Midoriya Izuku

Waking up from a nightmare

A/N: This is kinda bad and not really how I wanted it to be, but I really wanted to get the request for this done on tumblr so here we are I guess

Midoriya was having a hard time falling asleep for some reason. You were cuddled up to his side, and even though he was tired, the sleep just didn't seem to come. He was just laying there, staring at the ceiling as he listened to your breathing.

When he finally felt like he was about to fall asleep, he noticed your breathing had quickened considerably and you were whimpering in your sleep.

"(Name)?" he whispered.

You didn't react, but you sounded like you were getting more agitated.

Midoriya assumed you were having a nightmare, so he decided to try to wake you up.

You were still in a state of anxiety when you woke up. You looked around and as soon as your eyes landed on Izuku, you felt a huge wave of relief. He was there, and he was okay, just looking at you with a concerned expression.

"Oh thank god" you whispered and buried your face to his chest.

"What's wrong?" Midoriya asked, rubbing your arm.

"I-I had a nightmare of you dying" you sniffled.

"It was just a bad dream, I'm okay" he said softly and kissed the top of your head.

You were just listening to his breathing and heartbeat while you rested your head on his chest. Both his breathing and heartbeat were strong and regular, no signs of anything wrong with him. Even still, you couldn't help but hear the sound of his breathing getting weaker and weaker like in your dream. It was like an echo you couldn't make go away.

"Hey, I promise I'm okay, and I'm not planning on dying any time soon either" he smiled, trying to reassure you.

"I know, it-it just felt so real. I've been having a lot-a lot of nightmares lately. It's usually you dying for some reason. I'm there and-and I can't get to you before it's too late" you stuttered.

Midoriya could see how distressed you felt, it was evident on your face. He hugged you closer and held you tightly. He'd had his fair share of nightmares in his life, often similar to yours, someone close to him dying and him not being able to do anything.

Midoriya just held you close until you fell back to sleep. He wanted to keep you safe, but seeing you like this, distressed about something he had no control over, made him feel helpless. He disliked feeling helpless, but there wasn't anything he could do about this, so he would just have to accept it.

Midoriya placed another kiss on the top of your head, before finally closing his eyes, and soon falling asleep himself.