ʚ blurb of matt comforting you
[ fluff, no plagiarism or inspo w/o asking allowed ]
“Sweetheart?” Matt questions, knocking on the door of your shared room. You feel heavy—so heavy that your body just lays deathly still, sinking into the mattress as you hear the door creak open. “Hey, are you…are you okay?” he asks.
The door clicks shut and you feel the edge of the bed sink down as his lap comes into view. Your eyes flicker upward, your numb heart aching for anything except the empty sadness. Warmth floods your cheeks as you feel a couple stray tears fall.
It doesn’t even hurt anymore—it just feels off.
“What’s going on, pretty girl—I’m right here, let me hold you,” he offers. You shift slowly as he helps you lay your head in his lap. The soothing touch of his cool fingers brushing through your scalp seems to help somewhat, but you were desperate for any sort of relief from this.
“I…I don’t know,” you sigh out. Curling further into his lap, you can’t help but take deep breaths of his familiar scent. The small ounce of weight being lifted feels better, but you still don’t feel okay.
Matt leans down, pressing a soft kiss to your head, letting himself stay there for a moment and embrace being close to you. Everyone has off days. He knows there isn’t much he can do except be there for you. “Do you wanna go for a walk? Or…or maybe we could take a bath?” he reasons.
Your lips pucker to the side as you try to debate his offers. What would make you feel better? Matt continues combing through your hair mindlessly, unknotting a few places that have gotten tangled. “I…” you trail off, unsure.
Noticing your frustrations, Matt’s thoughts rush for ways to comfort you. “Do you wanna…maybe we could plan another one of those cabin trips, hm? We’ll do that and just cuddle for a bit?” he announces, relief washing over his face as he sees your expression soften with a gentle nod. “M’kay, let’s do that. Can I, um…can I hold you?” he asks.
You give another nod, this time a more firm motion. Excitedly letting out a laugh, Matt wraps you in his arms, pulling you into his chest so tight that you let out a noise of pain feeling your nose being crushed against him. “Ow, Matt!” you yell.
Immediately loosening his grip and uttering a handful of apologies, he looks down at you with sympathy and love. “--’m sorry, ‘m sorry, you just—god, I just wanna hold you. C’mere,” he motions.
The subtle laugh that falls from your lips is barely noticeable. Your lips curl into a soft grin as he pulls you carefully back into his chest. Matt sighs into your hair. “I love hearing you laugh, I—I love making you smile.”