#well you know the 'WE CAN'T LET PEOPLE KNOW WE YEARN' meme? yea

[doueverwonder]

short fluffy IndiBama thing but I'm embarrassed about it under the cut (I use she/her for Indy cause I can)

Alabama had been tossing and turning for hours. He was used to humidity but it seemed worse tonight, not aided by the fact that it was still boiling even in the middle of the night, and no matter what he tried mosquitoes, flies, and heck even lightning bugs kept getting in. He had watched the minutes tick by on his alarm clock, not being able to get any sort of rest til almost two am. Even then it was barely sleep, more a weird in between, exhausted and conscious enough of the time he had to be up to 'sleep', but uncomfortable enough to stay asleep for more than a couple minutes.

Around three he sat bolt upright, the steps coming down the hallway at this hour initially scaring him. Alabama, along with the rest of the south, groaned realizing it was just Florida and Louisiana stumbling in like they did almost every weekend night. Those two really were the worst when it came to being quiet. Texas would grumble about how he was going to give them the what-for one day but it had yet to happen as he was the only one who could actually sleep through them coming in.

After ten minutes of trying to get back to sleep he finally gave up. He got up groping around in the dark before finding the basketball shorts and t-shirt he had initially gone to bed in. He put both back on, along with a pair of--probably mismatched--socks, usually he wouldn't bother but the floors of the upper floors were always so chilly even in summer. He also pulled a sweatshirt out of his closet, but tucked that under his arm, it wasn't for him. It was a peace offering for the person he was about to wake up.

He could teleport, but Gov always seemed to know when they did that and the last thing he felt like explaining was why he was up and about this late. So instead he climbed the two sets of stairs. The first landing he held his breath trying not to make any noise, not because the Northeast was easy to wake up but because New York didn't sleep. He made it past and up to the third floor, really why did the South have to be on the first floor? It just meant they had to climb more stairs than any other states.

As soon as Alabama stepped off the landing he felt better, it was still warm but less 90s and more low 70s. The humidity was bearable up here as well, still more than some places--he had got caught in Nebraska talking about how corn sweats or something like that to know why--but better then the majority of the South. He stuck his head down the hall that led to the kitchen and living room to make sure no one was up before tiptoeing down the hall where the bedrooms were.

Gladly the one he needed to get to was only the second door down the hall, he took a breath knocking lightly and praying no one else heard. He waited a long moment before knocking again, this time the door opening just a crack Indiana peering out;

"Hey sweetheart" he half whispered,

"'Bama?" she squinted, yawning "what are you doing up here?"

"I couldn't sleep, was wonderin' if I could crash here for the rest of the night" Indy very rarely got mad about much, but he had never woken her up at half past three am either. So he couldn't say he would be surprised if she told him no.

Lucky for him she just nodded, opening the door the rest of the way for him to come in. The door closed behind him, she sat down on the edge of her bed, rubbing her eyes. "why couldn't you sleep?"

"Too muggy in my room, and Florida and Loui woke me up" She nodded humming, wasn't the first time he had complained about those two waking him up. Alabama tossed Indiana the sweatshirt, not needing to tell her what it was for a look of pleasant surprise to cut through her still half asleep features as she pulled it on, putting the hood up immediately. He knew it would be months before he saw that sweatshirt again; Indy was the top sweatshirt thief in the statehouse, her most infamous one being a colts sweatshirt she stole from Maryland just a couple months before before actually stealing the colts all together.

She had climbed back under her quilt, patting the other side of the bed to tell him to hurry up. He pulled off his shirt, tossing it over the back of a chair and climbed in bed, turning off the lamp and flicking on the night light. The first couple times he had slept over he had thought it silly that she had a night light, the only answer he was able to get about why was a mumbled fun fact about being able to see the Chicago lights from the Indiana dunes 60 miles away. Now turning it on was basically muscle memory, even if she said he didn't have to turn it on if it bothered him.

They usually talked while falling asleep, he assumed not tonight with it being so late as is but as Indy settled into his arms she asked through another yawn "Are you doing anything tomorrow?"

Despite the fact that he could already feel himself finally relaxing he responded, "Just a meeting with Gov, what 'bout you sweetheart?"

"I have to sneak my boyfriend out before Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan wake up" Alabama tried not to laugh too loudly, even though he knew she was close to dead serious. They usually didn't mind him being there... as long as they knew beforehand.

"Best savor our time together then case we oversleep and I'm dead come mornin'' Indy just pressed herself closer to him, barely nodding more or less fast asleep again.

Alabama relaxed the west of the way, really he should have just come up when he first realized he wasn't going to be able to sleep in his room. He was warm again, but this time because he was under a pile of blankets with his girlfriend in his arms. This was definitely much better then the 98% humidity.

[at-the-exd-of-everythixg]

Memes! Part 2

@blind-mutant / @awkward-snake-girl

Mattie: Wyy would I buy a weighted blanket when I can sleep with the weight of knowing I will never be enough

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Lace: If you date me my sleep paralysis demon becomes OUR sleep paralysis demon

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Samuel: Concept: you taking me to an aquarium and watching lovingly as I completely ignore you to look at the jellyfish

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Jen: Your honour my client would like to plead oopsie daisies

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Mordecai: Be the reason why your local woods are haunted

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Rhys: I am looking disrespectfully

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Sal: Your boyfriend hates me cause I'm fruity and dress better than him

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Hulk: Accidentally indulged in too much "me time", turns out I've been reported missing for over six months and presumed dead by most local and national authorities

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Mattie: Not to be soft but I would love to make you tea with honey and run you a bath with rose petals and just make you feel like the most special person in the world

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Pascal: You have lips,,,I have lips,,,interesting,,,

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Doe: A knife??? Are you flirting with me???

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Samuel: I'm sorry I pushed evil buttons in the evil lab but that is a you problem

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Sal: I sent you a heart emoji. Send one back btich.

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Finn: Being held is actually the most healing thing in the world

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Rhys: Anyway I want to be rawed romantically

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Dae: Oh wow....I've got to hands....you've got two hands...maybe we can like....put them together....and interlock our fingers....? only if you want to...aha...

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Lace: Hanging out with old people rules because after a while they trust you enough to confess murder totally unprompted

Finn: Wait what

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Rhys: If I had a sexy evil wife who wanted me to kill the king and seize power, I would simply not be a little btich about it. RIP to Macbeth but I'm different

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Pascal: Hold on I'm having a coherent thought

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Mattie, slowly removing heart glasses: I beg your fucking pardon

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Mimi: Oh I am ABSOLUTELY messed up but it did make me funny

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Edith: Don't like me? Well come and kill me be the change you wish to fucking see

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Hulk: Wow...being alive is uncomfortable

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Sal: Yes it is true. I, unfortunately am diagnosed with lovey dovey bitch syndrome

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Jen: If I were to open a PO box would you send me fan mail?

Wulf: aye

Sal: No

Samuel: I would send hazardous items in an attempt to harm you

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Skaar: I think memory loss is something I do on purpose by accident

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Sal: I miss you

Sal: nvm it was just a moment of weakness

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Rick: What if I died and came back to life would that be fucked up or would I still be hot

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Rhys: Perhaps the only way to truly defeat evil...is with tender and gentle homoeroticism....

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Lace: Can't talk rn dude, yearning

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Mahogany: What if...we blinked slowly at each other...and we were both animals that recognise this as a gesture of trust...

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Mordecai: Destroy the idea that I am shaped like a friend, I am actually shaped like a threat so you better fucking run

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Mattie: It is honestly a travesty you are not being held in my arms rn :/

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Finn: ok I decided not to be so emotional and overreacting

Finn: Failed

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Rick: Yeah dude I drink a lot. Drink at parties all the time. Yea you heard right, 9 capri suns. In 45 minutes.

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Sal: Just because I came when you went pspspspspsp doesn't mean I like you. Fucking idiot.

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Wulf: Guess what I'm about to get

Edith: On my nerves

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Red: help!! I was vulnerable and I can't take it back!!

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Samuel: Losers try to tell me I emit "nuclear radiation", like that's my vibe idiot

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Lace: Baby boy I won't lie to you, I am not on my medication

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Mattie: Let's bring back romanticism, I'm tired of bring rational, we are all dumb and we all want love

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Mordecai: Sex with demons was totally chill until the church ruined it