𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓, xavier thorpe

twenty five. coincidence?

☾︎ ۞ ☽︎

LUNA.

i tossed and turned all night, not able to sleep for some reason. it was already very late, and even Wylie was snoring in her side of the room. i picked up my phone from my nightstand at the exact same time it rang from a text notification. i opened it and saw it was from Xavier. seems my boy couldn't sleep either.

or so i thought.

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Xavier

can i crash in your dorm for the night?
can't sleep rn

ofc
i actually can't sleep too

ok, i'll be there in five

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and five minutes later, a soft knock came from my window. i quietly went over and unlocked it for him, letting him climb through. "Wylie's sleeping already, so be quiet.", i whispered as softly as i could. he nodded and sat down on the bed beside me.

he didn't look so well. rather he had a terrified and worried look on his face. i could tell what was going on in his head. "you had a nightmare, didn't you?", i asked.

he nodded, "yeah. i'm sorry, it sounds childish of me to be scared of a dream." "no, it's not. i mean, i had one last week, remember?"

he stayed silent. i scooched over closer to him and pulled his head to rest on my chest as i hugged him, caressing his soft and long golden brown hair. "hey, it's okay. you can tell me anything.", i whispered, resting my head onto his.

he looked up into my eyes, still leaning on my chest. "i saw a monster."

"what?", i asked.

i genuinely thought he was having some nightmare like... drowning or falling from a high place. or a childish one like a giant evil choo choo train chasing him down candy trails. but this caught me off guard.

"it sounds stupid but it seemed so real.", he told me. "i couldn't go back to sleep after seeing it."

"what'd it look like?", i asked. he took a few moments, looking up at the ceiling as he tried to recall his dream. he eventually said, "it was... hideous, with big eyes and gross hair."

"you're being serious?"

"yeah."

"geez, it sounds like that zombie in PvZ.", i commented as i looked down at him. "come on, we should get some sleep. thank goodness i installed this." he watched as i pulled the tulle curtains close before we snuggled into my pillows and under the blanket.

"alright. come to mommy.", i joked in a hushed voice. he smiled and wrapped his arms around my waist, snuggling into my chest, feeling his arm breath brushing the exposed skin of my torso since i wore a tank top.

it felt like déja vu was happening to me as i held my boyfriend in my arms. as if i had experienced this before.

but why would i be getting this feeling if it never really happened?

my eyes travelled from Xavier's hair to the dresser where i had tapped up the picture of my parents back in their teenage days.

of course, that was why i was getting déja vu. the same thing must have happened to my parents back then.

but one thing that kept my mind awake despite sleeping was one question - what was this monster haunting Xavier's dreams? was it the monster who 'killed' Rowan and those normies?