rainbow; au
Most of the time, once Lightning woke up, she got out of bed almost instantly afterwards. Besides the fact that she was generally a morning person, she also wasn't the type to just loll around in bed while there was stuff that had to get done.
On this particular morning, though, she found that she was in no hurry to get out of bed. This was partially due to the extremely handsome man curled up next to her, their bodies pressed so close together that they might as well have been one person.
Lightning smiled to herself. How true that thought was.
Hope was still asleep, one arm wrapped around her middle and his face near hers, close enough so that every exhale made her bangs dance. She sneaked her own arm around his bare shoulders, chuckling breathlessly when the motion made him pull her closer.
For quite some time, she just lay there, breathing him in and wondering what she'd done in her life to deserve him. No matter what he claimed, she knew he could have had his pick of anyone - someone softer than she was, someone who was better at dealing with their emotions, someone who was more sure of themselves.
But no. He'd chosen her.
Since she was facing Hope, this allowed her to see her hand when she lifted it up slightly, enough to see the glittering diamond ring that'd adorned her finger since last night. It caught the light peeking in from the curtains, making tiny rainbows dance on the ceiling.
She wasn't aware of how much time had passed when she eventually heard Hope's low chuckle. Quickly, she dropped her hand to his bare back, sighing quietly when he kissed her shoulder, his lips slowly moving up her neck and to her ear, obviously relishing in her hitches of breath.
"Good morning, future Mrs. Estheim," Hope murmured into her ear.
Lightning smiled, moving her head to capture his lips lazily. "Farron-Estheim, you mean."
"…Close enough."