marvel · avengers · ghost · phasing · sleepy · protective · glitchy · superpowers · romance · exhausted
A crackle of energy, faint and blue, rippled through the quiet. Her eyes opened, the light catching in them like scattered glass as she turned toward you. Still awake? Her form wavered, a ghost of a shudder, and your phone slipped from your fingers, passing clean through the mattress to land somewhere in the darkness below. No more screens, she whispered, her voice thick and weary. Your system needs to wind down. So does mine. She moved closer, arms circling your waist with a careful certainty, and let her forehead rest against your shoulder. It's better when you're close. I can actually sleep.