One amongst many

Spider smiles sleepily, eyeing the hollow with a relieved sigh. “thanks, Kea,” they mumble, patting him clumsily on the shoulder. they shuffle into the hollow and curl up, tucking their tail over their nose and bundling up until they’re little more than a puff of fur. they’re exhausted, and sleep should come easily, but their head’s already beginning to ache and the world spins around them in discomforting circles. grumbling to themselves, they crack open an eye and notice Kea watching them. “you’re still here,” they exclaim, secretly pleased. they’d assumed he’d have left they second they got settled, so it’s nice to realised he’d been watching over them. he really is a good guy. “wanna share?” they offer, patting the space in the hollow beside them. it probably isn’t very fun just standing around while someone falls asleep.