[a/n: this is supposed to be going up tomorrow, but i'll be on the road/with family all day, so here it is for you now!! happy turkey day and enjoy some mashed potatoes!]

By the time she got undressed and fell into her uncomfortable bed, it was stormy. Kelley quickly learned that the tiny windows in her dorm don't take well to thunder. With every boom, the glass shook and kept the girl up for fear that it will cave in. She rolled onto her stomach in bed, trying to block out the sound and get some actual sleep.

"Psst." A voice whispered. Kelley thought she was hearing things, but when it sounded again, she turned as the blankets on the other bed peel up and Allie's green grey eyes stared at her through the darkness. 

"Don't like storms?" Kelley murmured, propping herself up on one elbow as Allie steps out of bed and makes her way over to her partner's bed, sitting on the edge. 

"No, not really," Allie replied, sinking into the mattress. "Sing?" she questioned softly, closing her eyes and cuddling closer to Kelley, wrapping a long arm protectively around her waist. 

The freckled girl smiled and took a deep breath, sitting back against the headboard. "Of course, my love." The blonde's warm presence made Kelley sleepy, but she pinched herself to complete her girlfriend's quiet request.

She looked around the empty room in hopes of finding lyrics that were appropriate for the moment. Something that would calm the anxious blonde. Nothing floated into her head, to Kelley's disappointment, who instead realized that she would have to make them up. 

"My darling," she started, her voice quiet, the only noise breaking the silence of the night. She closed her eyes for a moment before continuing.

"Seated above, enthroned in the Father's love

Destined to die, poured out for all mankind
God's only Son, perfect and spotless one
He never sinned but suffered as if He did

All authority
Every victory is Yours
All authority
Every victory is Yours

Savior, worthy of honor and glory
Worthy of all our praise, You overcame
Jesus, awesome in power forever
Awesome and great is Your name, You overcame

Power in hand speaking the Father's plan
You're sending us out, light in this broken land," Kelley glanced down, smiling softly when she felt her girlfriend's gentle, sleepy breaths hitting her bare side. 

"We will overcome by the blood of the Lamb
And the word of our testimony, everyone overcome," she finished, sliding down gently as to not wake the blonde. She fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow, her arms and legs entangled with Allie's. 

Kelley awoke the next morning by the hum of the shower. Allie's mumbled voice from the humid room was audible and the freckled girl couldn't help but blush when she heard the out of tune, "Savior, worthy of honor and glory

Worthy of all our praise, You overcame
Jesus, awesome in power forever
Awesome and great is Your name, You overcame." 

Her girlfriend must of been faking sleep the night before, too thrilled to be hearing Kelley sing. 

Kelley checked the time, her eyes widening when she realized it was already 10:28. She had slept through her first class, but at least there was five minutes of breakfast left. She spotted the muffin wrapper on the dresser and huffed, realizing Allie had already eaten. She spun out of bed, speed dressing into a pair of sweatpants and throwing on a soccer sweatshirt from her cringey Middle School days that somehow still fit.

Kelley scribbled a note saying where she was going, throwing the pen on the side table and running out the door. Finally making it to the dining hall halfway across campus, groaning incredibly loud as the closed Cafeteria door came into view. Two students studying on a bench nearby glanced at her and she glared at them in return. 

"What?" she growled, stomping away on the sidewalk. 

-

When Christen returned to her apartment, it was pouring rain. She spluttered in the hallway, shaking the water out of her hair like a dog that just got out of the pool. She tried the door, but it reluctantly remained locked. The hiss of the TV sneaking under the door signaled that Opal was home and Christen tapped on the door to collect the older girl's attention, her key card too wet to work properly. 

The Asian stepped and unlocked the door greeting the sophomore with a soft smile before returning to the rerun of Friends that was singing on the screen. Christen wrinkled her nose and the characters that were speaking. She had never particularly like that show. 

Christen spun into her bedroom, throwing on new clothes and sighing as her new socks enclosed her pruning feet. 

Her phone binged and she checked it, her eyes lighting up when she realized it was from her girlfriend. 

[Tobin - 6:42] Hey Babe! Done with classes- do you wanna catch dinner?

[Christen - 6:43] Sure! Where and when?

[Tobin - 6:43] Is 7 good? We could walk to that deli that you love :)

[Christen - 6:45] Sounds good!

Christen stepped out of her bedroom, shutting the door softly behind her with a click and smiling at Opal's turned head. 

"I'm catching dinner with Tobin. Will you be all right?" the forward asked carefully, putting her boots on over her sweatpants. 

Opal looked at her weirdly. "What? When wouldn't I be?" 

Christen pressed her lips together, looking at the ground. 

"Ahh..." Opal squinted back at the episode of Friends. "Have fun, anyway. Be safe, use protection!"

"Opal!" the brunette quipped, narrowing her eyes playfully as Opal laughed wholeheartedly.