STRIKHEDONIA // Dream x Reader

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"I'm leaving for Memphis tomorrow, Noctia is going to be staying here with you. I expected you to behave." You were quiet.

Your father was nothing short of strict - always expecting the most out of you - never a moment of freedom with him around.
"Okay,"

He leaned back in his chair with a loud sigh -no doubt trying to find something else to say- his hand grazed his lips, looking towards the window and back at you. "Go," He said sternly. You stood, Imbra's eyes following you. Opening the door for you he closed it behind you both, following you out into the hall. He was quiet and so were you.
Trying to hold back the frustration and biting your lip.

"Imbra," You turn and face the Enderman "Why can't he let you just stay?" your lips are pressed together in a thin line as you look up at him.

Imbra was quick to shake his head "He needs me, there's no way around that."
You tightened your jaw.
Your only 'friend' was always leaving. It was never Imbra's fault, you knew that. But it angered you to have to be so isolated.

Imbra reached down, gently taking your hand in his.
"I'll take you back to your room," he said.
The air distorted around you and you were back in your room. Respectively, Imbra went to pull his hand away but you held it tighter.
"Stay, I wanna talk." You said, looking up at him with pleading eyes.

Imbra shifted his weight, eventually moving over to your bed and sitting down.
You followed, sitting down beside him. Your hand pulling away from his and resting in your lap.

"It's been on my mind for a while now, and I've thought about it time and time again. I may be lonely with you gone but, with my father away I may be able to have some semblance of freedom..." You explained and looked up at Imbra "Right?"

Imbra was quiet, struggling to answer. His mouth opens, trying to form words and nothing comes out. He stopped and swallowed, scratching the back of his neck.
"I mean, yeah if you're smart about it." 
He was right, getting around Noctia was hard enough as it was. You had to be smart about the way you went through with it.

"Imbra!" The boom of your father's voice made you jump. Imbra stood, reaching up as fast as you could you grabbed his arm.
"I'll talk to Noctia about it tomorrow," Imbra nodded.
"I'll be back after Noctia gives you dinner."
Letting go of his arm you stepped back. Just like that, a brush of thin air washed over you and he was gone. The purple particles being the only evidence left behind that he was even there to begin with. 

You fell back onto the edge of your bed, alone. Noctia would be coming in eventually to give you dinner before leaving you be for the night. Knowing your father he wouldn't even bother saying goodbye when he left. That's just how he was, quiet. Whether he became that way because of his wife's death or just because he never cared you would never know. 

You make your way over to your window, the sun falls just above the tree line. The last golden rays your company before the sun sinks below the horizon. It's a great view for the thoughts about what to do tomorrow, maybe finally being able to leave the house and breath the fresh air for longer than ten minutes.

"Y/n, dinner," Noctia says as she opens your door. 
Placing the platter down on the table beside your door she stands up straight to leave. 

"Noctia,"
She looks up at you, her hands clasped together. "Can i talk to you after my father leaves?" you ask.
She looks you straight in the eyes, shifting her weight from one leg to the other, (She's thinking) "Why not tell me now?" 

The door creaks beside her, opening in the slightest - just enough that you get a view of Imbra looking directly at you with a small smile on his face - you take a small breath.
"Because it's late." 

Noctia is still for a short moment (no doubt thinking about what you've said) Ducking her head she grasps the door handle. "Of course," 

Her figure disappears as the door closes, leaving you by yourself.  You can only hope that tomorrow goes off without a hitch. If anything it would have to be handled only after Imbra and your father left.