#also i have discovered that i lovm emt vax

[romeoandjulietyouwish]

OH MY GOD IM SORRY I MEANT VAXLETH IM JUST BLIND AND TYPED THE WRONG LETTER

rushed kisses (all good, don't worry about it. it can been confusing when their names are literally one letter apart! <3)

Keyleth wakes up to loud swearing.

"Shit, goddammit, fucking hell." She groggily lifts her head, squinting in the darkness to see Vax no longer lying next to her, but is running around their bedroom, lifting up piles of clothes and kicking shoes aside.

She groans and presses a hand over her face. "What's going on?" She mumbles.

He swears again and looks over at Keyleth, "Sorry, Keek. My pager went off, there's a huge fire down on Labenda Ave, they need everyone available." Keyleth sighs and sits up. Being a EMT's girlfriend is not all it's cracked up to be. This is hardly the first time she's woken up like this and he's had to leave more than one important event to go to work.

"Have you seen my belt?" He asks, ducking his head under her desk.

"By the window," she says with a yawn, leaning back against the headboard. Though she enjoys the sight of Vax without his shirt, she wishes it was under better circumstances.

Vax must be able to tell her disappointment in the darkness because he sighs and looks over at her as he threads his belt through the loops. "I'm sorry, Keyleth, I really am."

She shakes her head, "It's fine, you need to help people. I'm good here."

Vax walks over and kisses her forehead, "I'll be back as soon as I can. I'll bring some food on my way back and we can have a picnic in the living room."

"Okay." She lifts her legs to her chest and watches as he yanks on his socks followed quickly by his shoes. "You'll be safe, right?"

"Of course," he promises her with a soft smile. "Go back to sleep, Keyleth. I'll be fine."

She nods, "My ringer's on, so if something happens-"

"Someone will call you or I will call you," he reminds her. "Don't worry about me. I'll text you when I'm on my way back."

"Call me, don't text." She tells him. He nods and quickly kisses her before nearly tripping on a pile of clothes on the floor as he jogs out of their bedroom.

Keyleth sighs and drags a hand down her face. There's no way she's sleeping now, but she moves to Vax's side of the bed, burying her face in his pillow. She triple checks that her ringer is on before dragging the comforter over her head and closing her eyes.

She doesn't sleep, just sort of drifts in the darkness until it's an acceptable time to wake up. She turns on the news as she starts making herself breakfast. Keyleth eats breakfast in front of the TV, sitting on the floor with her classwork spread out on the coffee table.

Vax doesn't return until just after noon, but he did remember to call her first and he arrives bearing a bag of takeout from their favorite Marquesian place down the street. When he's showered and changed, the two of them cuddle up on the couch, watching something mindless while they eat.

Keyleth looks up at Vax from where her head is resting on his chest, "I love you so much."

He smiles and squeezes her a little. "I love you too. I'm sorry I have to keep rushing out."

She shakes her head, "You're helping people. Just promise me you'll actually get a full night's sleep tonight?"

He laughs a little and kisses her head, "I'll do my very best for you."