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@thcrealheroes ; homelander : ☆ ; sender snuggles receiver under a blanket for warmth. fall / autumn / halloween prompts ; accepting.
𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, she liked autumn and winter, the change in the seasons, the exciting holidays of halloween and christmas, the potential for snow. she had known what to expect when she was home in iowa and she had been figuring out what to expect from new york's weather. she didn't know what to expect now that they were living in the uk, all she knew was about the rain which she could handle, she wouldn't even mind the cold and snow. what annie hadn't expected was the sudden change in temperature, like how it went from feeling like summer one week and then the next, it was cold and she felt like she couldn't stay warm. she was wandering around their home in a large hoodie, hoping it would keep her warm and she still felt like she was shivering. how was john just okay with this? he barely seemed to 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 that the temperature had dropped. maybe all those years flying just built a tolerance up that she just did not have. considering that things were definitely not as tense between them anymore, annie also knew that he liked the idea of acting like the perfect husband, which she knew he wouldn't be likely to deny her request.
𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦, moving towards the living room where he was, teeth pulling on her bottom lip for a moment because he could say no. she just had to hope that he would not think this whole thing is ridiculous and he would see that she needed just a little 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 and warmth right now. she would love to not feel cold for a short while. giving him a smile as she stood in front of him, " hey, i know the cold doesn't seem to be bothering you too much, but i'm really feeling it . . . would you be okay with just laying under the blanket with me, so i can finally not feel cold for a little bit, " annie asked, shifting on her feet slightly as she waited for his answer, her heart beating hard in her chest as she looked at him. she half expected him to just say no, to completely dismiss her attempt to get a little closer to him, but instead he surprises her with actually agreeing to her request causing her to smile at him widely. annie moves quickly, as if john might change his mind if she didn't move quickly. she moves onto the couch with him, laying beside him as best she could, pulling the blanket over the both of them and she got as close to him as she could manage, her head resting on his shoulder, one of her arms drapped over his stomach as she resisted the urge to put one of her legs over his. this was still far more 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 than anything they had done since they had ran away from vought together.
𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦, extremely grateful that he said yes and she couldn't deny how good this felt. to be pressed up against him, under the blanket and feeling warmer than she had in what felt like ages. this sudden cold weather had sent a chill through her that she could finally feel like it was thawing. plus despite her best efforts to ignore it, annie knew she was also just looking for an excuse to be close to john. this was definitely the most unexpected thing. realising she was starting to get feelings for homelander, no, for john. it had started small, just little things that made her feel less alone, then it was more curiosity, than daydreams, wanting to know more about him and helping him navigate all this unfamiliar things of a 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 life that he had never experienced. even the physical contact felt normal now, just small touches here and there when it was just the two of them. of course, the acting like a husband and wife when out and about in public was just part of it, it almost felt like whenever vought had sent them to do things and they were just following talking points. it was all the moments when it was just the two of them and no one could see them that made her heart race and yearn for more moments with him.
𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦, her hand moving to rest on his chest just above his heart. she had started noticing how beautiful john was a lot more recently. yes, she had always known he was attractive, like she wasn't blind or stupid. john was attractive and he always had been. but it was more the little details, the way his hair fell into his face now it was slightly longer, the way the light caught those blue eyes of his, the curve of his lips and the way he smiled at her when he thought she couldn't see it. yep, she was definitely falling in love with him and she didn't think there was any way of stopping it. annie also had no idea if he even felt the same, or whether this was just all part of playing the role to him, she doubted she would ever be able to get an answer 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 exposing herself in an emotionally vulnerable way that she didn't know if she could do yet, " thanks for agreeing to this. i'm usually pretty good with the cold, the winters could be pretty bad back home. i just wasn't exactly prepared for it to suddenly change, " she admits, though she was sure it just sounded like excuses and she could feel herself getting pink in the face, " wanna watch a movie or something? since i don't think we're gonna be moving for a while, "