AHS Prefrence Book

What They Would Do If They Found You Crying In The Middle Of The Night

TW: abuse, mentions of self harm

Murder House:

Violet Harmon: Violet was staying over at my house for the first time. We had fallen asleep cuddling. I woke up in the middle of the night and started crying. I didn't know why I was crying. I turned to Violet and she was still sleeping. I turned back around and climbed out of the bed and went to the bathroom. I looked in the mirror and me cheeks were tear stained. I splashed some water on my face then stared down at the sink. I had been staring down at the sink for a while when I felt hands on my hips. I looked into the mirror and saw Violet behind me. I smiled at her and said "Hey Vi." She frowned and wrapped her arms around my waist and put her head on my shoulder saying "What's wrong." I turned around in her arms and said "Nothing." She pulled me closer to her and said "Don't lie to me baby. You're crying something is clearly wrong." I leaned into her touch and said "I really am fine I just woke up crying I don't know why, but I'm fine." She nodded and said "Okay let's go back to bed and cuddle." I smiled and pulled away from her and grabbed her hand pulling her back to my bedroom. 

Vivien Harmon: I was staying over at Vivien's house. I was laying in the bed staring at the ceiling. Vivien had fallen asleep a while ago and I just couldn't fall asleep. I climbed out of the bed and walked over to the door and walking to hallway. I then walked over to the stairs and sat at the top of them. As soon as I sat on the stairs I started crying. I don't know why I'm crying but I couldn't stop the tears that were falling. I might have been crying because I was tired but I wasn't sure. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned around to see Vivien. She sat next to me and said "I felt you leave. What's wrong?" I looked at her and laid my head on her shoulder and said "I don't know. I'm sorry for waking you." She wrapped her arm around my shoulder and rubbed my arm and said "It's okay. Can we get off these stairs though there kind of uncomfortable." I nodded and we stood up. She grabbed my hand and said "Do you want to go sit in the living room or go back to the bedroom?" I thought about it for a second before looking at her and saying "Let's sit in bedroom." When we got to the bedroom she laid down on the bed then pulled me down so I was laying on top of her. I smiled at her then rested my head against her chest listening to her heartbeat while she ran her fingers through my hair. The mixture of her running her fingers through my hair and her heart beating lulled me to sleep. 

Nora Montgomery: I walked out of the basement that me and Nora were hanging out in. I only had left because I felt like I was about to cry and I didn't want Nora to see me cry. I walked to the kitchen and sat at the stool near the counter and placed my head on the counter letting the tears fall. It was like 3 a.m. so it was pretty dark in the kitchen and the rest of the house. I was startled when I heard Nora behind me say "Love are you okay you left so suddenly." I lifted my head and said "I'm fine." She couldn't see my face so I knew she couldn't see I was crying but I knew she could tell by the way my voice broke. She walked over to the stool beside me and sat down and put her hand on mine. I intertwined our fingers and squeezed her hand. She brought her other hand to my cheek and said "Tell me what's wrong love." I sighed and said "I'm okay it's just a few tears." She leaned forward and placed her head on mine and said "Then way did you leave?" I put my hand on her cheek and said "I just didn't want you to see me crying." She leaned in and kissed me softly. When she pulled away from the kiss she said "Next time you feel like crying find me okay. I want to be there when you cry. I want to be the one who comforts you and wipes your tears. I want to be with you every step of the way no matter what." I smiled and said "Okay I'll find you whenever I feel like crying." 

Billie Dean Howard: I was staying over at Billie Dean's house. We have been dating for a month and she still doesn't know that sometimes I would wake up in the middle of the night crying because of night terrors. I just hope that it won't happen tonight because I don't want to tell her yet. Of course though I woke up a around 3 a.m. because I was crying. Billie had her arms wrapped around my waist. I wiggled out of her arms and got out of the bed and walked to the hallway. I stood against the wall and slowly slid down it. I sat there with my head resting against my legs for a while. I looked to my right when I felt someone sit next to me. She put her hand on mine and said "What's up baby?" I looked down at our hands and said "It's nothing. This is a normal thing for me." She pulled me into her lap and said "Why didn't you tell me firefly?" I leaned into her chest and said "I don't know. I was embarrassed I guess."  She started running her hand through my hair and said "Why would you be embarrassed? You know I would never judge you right?" I nodded and said "I know. I didn't tell you because of you I told you because of my self and my nerves." She kissed the top of my head and said "It's okay baby. Let' go back to the bed and cuddle." I smiled and stood up helping her up.