It had to be sometime during 3 am when it started.
At first, it was just little things that woke him up. Rustling barely distinguishable until it got more frequent. Soft whimpers filled with poorly suppressed anguish followed not long after. It wasn't until you screamed that he tore off the covers and bundled you in his arms.
"Y/N, Y/N!! Wake up!!" He pleaded desperately.
Your eyes were crazed and feral when they shot open and Ojiro almost had a heart attack at the blood staining your teeth from where you had bit your lip. Your lip was busted but he didn't have time to dwell on it now.
"It's okay, it's okay, I got you." He chanted over and over again as he rocked you back and forth in his arms. "It was just a nightmare, you're safe now. I promise."
You couldn't calm down. Your chest was tight and you felt like you couldn't breathe. You were panicking, hyperventilating.
Your heartbeat was loud in your ears and you couldn't hear anything else.
Ojiro hushed you softly, stroking your hair tenderly. "It's okay, I'm here. I'm here, Y/N."
He continued to soothe you gently, combing his finger through your hair to calm you down, his other arm wrapped around your waist, holding you close. It wasn't until ten minutes later that you had finally started to calm down and come to your senses. And then you started to cry.
Silently, as if you couldn't make any noise.
At first, he was worried that you couldn't breathe but when you started hiccuping, he couldn't suppress the small twinge of relief he felt and focused on helping you through it.
The next thing you wanted to do when you regained control of your breathing was to apologize for waking him up but he wasn't having it.
"It's okay," He whispered, tucking your hair behind your ears. "You're not alone. I'm here for you."
You clutched onto his t-shirt tighter, the material growing sheer as your tears flowed.
Ojiro rubbed your back soothingly, his big brother instincts kicking in from when he would comfort his little sister.
"What do you need?" He asked kindly.
Your muffled reply in his chest had him smiling faintly. Your thighs were straddled on either side of his hips but neither of you noticed how close you were sitting to him until you were practically pressed chest to chest.
His warmth enveloped you like a blanket as he held you.
"I can't quite hear you, princess." Ojiro joked, hoping to hear you laugh.
A flush creeped up your neck as you put him at arm's length.
"Can... C-Can you s-stay with me?" You managed to say, embarrassed to be asking for such a thing this late at night.
An identical blush overtook his features but he nodded, easing you back down so that you could both lay comfortably on the bed. He let you arrange him however you wanted, somewhat surprised when you snuggled into his chest. His hand hovered over your waist for a moment and he lowered it slowly.
"Is this okay?" He asked, making sure he wasn't crossing any boundaries.
You nodded sleepily, clutching onto the front of his shirt weakly. "Yes, I want you to hold me... please? If that's okay..."
He was never going to be one to say no to you. Draping his arm over your waist, he pulled the blankets up, ensuring you were all the way covered.
You pouted when his chest shook with laughter. "What are you laughing at, huh?"
Your hand flew up to cover your face out of the embarrassment of being laughed at but you were closer to him than you expected.
He caught your wrist deftly before you could accidentally hit him, shaking his head with an easy smile. "You're just very cute, that's all."
If it wasn't so late at night and he didn't have a near heart attack seeing you in that panicking state, he probably wouldn't have let it slip out. But weird things happened at 3 am and he wasn't in the mood to dispute it.
And neither were you.
Literally. You were speechless. How in the world did he find you cute? Those were two words you never heard before.
Ojiro's breath hitched when you tangled your legs with his, your bare foot brushing against his.
"Shoot, Y/N, you're freezing!!" He exclaimed in shock.
You squeezed your eyes shut when he crowded you closer, bringing you in so tight you thought you were going to lose your ability to breathe.
Cheeks puffing out petulantly, your voice came out stifled. "Ojiro-kun, you're squishing me."
Your strained mumble made him jump apart but you caught his collar before he could escape. Tail hitting the wall behind you, you didn't let up your grip.
Eyes widening in alarm as he moved, you feared you would be left all alone again. "... Don't go."
He froze as vulnerability shook your voice. Wrapping his arms around you again but looser this time so that you could breathe comfortably, he molded his body around you, tail winding around his leg.
In this position, you could hear his heart beating against your ear loud and clear.
Your eyes fluttered close and it lulled you to sleep once more, wrapped in a warm blanket of safety that kept the terrors away for the rest of the night.
"Thank you... Ojiro..." You whispered.
He smiled softly, resting his chin on top of your head as he crooked your face into his neck, your breathing evening out once you finally fell back asleep. He made sure that his tail wrapped around your leg.
To keep you close during the night and constantly reassure you that he was there. No matter what.
Anytime, Y/N.
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BNHA: Saving Her (Ojiro Mashirao x Wolf!Reader)
Fanfiction"You're safe now." He murmured into your hair as he held your trembling form, his sturdy tail wrapping around your waist and tightening to let you know that you weren't alone. "I've got you." You were captured by Quirk Traffickers a long time ago. A...
