Well, I figured out how to combine my favorite song and my favorite TV show! Can't wait until it comes back on :) And I hope Todd returns in Season 3!
The stars lean down to kiss you,
And I lie awake I miss you,
It was true. Todd missed her. She'd promised that she'd find him, but that was yet to happen. Even with her skills, he was unsure if she would be able to find him. That was the point of the Witness Protection Program. To be impossible to find. But she'd promised. And Todd would trust her to keep it.
He had to.
Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere.
Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly,
Todd used to stay awake and watch her sleep. Not in the creepy, stalker-y way, but in the romantic way. Or, at least, it was romantic to him. She looked peaceful when she was asleep, at complete ease. And that made Todd happy.
But I'll miss your arms around me
I'll send a postcard to you dear,
Cause I wish you were here.
The worst part for Claudia was not knowing where he was, if he was safe. She just wanted to be reassured, to know something concrete. Claudia had even gone to Artie, asking him how much trouble she'd get into if she hacked into a government computer. He'd laughed, saying it was impossible.
But Claudia lived in a world of impossible. And she'd learned that nothing was impossible.
I watch the night turn light blue,
But it's not the same without you,
Todd liked to look back on the fun times they had together, like the time when she kept him awake so they could watch the sun rise on her birthday. Whenever he started to doze off, she would kick or pinch him. Eventually, his second wind had kicked in, and he couldn't have gone to sleep if he'd wanted to (which he secretly had.). And when Todd was sitting by the window, the rays of coral light had cracked over the horizon, and he looked back to see Claudia's reaction.
She was fast asleep.
Because it takes two to whisper quietly.
The silence isn't so bad,
Claudia talked a lot. Not in the bad, annoying way, but enough that silence felt so alien. He wanted to hear the sound of her voice, her laugh, anything. Claudia's voice was just so familiar to him. It was comforting.
Till I look at my hands and feel sad,
Cause the spaces between my fingers
are right where yours fit perfectly.
She wasn't much of a hand-holder. But she complied often, because he enjoyed it so much. Her hands were always warm. Not in the icky or disguising way, but in a nice, sweet way.
I'll find repose in new ways,
Though I haven't slept in two days,
Sometimes, Todd would lay awake, wondering if he ever crossed Claudia mind. Because she constantly occupied his thoughts.
Sometimes, Claudia would lay awake, wondering if she ever crossed Todd's mind. Because he constantly occupied her thoughts.
'Cause cold nostalgia chills me to the bone.
But drenched in Vanilla twilight,
I'll sit on the front porch all night,
Waist deep in thought because when I think of you.
I don't feel so alone.
As many times as I blink I'll think of you... tonight.
I'll think of you tonight.
When violet eyes get brighter,
And heavy wings grow lighter,
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again.
And I'll forget the world that I knew,
But I swear I won't forget you,
Oh if my voice could reach back through the past,
I'd whisper in your ear,
Oh darling I wish you were here.
"I missed you," Claudia whispered into his chest, holding him tightly.
"I missed you too, Claudia."
"I thought about you."
"Likewise."
"Don't leave me again?"
"I won't."
"Promise?"
"I promise," he murmured, before leaning down, and kissing her passionately.
Well, it's certainly not my best work, but I kinda like it. Maybe I'll write another songfic about them. Suggestions?