[ Killua doesn't answer. He grabs the pillow instead, burying his face in it and blocking out the light.
The truth is, he's barely slept at all for several days, too anxious about being stuck here, too worried about his sister, desperate to learn as much as possible to improve his situation in this place as quickly as he could. He's still coming to terms that maybe he really will be stuck here for months, possibly even a whole year, and he can't exactly spend the whole of it awake and chasing after the entirety of the Coven for answers.
But even though he doesn't feel like sleeping here on his own puts him in danger, there's something a lot more comfortable about being in the same room as someone else again.
...in the same room as Gon.
He still can't believe Gon is here. He still doesn't know what to think of it, or how to feel, and even the relief seems complicated. But if he tries not to think about it too much, if all he focuses on are the sounds of Gon's breathing and occasional frustrated huff and page-turning, then at least for a few minutes, everything feels like it might just be okay.
Gon will give up on the books in half an hour, maybe a whole hour if he's stubborn enough. Killua will take over then. For now, he lets his eyes close and does exactly as he announced he would, curling up around the pillow and falling asleep. ]
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The truth is, he's barely slept at all for several days, too anxious about being stuck here, too worried about his sister, desperate to learn as much as possible to improve his situation in this place as quickly as he could. He's still coming to terms that maybe he really will be stuck here for months, possibly even a whole year, and he can't exactly spend the whole of it awake and chasing after the entirety of the Coven for answers.
But even though he doesn't feel like sleeping here on his own puts him in danger, there's something a lot more comfortable about being in the same room as someone else again.
...in the same room as Gon.
He still can't believe Gon is here. He still doesn't know what to think of it, or how to feel, and even the relief seems complicated. But if he tries not to think about it too much, if all he focuses on are the sounds of Gon's breathing and occasional frustrated huff and page-turning, then at least for a few minutes, everything feels like it might just be okay.
Gon will give up on the books in half an hour, maybe a whole hour if he's stubborn enough. Killua will take over then. For now, he lets his eyes close and does exactly as he announced he would, curling up around the pillow and falling asleep. ]