Every breath you take [for Asher]

[speakscanadian]

Ray waved the boar meat with a bit more vigor.

"Come on," he hissed, flapping his other hand to get the dog moving. "You know you want this. Come on now."

And still the damn dog wouldn't get off the boat. It was a rottweiler for God's sake and it was nearly whimpering as it faced the leap between the boat and the dock.

"If you get off in five seconds

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[asher_talos]

Even with a bed at the compound and one at Del's, sometimes the boat was still the best place to get any sleep. He didn't have to deal with Stephen being annoying (read: existing) on the other side of the room, or Del pouncing on him unexpectedly. And while some people got seasick over a boat's rocking, Asher actually found it relaxing.

Or at least he did usually.

The choppier surf is what had woke him, but he quickly wrote it off as a possible storm just starting to stir off shore. Not too concerned by that, Asher just rolled over and shut his eyes again. But they didn't stay shut for long.

Shooting upright, he stared wide-eyed out the window beside the bed, out at the island as it moved further away. "Shit," he hissed, scrambling out of bed and making his way out to the deck. Once there, his eyes still not even completely adjusted yet, he was sure that he was still sleeping. "What are-- Huh?"

There was no way this wasn't a nightmare.

[speakscanadian]

When Ray had realized he'd been watching Asher sleep, even if only for a few seconds, he'd made a quick retreat back to the deck and busied himself making sure there weren't any icebergs looming on the horizon.

He heard Asher's approach and turned just in time to see him appear, dazed and squinty-eyed.

"Morning, glory." A beat later and Ray grinned, holding out his arms. "That's me dazzling you, not the sun."

[asher_talos]

Stepping further out onto the deck, Asher blinked, looked between Ray and the island a few times before turning around and heading back the way he had come from. "This isn't happening," he called over his shoulder.

At least not until he was fully dressed and put together again. If it was happening, Asher couldn't be expected to kick Ray's ass with no shoes on.

[speakscanadian]

"Oh, but it is," Ray called back, a little too chirpily for the situation. He followed automatically and tried not to think about Asher's shadow/dog comment a few days ago. Ray could not follow easily; he just chose not to not follow...

"You don't snore," he commented airily, walking boldly into Asher's room and watching him. "That surprised me." He hadn't snored back when they'd been all-loved up but Ray had figured the spell had broken his ears too. Asher seemed like the type to snore. Loudly and grumpily.