STAR TREK IMAGINES

Lieutenant Commander Data

A/n: mentions of depression, trust issues and the affects of that, losing sleep, etc etc. please do not read if that is a trigger for you

Data played with my hair, my head resting on his arm as we simply just lied in bed totally awake.
"Y/n, Humans are supposed to be getting at least 8 to 9 hours of sleep at night, in the past four days, you have gotten 4 hours and 37 minutes worth and not during the night"
Data reminded me, he shifted so that he would be looked directly at me.
"Should I set up a time for you to go and see doctor crushed to remedy your insomnia?"
I yawned and smiled as I switched to running my fingers through his hair.
"No, I just haven't been able to sleep that's all, I'm okay data really"
He gently grabbed my wirst, he pulled my hand down and pressed a kiss to my knuckles before moving my hand so I would be hugging him.
"We have been a couple for 2 years, 7 months, and 49 days based on all the information about you I have collected over that time, I have come to the conclusion that you are in the middle of one of your episodes of depression"
He pressed a kiss to my forehead before continuing
"I must remind you that you are loved, you are a valuable member of this crew, and no matter what is troubling you, you have a support system behind you that only wants to see you succeed"
Tears stung in my eyes as data spoke, I'd realized a few days ago when I just woke up feeling sadder than usual, I felt weird expressing it, I'd always been taught that there was no reason for me to say anything, I don't matter.
"Thank you data, and I do feel that love from everyone around me. It's just things that happened in the past that broke me, that stuff hurt me in ways that I don't think love can just fix"
I felt so safe with data, he listened and for once I felt safe talking about how I felt.
"Than there's other things we can do, you do not have to do this alone anymore"
I felt tears fall down my cheeks as data leaned over me, pulling up with a box of tissues in his hand.
"Thanks"
I laughed as I sat up and took one, drying my eyes. Data sat up with me, still just gently rubbing circles on my back.
His words kept echoing in my head,
You are loved.
You are loved.