As long as you need [Sakari & Veeti]

[roesslyng]

Title: As long as you need
Fandom: Year in Hereafter
Characters: Sakari & Veeti
Rating: 0+
Length: 50 lines
Summary: Take as long as you need - but not too long.
Other: I expect these two will have a lot to talk about once Veeti's finally awake and they're both in the same location again, but in the meantime....



As long as you need

Hey, are you awake? Oh—
well—
– I guess not.
That's okay,
just rest a while
if you need to
and I'll be ready when you come back.
You look
different
from when I last saw you
older
more weathered
even in sleep your eyes
are heavy—
how long has it been,
how long was it really?
Mika says it's been years
but that
can't
be right—
can it?
You'll have to tell me
everything
don't leave anything out
not one little detail
not a single word.
I say I'm not worried
but maybe
I am, just
a little
as I brush my fingers along your shoulder
as I sweep your hair out of your face
as I wrap this blanket around you.
Hey, little brother,
can you hear me in there?
Come on, wake up
don't make me wait like this.
Jaakko will want his spot back
you know
and he won't stop reminding me
that you took it.
But—
—fine, it's fine
I'll let you be
and let you rest
and let you take your time
if you have to.
I'll be waiting, just—
—please,
don't take forever.