G/T One Shots

ℕ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕤

Words: 693

Soft, Comfort

Published: 28/02/2021

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Ryan woke up suddenly, out of breath and sweating. He had been having the same nightmare for days now, a terrible and realistic nightmare.

He dreamed of being taken by humans, of being trapped and tortured to death. He shivered and jumped at the sound of thunders echoing in the walls. He got up and got dressed, he had to be distracted, he couldn't even try going back to sleep.

Another idea occurred to him, although he thought it was a bit silly and probably wouldn't solve anything. However, he knew he couldn't go on like this. He had slept barely a few hours those days and the only thing he could think about was talking about it with someone.

He arrived at the exit of his refuge, finding himself in the crack of the wall from which he came out every time for his evening expeditions. Lately, after meeting the human who slept in that room, they became friends and the boy occasionally brought him something to eat.

Ryan liked being with Josh, they hadn't known each other for long, but he trusted him enough to get close to him. They were almost the same age, Josh was a year older and he liked taking care of the borrower who lived in his house.

Ryan found himself behind the bookcase and walked along the wall. Then looked down at the bed where Josh was sleeping. The little boy walked over and climbed up with the blanket to get to the mattress.

Now he found himself in front of the sleeping human, lying on his side wrapped in the white sheet. Ryan looked at the time: 3:34 am, it was late and he wondered if Josh would be mad if he woke him up. The borrower wanted to avoid that, Josh was still a human after all and he was unpredictable.

But before he could even turn back, two sleepy green eyes opened and two dark brows creased in confusion.

"Ryan?" Josh mumbled with a confused tone, yawning and running a hand over his face to wake himself up. Ryan's eyes widened in surprise and ran a hand through his hair in embarrassment.

"Mh nothing, I-I j-just wanted mh ..." he stammered lowering his head and torturing his hands. Josh realized that something was wrong and tried to move his head to get a better look at him. "Did something happen?" He asked the borrower, trying to understand what happened. Ryan just nodded in response, hardly swallowing a lump in his throat.

"Do you want to talk about it? Come here, I don't bite" the boy chuckled, motioning him to come closer.

Ryan staggered up to him walking on the soft surface and came right in front of Josh, sitting down in front of him with a sigh.

"It's just that... lately I'm having dreams- nightmares" he specified at the end murmuring and Josh nodded. "What do you dream?" he asked him holding back a yawn. Ryan shivered at the memory and curled up on himself hugging his legs that we're pulled to his chest.

"To be taken by humans ... humans different than you. You are kind, those of my dreams were cruel and they h-hurt me.." he said uncertainly with a look lost in the memories of those terrifying scenes. Josh pulled a hand closer to him. Slowly, the human circled his body with his fingers, and he gently moved him closer. At last, Ryan found himself against Josh's chest and held his breath in surprise. He looked up at the human, speechless

"Nobody will ever try to hurt you, not as long as I'm here" Josh gave him a big toothy smile and Ryan tried to reciprocate, before settling down next to him.

"Can I .. Mh .. sleep with you?" the borrower asked embarrassed, looking down. The borrower felt his face burning after that request, hoping the human won't find it weird. Josh ran a finger through his hair, gently pulling it back. "Of course" he whispered back, continuing that slow and regular gesture. Ryan felt safe, in that position and enveloped in that warmth.

He smiled and slowly fell asleep, and this time he didn't have any nightmare.

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