hogwarts°nct dream [editing]

sixty nine | insomnia

  "Tomorrow... you will surrender... to ME!"

  Jeno squirms in his restless sleep as he sweats buckets.

  "No... STOP!" He shouts and springs up with eyes wide with terror and face as pale as a sheet.

  He looks to his roommate and is relieved to see him still asleep. It's bothersome having to explain or say that "he's okay," for the countless time.

  Instead, he changes into a fresh shirt before heading to their common room to just kill time- surrendering to his insomnia.

  But when he arrives, it seems like he's not the only one who's sleepless.

  "Why is it that whenever I come here in the middle of the night, you're here too?" Jeno asks and Amaryllis gives a lazy shrug.

  "It's the nightmare again, isn't it?" She asks knowingly and his smile falls.

  He nods feebly. "It is but this time, it's clearer and the dream isn't the only thing I had."

  "What do you mean?" Her brows knit with puzzlement.

  "He-who-must-not-be-named reached out to me," Jeno tells and Ama releases the book she was just about to open.
"He said that I would surrender myself to him tomorrow and if I don't, he'll use Renjun's father against me."

  The girl stares at him with disbelief and panic. "What? But Renjun said his father would still be out on his business trip until next Monday. Tomorrow's a Saturday."

  Did Voldemort snatch him during work? Or is he lying? Either way, it's bad, she thinks and shakes her head side to side.

  "Renjun, himself, saw him leave so how can he be back here already?? What if this is all just a trap to lure you? I won't- no, I can't let you fall for itㅡ"

  "Ama!" Jeno grapples her shoulders and she gasps as her wide, shocked eyes stare into his gentler, darker ones.
"Trap or not, I have to go. I won't risk Renjun's dad just because Vo-"

  He gulps, feeling slightly bothered saying his name with his own tongue. "I mean, he-who-must-not-be-named has business with me. It's me he wants, not anyone else and I for sure know he's not planning to politely invite me over. He'll use whatever means he can to get to me."

  Amaryllis stares at him with eyes turning glossier by the second but with her inconspicuous deep inhales, she manages to suppress the tears from flowing.
Of course, Voldemort will do whatever he can to get you because you're... A horcrux.

  Her head hangs down and her fist loosens. "You're right. I'm sorry. I didn't realize I was being selfish. Still, you can't make this decision on your own. You'll have to tell this to the others first thing tomorrow and we'll figure the next step together."

  Jeno says nothing, having no words and nods before pulling her in for a hug with a gentle palm caressing the back of her head and his other arm around her waist.

  "Don't worry so much, okay? Nothing's set in stone yet, so everything will be fine. What's gotten you so scared, anyways? I'm still here," he whispers sweet words to her, comforting as his figure swallows her like a warm, cozy blanket on a freezing, wintery day.

  She dawns on his words.

  "I'm still here."

  And they only make her waterworks burst and he knows it as he can feel the fabric on his shoulder dampen.

  His grip tightens and he shuts his eyes with gritted teeth to stop himself from breaking- letting her cry her heart out while her sobs are muffled into his chest.