A/N: smut warning
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"I always keep extra pillows and blankets in the linen closet in the bathroom if you ever need any," Cheryl explained as she guided Toni around her bedroom, "And you're welcome to use any of the towels, of course."
"Cher, I've stayed here before," Toni chuckled, leaning against the doorframe to the bathroom as Cheryl continued the tour.
"Yes, but now you live here, TT," the redhead couldn't help but bite her lip to contain her excitement, failing miserably.
"Yeah...guess I do," Toni smirked, crossing the small space to press a chaste kiss to her lips. They lingered for the slightest moment, content in the silence that surrounded them before Cheryl took a deep composing breath.
"Let's get you unpacked, shall we?"
They wondered if the excitement would ever fade. Right now, it felt like just a sleepover. A sleepover that was going to only last a few days. It hadn't hit them that this was real just yet. But it was probably for the better, considering Cheryl was prone to over-thinking. But now, she was content in her bed, curled up on her side with Toni across from her in the same position, playing with each other's fingers. They couldn't sleep, despite it being past two AM. As of right now, this was a permanent arrangement, but both girls couldn't help but feel as if it were too good to be true, and wanted to spend as much time together as possible. Even if it meant staying up all night just talking with the occasional kiss here and there.
"It's really not that bad. Thornhill was much more spooky," Cheryl giggled. Toni had finally admitted how creepy she thought Thistlehouse was, "But there's nothing to fear ma cherie."
Toni just smiled and looked down at their linked fingers, noting the difference between her own tan skin and Cheryl's pale. She tried her hardest to hold back a yawn, not wanting to end the night yet.
"We should sleep," Cheryl sighed, glancing at the alarm clock on her nightstand.
A pout covered Toni's face, but the redhead was quick to kiss the pout away, nipping gently at her bottom lip as she pulled back. "Don't be sad, TT. We can talk more tomorrow," she pecked her lips again. "And the next day," another kiss. "And the next day," she giggled with one last kiss, "And every day after that."
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Cheryl Blossom came with a lot of emotional baggage. Especially over the last few years, she's been prone to panic attacks, terrible anxiety, and her least favorite: nightmares. The nightmares were the worst. Because literally anything could happen. If she was lucky, she would wake up before anything too bad could happen. But most of the time she was trapped in her own mind, stuck in a state of suffering that she couldn't wake from.
Thankfully, since Toni's arrival, the nightmares were much less persistent. Being wrapped in the serpent girl's arms made Cheryl feel much more at peace when nightfall came. But when the nightmares did come around, they were much more intense than ever before.
"Cheryl, come on, wake up," Toni shook her gently. The redhead was covered in a sheet of sweat, practically convulsing beside her. Toni had woken up at just the feeling of her tensing and trembling. "Cher, it's me, it's Toni. I'm right here," she said a little louder, shaking her harder before cupping her cheek gently.
"Toni, no," Cheryl whimpered, still deep in sleep as a tear slipped down her cheek to Toni's fingers, "Toni..." The pink haired girl never minded calming Cheryl down after her nightmares, but getting her to wake up from them was the hard part. Sometimes she was just in too deep to be woken up with simple shakes.
"Shit," Toni mumbled to herself as her girlfriend started to thrash harder, shaking her head out of her grip. Her face was scrunched up in displeasure as her arms started to move, desperately gripping at the empty space around her. "Cheryl..." Toni gripped her hands, tightly squeezing them to let her know she was there. Sitting up, she tugged her up and into her lap, hugging her trembling body tightly and rubbing her back. A sigh of relief came over her when she felt her respond. Cheryl started gripping tightly at the back of Toni's t-shirt as she sobbed into her neck, every muscle in her body a trembling mess.
"Hey, shh, I've got you. I'm right here," Toni whispered, running her fingers through her red hair, still holding her tightly. "I'm not going anywhere," she whispered, rocking her girlfriend in her lap as she continued to sob uncontrollably.
"P-please don't l-leave me," Cheryl sobbed, wetting Toni's neck with tears and the sweat that lingered on her skin. "Please s-stay."
"I won't ever leave you, Cher. I'll always be here for you, even if you don't want me to be," Toni rubbed her back, cooing gently to relax her. Cheryl just sniffled, still crying quietly into her neck, letting Toni take care of her like she did so well. She'd never understand how Toni always seemed to just know what she needed.
"I'm sorry for waking you up," the she sniffled, wiping under her eyes as she rested her head on Toni's shoulder, still comfortably in her lap.
"Don't be sorry, baby. Do you wanna talk about it?" Toni brushed loose strands of hair from her face, her eyes filled with concern for her girl. She didn't push her when she frantically shook her head no. She just peppered her face in comforting kisses, tasting the salty tears that made transparent stripes down her cheeks as Cheryl tried to nuzzle further against her.
"I love you, TT," Cheryl just barely whispered, reaching up to run her fingers over her girlfriend's cheek and neck, feeling her skin real and present against her own. "I'm sorry I'm such a burden."
"Don't say that, you're not a burden. Far from it," Toni shook her head, leaning her forehead against hers, "You're one of the strongest people I know, Cher. And I love you more and more every day for it."
"You think so?"
"How could I not?" she smirked slightly, easing her back into a laying position and holding her close.
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"You know you snore sometimes?" Toni smirked, leaning against the headboard with her phone.
Cheryl's head snapped up, tearing her eyes away from the task of filing her nails. She had the most horrified look on her face that only made Toni bust out into a fit of laughter. "First of all, why would you say something like that just out of the blue? And second of all, shut up, I do not!"
"You do, though," Toni said through her laughter, "Don't be embarrassed, babe, it's cute."
"I do not snore, Antoinette, I can't believe you'd accuse me of such a thing," she shook her head and put her nail file away, getting up and padding over to the bathroom.
Toni just smirked through her giggles, pulling out her phone, scrolling through her extensive camera roll for the video she had taken just last week, turning the volume all the way up before pressing play. The once quiet bedroom was now filled with the sound of slight snores from Cheryl and Toni's stifled laughter both on and off screen. Though Toni's laughter wasn't held back for long, considering she lost it at the look on Cheryl's face when she came back into the room.
"Oh my god," she muttered, eyes wide.
"Oh please, I told you it's cute," Toni chuckled, starting the video over.
"Delete it," Cheryl placed her hands on her hips, trying to look as menacing as she could, though she knew Toni would never take her seriously.
"No way, this is like, the best blackmail I've got on you," Toni smirked.
"Delete it, Topaz!" Cheryl snapped playfully, charging towards the bed and pouncing on her. Toni's laugh only got harder and louder as she played keep-away with her phone, trying her hardest to hold it out of Cheryl's reach. As serious as the redhead was about the video being deleted, she collapsed onto Toni in her own fit of laughter, still trying weakly to reach for the phone. "Delete it, or else," she tried to sound serious, despite being in the middle of a round of giggles.
"Or else what?" Toni challenged, calming down from her own laughter.
"I don't know yet," the redhead rested her chin on the tops of her hands as she laid on Toni's chest, lying comfortably between the shorter girl's legs, "I have to think of something evil enough to faze you."
"Can I keep it if I promise never to show anyone?"
"TT..." Cheryl pouted.
"Fine, but I can't promise to not take any more videos," Toni handed her the phone, letting her delete it for herself.
"Ugh," Cheryl rolled her eyes, starting to scroll through the phone in search of any other incriminating photos or videos of her.
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The shower was running in the en suite, occupied by Toni while Cheryl sat at her vanity, brushing her hair out for the night. She smiled a bit to herself as she listened to Toni's singing from behind the door. Toni never sang much, but it was certainly one of her many talents.
I have been searching all of my days
All of my days
Many a road, you know
I've been walking on
All of my days
And I've been trying to find
What's been in my mind
As the days keep turning into night
Cheryl sat quietly in her vanity chair, watching the slightly ajar door in the mirror as if tiny cartoon music notes were coming through. She loved Toni's singing and she always sang in the shower. She claimed it made her feel less alone when she wasn't fortunate enough to have Cheryl behind the curtain with her. Plus, it served as a nice distraction and made the time pass quicker.
Getting up from the chair when she heard the water stop running, Cheryl climbed into her side of the bed, scrolling through her twitter feed while she waited for Toni to join her. Usually she didn't take too long. Her nighttime routine wasn't nearly as extensive as her own.
Not even five minutes later, Toni came out in a camisole and baggy sweatpants, tying her hair up into a bun before crawling into bed. She hovered over Cheryl for a quick kiss and slumped down beside her.
"Night, baby," the pinkette mumbled, curling up on her pillow after switching off her bedside lamp.
"TT?" Cheryl put her phone down and turned off her own lamp, cuddling up to her girlfriend, "Will you sing to me?"
"What?" Toni laughed a little, thinking she was joking.
"The song you were singing before. Please? I really liked it."
Toni flicked her tongue out over her lips. Cheryl wasn't even pouting to get her way, she was just...asking normally.
"You don't have to if you don't want to," Cheryl shook her head.
Toni was quiet, getting comfortable with her legs tangled up with her own. The redhead looked so peaceful, twirling a loose strand of pink hair around her finger, her brown eyes watching what she was doing diligently as if held some kind of importance.
Comfortable.
She'd realized she'd never felt more comfortable with anyone. Sure, she'd grown up with Sweet Pea and he was practically her brother. But there were still sides of herself that even he hadn't seen. And she was sure at this point that there were parts of her that no one but Cheryl would ever see.
Cheryl was closing her eyes to sleep, slowly fading when Toni's soft voice opened her eyes again. A small smile formed on her face as her girlfriend sang her the slow song she had heard before. Her body relaxed at the sound of Toni's singing, instinctively curling into her chest more as she continued.
Now I see clearly
It's you I'm looking for
All of my days
So I'll smile
I know I'll feel this loneliness no more
All of my days
For I look around me
And it seems you've found me
And it's coming into sight
As the days keep turning into nights
Cheryl's eyes closed again, slowly succumbing to the exhaustion that took over her as Toni gently ran her fingers through her hair.
Now even breathing feels all right
Yes, even breathing feels all right
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Cheryl groaned as she tossed in bed for what felt like the millionth time. The sun was coming up and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't fall asleep. She couldn't sleep without Toni. And she certainly couldn't sleep knowing that she and Toni were fighting. Her mind was still racing over the last three hours. Toni coming home late without notice, ending with Cheryl blowing up on her and banning her from the bedroom.
"I love you, Cher," echoed in her head. But what gave her the biggest headache was the silence that followed before hearing the door click shut. Cheryl's never not said those three words back to Toni before. And she couldn't live down the fact that this was the time that she hadn't. Picking up her phone, she hesitated a bit over the keys on the screen, typing out a few quick messages to her girlfriend downstairs, hoping she would have her phone on and charged beside her.
She was probably sleeping. She was probably perfectly content, thinking that this was just a minor bump in the road. Toni was always so cool and collected, while Cheryl constantly fell victim to over thinking. She checked her phone again. She couldn't tell if Toni had seen the texts or not. And she knew she would never get to sleep like this.
Getting up slowly, Cheryl left her phone on the nightstand and quietly left the room, tip-toeing downstairs with the cool, dim lighting of the morning sky lighting her way. She could see a few strands of pink hair draped over the edge of the couch and quietly made her way over, peeking over the edge to see if Toni was asleep. She looked peacefully asleep and Cheryl couldn't help but feel envious. She not only longed for the sweet embrace of sleep, but she wished that she could be so carefree after a fight, confident that they would bounce back.
Letting go of her last ounce of self control, Cheryl lifted the blanket that was draped over her girlfriend and laid down beside her as best she could in such a small space, letting out the smallest gasp when Toni's arms wrapped around her.
"What took you so long, Bombshell?" she could hear Toni's smug smile through her mumbled voice.
"I don't know. I was trying to sleep."
"Any luck?"
"No."
"Me either."
"I texted you..."
"I know, I just texted back before you got down here."
"Oh," Cheryl mumbled. Figures she left her phone upstairs. "TT, I'm-" she was cut off by Toni's soft lips against her own, silencing her.
"We'll talk about it later, okay? Let's just get some sleep," the serpent murmured, leaning her forehead against Cheryl's as her body relaxed into the cushions.
Maybe they would be okay after all.
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Toni locked the cheap wooden door behind her as she stepped into her old trailer, just off her shift at the Whyte Wyrm. Thistlehouse was undergoing its annual fumigation to treat for pests, so she and Cheryl were staying at her old home for a few days. Her uncle was away for serpent business of some kind, and staying there would be a lot cheaper and more laid back than going to a hotel. Though, Cheryl made sure to book a nice room for her Nana and paid her nurse to stay with her.
Toni stepped quietly into the small kitchen for a bottle of water, not wanting to wake Cheryl. It was nearly one AM.
"Toni," she heard her girlfriend's soft voice behind her causing her to turn around instinctively.
Damn.
She'd seen Cheryl in fancy lingerie before. Hell, she'd seen her completely naked before, but something about how she looked now topped all of that.
She was wearing short black cotton shorts, exposing her long, pale legs. A worn out serpent t-shirt covered her torso, topped off with one of Toni's wrinkled flannels, unbuttoned so it hung off her shoulders while her straight, but slightly disheveled hair cascaded down her back. Some red hair fell in her face as she leaned rather seductively against the doorframe.
"Hey, you. You should be asleep," Toni crossed the room slowly to greet her with a kiss.
"I was waiting for you," the redhead murmured, her eyes dark and heavily lidded.
"I promised you I'd be home by one," the serpent mumbled, attaching her lips to her girlfriend's neck without another word. She grazed her teeth gently over her pulse point, smirking at the little whimper she'd gotten as a response.
"I know, but I missed you," Cheryl's breathing picked up slightly as Toni pinned her against the door frame, her fingers playing against her skin under the hem of her shirt. "TT..." she gasped, feeling Toni's skilled fingers trail higher up her torso. "Take me to bed...please."
Toni bit her lip when she pulled back from Cheryl's neck, pressing a firm kiss against her lips before leading her by the hand to the small but cozy bedroom. "Go lay down, princess," the shorter girl mumbled, smirking as Cheryl eagerly did as she was told, laying down amongst the mismatched bed sheets and pillows and waiting patiently.
Toni took off her boots and leather jacket, leaving them in a pile by the door and sauntering over to the bed, crawling up and hovering over her girlfriend. She kissed across her hipbone where the t-shirt had ridden up, smirking at how squirmy Cheryl was already.
"Something you want, baby?" Toni asked quietly, a sly grin on her face as she looked up at her.
"You," Cheryl whimpered.
"You have me," Toni smirked, leaning back down to kiss a trail from her hipbone up to just below her breasts, pushing the t-shirt up inch by inch with each peck on her skin. "Arms up," she whispered, starting to gently tug the layered garments up.
Cheryl hummed eagerly, leaning up so Toni could lift the t-shirt and flannel over her head, "Please, TT."
"Please what?"
"Stop teasing me," the redhead pouted, leaning up to capture her lips in her own, pulling her down on top of her again. She sighed as Toni ran her hands up and down her bare sides, slowly coming to a stop over her breasts. Cheryl whined desperately, arching her back up to meet her touch as she toyed with her nipples. Toni pulled back from her lips slowly, starting another trail of kisses from her jaw, down her neck and along her collarbone, inching her body down as she did so.
Toni laved her tongue over Cheryl's breasts, gently biting at the pale pink buds as her fingers ran tantalizingly along her sides. Meanwhile, Cheryl's hands were desperately trying to remove Toni's loose cutoff t-shirt. She got it off with Toni's minimal help, groaning a bit at the black bralette underneath. But Toni didn't give her much time to focus on anything but the feeling of her hands on her, since her fingers were snaking their way under the waistband of her cotton shorts, wasting no time in finding her coated slit and teasing her with the tips of her fingers.
"Shit, Cher," she grunted, leaning up to kiss her again, noting the blush that came over her girlfriend's cheeks. Cheryl was still new to this. She'd only slept with Toni once before, and she was her very first. Toni was determined to get her out of her shell. It actually surprised her to find out how submissive Cheryl was, considering her dominant personality in everyday life.
Cheryl let out a small cry as Toni's fingertip trailed from the bottom of her folds to the top, just barely touching her clit before starting from the bottom again. "T-Toni..."
"Tell me what you want, princess," Toni panted, arousal coursing through her own veins.
"I want you to f-fuck me," the blush on Cheryl's cheeks turned to an even deeper shade of pink. This was so different than their first time. That mostly consisted of Toni asking her if what she was doing was okay and telling her how beautiful she thought she was. It was a welcome change, but still would take some getting used to.
"Good girl," Toni mumbled, making Cheryl weak in the knees with just her words. She made her descent down her girlfriend's body with kisses, licks, and little bites, tugging her shorts down and dropping them off the edge of the bed.
Cheryl's chest was rising with each heavy breath she took, struggling to keep her composure. Toni was peppering kisses all over her inner thighs, getting teasingly closer to where Cheryl wanted her most.
"You okay?" Toni lifted her head to check in with her, making her heart flutter ever so slightly. How Toni managed to be so sexual and soft with her at the same time was beyond Cheryl's comprehension.
"Mmhm," the redhead nodded, leaning up on her elbows to lock eyes with Toni. She watched as the serpent wrapped her arms around her thighs, letting her hands come to rest flat against her stomach as her hot breath covered her core, "TT, please, I can't take it anymore," she leaned her head back in frustration, instantly letting out a yelp when Toni gave her just what she wanted.
Toni flicked her tongue out gently over Cheryl's slit. Once, twice, three times delicately before her tongue flattened with more diligent strokes, flicking the tip over her clit as she kept her hips grounded against the bed.
"Toni!" Cheryl gasped, reaching blindly for the shorter girl's hands, needing something solid to hold onto.
"That feel good, baby girl?" Toni smirked against her folds, running her tongue against her clit again before taking it gently between her lips.
"Mmhm-Oh!" Cheryl cried out, trying to stay quiet. Whether they were home alone or not, Sunnyside trailers weren't known for having the thickest walls. For all she knew, the next trailer over could already hear everything.
"I wanna hear you, Cher, tell me how you're feeling," Toni gave a gentle command, teasing the tip of her finger at Cheryl's entrance.
"S-so good," the redhead whimpered, arching her hips up to meet her touch more.
"Don't hold back then, okay?"
Cheryl just nodded in response through her heavy breathing, still gripping desperately at Toni's free hand as she suckled her clit back into her mouth. She cried out again as she slid a finger into her delicately, curling it against her walls while her lips and tongue worked her over simultaneously. While she had her limits for the time being, she was allowing herself to be loud at Toni's request. And with Toni being so skilled at her task, Cheryl was finding it easier to let loose with each passing second as she inched closer to her release.
"Toni, I'm gonna-" she cut herself off with another pleasured whimper as Toni hit another spot that drove her towards the edge.
"Let it go for me, baby," the pink haired girl encouraged her through her own heavy breaths, covering Cheryl's core in warmth.
She could only take so much more. As much as she wanted the feeling to last forever, she gave into the feeling with a loud cry as she tossed her head back, hips bucking into Toni's still diligent touches. Her body trembled fiercely as she rode out her orgasm, calming down as her girlfriend's fingers slowed.
Toni withdrew her fingers with a smirk, sucking them clean before traveling back up the bed to cover Cheryl's slack lips with her own.
"You're amazing," Cheryl mumbled, trying to keep her eyes open as Toni tugged the dark blue comforter over her.
"Get some sleep, cutie," Toni chuckled a little as she tucked her in.
"What about you?" Cheryl yawned, rubbing her eyes tiredly, trying her hardest to stay awake.
"You can make it up to me later, how 'bout that?" she smiled warmly down at her girl.
"M'kay, love you."
"Love you too, princess," she leaned down to kiss her forehead, laughing a little at the fact that she was already fast asleep.
They'd have to work on her stamina.
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A/N: the song Toni sang was "All My Days" by Alexi Murdoch