls. "I think someone wants to talk to you."
Creeping up from underneath the duvet, Sisu's tailfin appears in front of you. "Hello." The dragoness is scrunching her voice.
"Hi, Sisu's tail." You smile at that lovely adornment. "You want something?"
"Can you-" Her tail is cut short by Sisu snickering.
"Oh, this is- this is too good." She regains her composure and briefly tightens her hug. "Keep going."
"Yeah, can you, uhh…" If that tail could blush, it would. "Can you pet me?"
Sisu frees your hands so you can bring her tail in. You guide her fin so that it rests flat on your chest, and you already have your arms wrapped around it. Sisu chortles as you cause her fin to twitch by simply combing over it with your fingers. Again, you weave it between your fingers, taking in the smooth texture as you place your chin on the very tips. You lean in to hug her tailfin dearly. "Aww, shucks," it said. "Thanks."
"You're welcome." You continue petting the dragoness's tail as she leans forward to get you back in her embrace. For a moment, everything just made sense. Over the past couple of hours, you have gone from lying half-asleep in your bed, to getting confused, fearful, riled, excited, and now lovestruck by something you never thought would happen outside your imagination. You realise that with the sheer amount of occurrences, from having Sisu exist at all, to her visiting your town, to you leaving your lights on as an unknowing beacon, means that having her knock on your door, let alone sleep with you, could not have been possible if any factor was omitted. You almost start tearing up again, but relax again as Sisu tightens her grip on you and sways lightly. You meant it when you said you loved her, and you really want to say it-
Suddenly, Sisu rolls onto her back with you deep in her clutches, turning herself into a mattress. As Sisu released a deep sigh, you feel yourself rising and falling in unison with the breath she took. "Thanks." You could feel the euphoria in her voice as she sniffed once. "You can turn around now." It is an awkward, meticulous task to flip back, but once you did, you collapse on top of Sisu like a ragdoll. She makes for a luxurious bed, you thought. You rub your cheek against her neck, letting out a small "Aww" while doing so. "Cute widdle fluff noodle." You scoot up so that your head is alongside hers, but you fall back onto the actual bed. Sisu gives a cute little laugh in good faith, then rolls onto her side again and rests her head on top of yours. You turn your head to gain a better view of her soft cheek. Her eyes are shut, that tranquil smile returns, and you could hear her breathing ever-so-softly. "So beautiful…" After a short while, you lean in and give Sisu a soft kiss on her cheek. "I love you, Sisu." You shrink into the dragon's embrace, tightly shutting your eyes out of unending gratitude. Not speaking, she responds by tightening her tender embrace.
The silence that fills the air allows you to focus on Sisu's alluringly soft breathing. Each breath she takes shifts your body on a barely noticeable scale, but it is that slight movement, along with the soothing noises that she makes, that induces fuzziness in your senses and lulls you into drowsiness. You would've fallen asleep right then and there, were it not for Sisu realizing something. "You know we have to get up soon."
You weren't planning to get up soon. "Nahh. It's too early."
Sisu laughed. Secretly, she wasn't going to either. You two were going to stay in bed for a while…
Notes:
Pulled an all-nighter while watching the Nurburgring race (lol red-flagged all night because rain I watched Decino instead) and wrote this epilogue, partly because I wanted to put this fic on the front page again because I didn't get a lot of hits (my fault for trying to avoid spoilers), but mostly because waking up with Sisu would be ridiculously adorable.
Maybe I'll make something more cool in the future...
[ORIGINALLY POSTED JUNE 6 2021]
