Monophobia || cc!Wilbur x fem!oc

chapter 13.

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"Play something for me!" He exclaimed.

I looked down at my little brother with a bright smile, reminding me of how much I loved him.

"Alright alright, fine," I caved when Ty started giving me puppy dog eyes.

I licked my chapped lips and took a breath, bringing the trumpet up to my mouth.

I began playing the notes to one of my favorite songs, "I Can't Handle Change" by ROAR and mentally singing along, starting from the chorus.

'Nothing I do is ever good,"

I closed my eyes, feeling myself get swept into the brass notes.

'Nothing I do is ever good enough,"

I opened my eyes and smiled at the sight of my parents standing next to my brother, watching me with an air of pride and adoration.

'Nothing I do is ever good,'

I closed my eyes again, surrendering to the music and the thoughts that come with it.

'Nothing I do is ever good,'

Something's wrong.

'Nothing I do is ever good enough,'

Something's missing.

'Nothing I do is ever good,'

But what?

'Leave me alone,'

W̷h̵y̶?̷

'Leave me alone,'

Ẃ̴̦̙̄ḥ̷̈͝ỷ̴͉̻?̵͔̉̚?̶͎͑͝

'I wanna go home.'

Home?

I am home.

Home is...

Here?

I opened my eyes, lowering the trumpet and looking to my family.

Instead, darkness consumed my vision.

I felt so cold.

So alone.

W̸̖̤̱̼̲̤͍̺̅̂͋̃͒́̚ͅH̷̙̫̣͇͝Ý̴̙̤̖̗̈́̎̊̏͋͊̕͠͝?̴̡̦̟̬̯̱̼͒̏̏̀͝ͅ

I sat up, panting and drenched in sweat.

I couldn't focus on anything but the dream, and it was fucking terrifying. Even when I felt something stir beside me, I didn't avert my gaze from my shaky palms. I even caught myself staring at the stray tears that landed on said hands.

I felt something wrap around me. It was warm, and...safe. I forced my breathing to slow, finally looking up at anything other than my hands. The laptop was still open from when Will and I decided to watch YouTube before inevitably falling asleep, while Will's arms were wrapping me in a hug.

My voice came out pitiful and quivering, "my hands are shaking."

"I know, I know. You'll be fine though, it was just a dream."

My eyelids started drooping again, a tell-tale sign that I would undoubtedly fall asleep within the next 5 minutes. Will must have noticed, as he pulled away, and tried to get me to lay down. I resisted, hugging my knees to my chest as some form of grounding.

"Please try to sleep, it's three in the morning."

I weakly shook my head, taking a sharp breath in to gain more control over my breathing. "I don't want to, I'm scared."

Will wrapped me in his arms again, and I couldn't help but bury my head into his shoulder, releasing my knees. He gently began rocking us side-to-side, making me succumb into the depths of drowsiness again.

Before I was fully asleep, I felt Will place me in the bed, tucking me in. I weakly grabbed his wrist, making him turn and look at me.

"Yes?" He asked, perplexity evident in his tone.

"I just..." I started, trying to say this in a way that didn't make anything awkward. Will urged me on, so I took another breath before doing so. "I just want to be close to someone for a little bit, is that ok?"

He smiled, but walked away. I was dejected for a few seconds, until I felt something land on the right side of the bed. I looked over to see Will tucking himself in, glancing at me from time to time.

I never noticed how his eyes seemed to sparkle like the night sky on a warm, summer night.

He smiled at me, breaking me from my trance, and I smiled back. My eyes drooped lower and lower, and despite my efforts, I couldn't fight off sleep. The last thing I felt before falling asleep was a hand grabbing mine, and caressing it as if it were glass.

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~ { The Next Morning } ~
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I had been awake since dawn thanks to the window perfectly shining in my eyes. I had honestly expected Aurora to be awake by now thanks to the sun shining through the clouds, making it seem brighter, but she must have been exhausted, and stayed sleeping. So, I lay here for hours with a notepad in hand, brainstorming lyric ideas and expanding on others.

Eventually, I heard Aurora let out a small grumble, pulling the blanket up to try and hide from the bright light from outside. She didn't seem to succeed, as the sheets were fairly thin, and threw the sheets off of her. She slowly opened her eyes, taking in the sight of the sun still low down in the sky.

"Good morning," I finally said. She whipped her head around, eyes going wide when she saw me, before averting her gaze and scratching the back of their head.

"Hi, sorry for waking you up last night...and for being too upfront." She said.

I chuckled at her embarrassment, made evident by her body language. "Don't apologize, you seemed like you really needed a hug. Cmon, let's go cook breakfast for everyone else, I want you to tell me about the dream later if you're comfortable."

She nodded her head in understanding, standing up and brushing her hands through her knotted hair. I followed soon, stretching as soon as I stood up.

We walked out the door together as friends, but...

I became aware of a certain feeling blooming within.

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Word Count: 949 words
Written: October 18, 2021
A/N: I just finished Arcane help im going to sob