Harry Potter One-shots

In The Middle Of The Night- Fred Weasley

Fred Weasley

Prompts: "love, im right here" " I am not weak"

TW: nightmares

Word Count: 375 words

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You gasped, sitting up abruptly, feeling the sweat drip down your head. You had woken up from a nightmare. Your hand grasped at your shirt right over your heart, trying to gain control. You were mumbling things you weren't sure what they were.

You were trying to calm down when you felt a hand on your back, immediately flinching and moving away.

"Hey hey hey. Love, I'm right here. It's just me. Youre ok." Fred whispered, not putting his hand back on you.

" I am not weak. I'm not weak. I'm not. I'm not. I-" you stuttered out not knowing how to express what was going on in your mind.

" Baby, I didn't say you were. Can I touch your back? Is that ok?" He whispered. You nodded aggressively still trying to bring yourself back down to earth.

" Ok, sweetheart, I'm going to touch your back now." Fred continued as he moved his hand to your back gently rubbing your back.

Just his touch was enough to calm your breath and slowly bring you back. You two sat there as he didn't speak. You still were breathing relatively heavily so fred moved so he was sitting in front of you.

" Can you look at my eyes, love" he whispered, continuing to keep his voice calm and centered.

You look up and see Fred look at you with earnest eyes.

When you made eye contact he smiled, " hi baby"

You still couldn't find the words but you were able to smile.

"We are going to take some deep breaths together" he spoke and you simply nodded.

As you took deep breaths together, you copied his movements. After a few breaths you felt yourself being completely grounded and back down to the earth.

" Hi," you whispered.

" Hi. Are you ok, love?" He asked gently to move so he was back to sitting next to you. Gently pulling you into his arms. Allowing you to rest your head on his chest.

" I'm ok" you whisper.

"Good, baby, good. Let's go back to bed and we will make pancakes and talk about it in the morning. Does that sound good?"

You snuggle yourself in closer to Fred and whispered, "that's good"