And They Were Roommates [HisoIllu]

Cozy Night

TW: Description of Illumi's Nightmare that includes the torture he had to endure during his Childhood.

Illumi's POV

Getting back to our Dorm Room after this long and exhausting day felt quite nice. But this feeling lasted only for a split second before I remembered that I was still missing my Anxiety Pillow and that I most likely wouldn't be able to rest this night.. again. Just the thought of going to sleep and having a nightmare again made me nervous. But I was tired and I at least had to try to sleep, if I was lucky I wouldn't get a nightmare. I changed into my pijamas, brushed my teeth and watched Hisoka remove his MakeUp. I wanted to stall time, but it only took this long until we were both ready to go to bed. I layed down, sighed and hoped for a night without a nightmare, I didn't want to wake up my roommate again, it was quite embarrassing to me.

The tight chains on my ankles and wrists cut into my pale skin. I was splashed with ice cold water before high electricity ran through my veins. Every muscle in my body tensed up and felt tears shooting out of my eyes. I wanted to scream, but no noise left my throat, as if something cut off my air flow.

I abruptly awoke with a quiet shriek, gasping for air as if I had been choked. My cheeks were already wet from my tears and I had to stifle my sobbing with my hand over my mouth. I curled into a ball under my sheets, wincing when I heard my roommates voice call out to me.
"Illu..? What's wrong..?"
"N-Nothing.." I pressed out between my fingers, hoping my voice wouldn't crack, but it did, even if it was just a tiny bit.
"I can tell that you're lying." I winced again and turned to look at the redhead, a bit shocked that Hisoka seemed to care.
"I don't want to bother you.." I muttered, trying to wipe away my tears.
"You're not." I saw Hisoka lift up one corner of his blanket. "Get over here, you need some cuddles."
I was taken aback by the sudden invitation and needed a moment to think about it.

"Hisoka.. I don't know if I should.." Everything I was taught by my parents was speaking against accepting the invitation to cuddle with another person. But my body was getting up and walking over to the other side of the room by itself, as if it knew that he could give me what I needed. I carefully slipped into bed beside him and he pulled the blanket over the two of us. Hisoka wrapped his arms around me and pulled me closer. At first my body tensed up at the overload of physical contact, but when I felt my cheeks heating up out of embarrassment, I instantly hid my face in the crook of his neck. I carefully wrapped my shaky arms around the others rather muscular body, scooting as close as possible.
"Why are you shaking so much?" The redhead asked as he held me close, stroking my back.
"I..I've never been hugged.. Am I.. doing it right?" I whispered awkwardly.
"You've never..? Oh Illu.. don't worry about it.. you're a great hugger. How are you feeling?"
"..better.. I think? You're warm, I like that." I nuzzled closer, slowly relaxing into the embrace as our legs entangled, leaving no air in between our bodies.
"Do you want to talk..?"
"Nah.. wanna sleep.." I mumbled against his neck sleepily
"Okay.. we'll talk another time.. good night, Illu."
"Mhm.. night.." were my last words, before I slipped into a deep slumber, probably the best one, I had in years.

The sound of the alarm clock going off made me groan and I was very thankful when it was turned off. I nuzzled closer into the warmth when I heard a quiet chuckle underneath me.
"I wish we could sleep in too, Illu~" Hisoka's voice was a low rumble and I got goose bumps from feeling the vibration in my chest. Just now I realised that I was lying on top of the taller male who had his strong arms gently wrapped around me. My dark eyes widened in shock and I felt my blood rush into my cheeks.
"Ah- I'm sorry Hisoka. I didn't notice this happened.." I propped myself up to look at the other male, but my roommate just smirked satisfied.
"Mhm~ Don't worry, Illu~ I quite enjoy this~" He hummed, playing with a strand of my hair. I tensed up at the sight of his face and I slapped my hand on his face to cover his smirk while my other hand held 3 of my needles.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm armed at all times and I *will* kill you if you try anything sketchy." My voice was cold and serious, following the instincts of my assassin training. Hisoka chuckled under my hand and gently took it off of his own face.
"Sorry, I promise I'm not trying anything sketchy, I just really enjoyed cuddling with you. What about you, how did you sleep?" Hisoka's voice was softer than before and I got up, turning away, so he wouldn't be able to see my face.
".. Good.. It was warm and I didn't have a nightmare.." I whispered, smiling slightly while I fumbled with one of my needles.
"I'm glad you liked it just as much as I did~ wanna keep sharing a bed to stop your nightmares from coming back~?"

Writer's note: Heya~ This Part was a bit awkward to write. I wanted to keep them in character, but I also wanted them to have a nice cuddly night, without instantly going too far. Hope you like it tho ❤