Rain. Cold, heavy, rain poured down on tremendous amounts. The streets were flooded with water and no car was passing by fearing that some part of their machine might break and loose off while driving, causing amounts of headaches and financial problems due to how expensive each and every material would cost. It could be anything. From the biggest and least expensive part, to the smallest part like a loose nail and cost the most absurd amount ever.
The amount of gray clouds in the sky was unimaginable as thunder roared in the dark winter sky. Everyone was inside their own homes, scared they might catch a cold or get soaked with cold water. Some even feared the worst but this didn't stop two boys from hanging out and enjoying each other's presence.
A tall boy named Rui had invited his soon-to-be-boyfriend, Tsukasa, to hang out and chat since his childhood friend, Nene, was spending her night playing with her girlfriend, Emu. He was happy for her. Very happy. He couldn't help but let a smile creep up on his face to the thought of Nene having fun.
Currently, Tsukasa was sleeping in Rui's room. For the record, it was already 2AM and Rui was still working on his robots and props for their next play next week. He was almost finished rebuilding his broken bat robot when he heard a scream coming from the sofa. He wasn't the type to usually get scared by many things, especially screams, but he was sure that that scream wasn't from happiness but yes from pure agony and fear.
He switched his gaze to the sofa and saw the smaller boy clenching his shirt slightly above from his diaphragm, where the heart should be. He was sweating a lot and his orange fiery eyes were wide open as if his globes were parallelized, unable to move around or close. His chest was rising and falling at a tremendous speed.
He was hyperventilating.
Rui got up from his seat on a rushed matter and kneeled in front of Tsukasa. He hugged the smaller boy in an attempt to calm him down but to no avail. He thought for a few seconds until he remembered a small method Nene taught him years ago.
"Tsukasa-kun, look at me." No response. "Tsukasa". Once again, no response nor movement. "Tenma Tsukasa." He shouted quietly . Tsukasa looked at him with a shocked expression. Rui held out his hand moving it up and down, slowly. "Focus on your breathing" Rui exemplified as he breathed in and out slowly. Tsukasa followed along and after a few minutes, his breath steadied enough so not that much carbon dioxide was being expelled to the atmosphere.
Tsukasa hugged Rui as tears were coming out of his eyes. "It's ok, I'm here" Rui hugged back. "Do you want to talk about it?" Tsukasa shook his head and strengthened the hug until the taller one had no air in his lungs. He didn't want to let go. He just wanted to feel comfort. He didn't want to see, imagine or remember that nightmare again. He just wished he could stay in his lover's arms one more time, hugging him close as he let out every bit of emotion he kept.
Afterall, nightmares are scary in their own way. It doesn't matter if the person is happy, sad, traumatized or even at the brink of depression, every type of person can have their own fears. Their own agony. Their own pain. Some forget and some seek help. Everyone has their way of coping when confronted with a nightmare. It will just be a matter of time and space.
...The End...
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