A/N: Uploading from my tumblr at the request of loneghost13 3 It's separate from Such Great Heights because I want that series to explore less romantic relationships or just be character-centric fics. I'll be uploading all of my Rivetra fics from Tumblr that I haven't published on ffnet yet on here as well :) (Will be somewhat of a slow process because of school D: )

She loves the silence, the one that follows after the last kiss when he finally falls asleep and allows himself to rest.

Petra brushes his hair away from his brow and presses a light kiss on his forehead. He doesn't stir, not even a little bit, just breathes slow and steady. He tells her he has difficulty falling sleeping most nights, but she finds that when he does fall asleep, he sleeps deeply and doesn't wake until the sunlight streams through the crack between his curtains.

She likes to observe him in the quiet, loves the peaceful look on his face because it's so different than the stern frown and knitted brows that others are more familiar to. He looks younger this way, more vulnerable, and maybe that's why he'll only really sleep if she stays by his side.

She slides her hand over his stomach, feeling his taut muscles, until it reaches his chest her hand remains over his heart. In the silence of the room, his heart's steady beat thumps against her hand and resonates against the walls.

When he wakens, that perpetual scowl beginning to appear on his face, she smiles.

"The fuck are you looking at?" he grumbles, already sitting up in bed.

And she follows him like she always does, leans against his back and wraps her arms around him with her head resting on his shoulder. "Just you," she replies when he turns his head to look at her. "I was looking at you."

Prompt: Silence (Rivetra Week - Day 1)

Word Count: 249