in between , malachi barton imagines

sweet nothing

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"i find myself running home to your sweet nothings."

malachi comforts you after a nightmare💌

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"mal, i already told you i hate paranormal movies, you know this!" you groan as you turn away from him and cover your face with your hands, making him laugh.

"baby, i promise you're fine, come here." malachi grabs you by your hip and turns you towards him, wrapping his arms around you and turning on the conjuring.

"hell no. malachi, i'm not watching this." you shake you head as you try to grab the remote to turn it off. malachi was quicker than you, grabbing it from you and throwing it on the floor. "shhh, it's okay. it's not real."

you sigh and lay your head on his chest, wrapping your arms around him and throwing your legs over his lap. throughout the movie, you squeal at the jumpscares, "oh my gosh! malachi!" you squeal, pulling the blanket over your head.

malachi laughs, turning off the tv and lifting you up, wrapping your legs around his waist to carry you upstairs to his bedroom.

"how am i supposed to sleep after that? you know i don't like scary stuff, mal." you groan and turn to face away from him, grabbing your phone to watch tiktoks to distract yourself. malachi grabs your phone out of your hand and turns you to face him, "are you really mad at me?"

you don't answer him and just look away. malachi sighs and brings one hand to your side, gently rubbing his thumb on your hip. you fight back a grin, continuing to ignore him.

malachi smirks and starts relentlessly tickling you out of nowhere, his hands moving up and down your sides and stomach. "mal- malachi! stop!" you squeal inbetween giggles, trying to push him away, to no avail.

he laughs at your struggle, pushing you to your back and hovering over you, pinning your hands above your head with one hand while tickling you with the other. "do you forgive me?" he asks, pinning you underneath him.

"yes, i forgive you! let me up!" you giggle, trying to catch your breath. malachi finally stops, leaning down to kiss your cheek. you pull him fully on top of you and wrap your arms around his shoulders.

"are you still scared?" malachi whispers, rubbing small circles on your hip with his thumb. "a little, but i'm just tired." you yawn, feeling your eyes close.

"go to sleep, i love you." malachi nods, placing sweet kisses down your neck before falling asleep right after you.
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time skip
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"y/n, wake up! you're just having a nightmare, wake up. it's okay, you're safe." malachi gently shakes you awake, him already being woken up by you crying and moving around in your sleep.

you finally fully wake up, feeling malachi shaking you by your shoulders. he realizes you're awake and stops, "you're okay, it was just a dream. i'm right here baby." he gently wipes your tear stained face, trying to comfort you as best as he can.

tears continue to flow down your face, your breath shaky and heartbeat rapid. "mal," you cry, sitting up and clinging onto him, burying your face into the crook of his neck.

malachi immediately wraps his arms around you, pulling you into his lap and gently rocking you back and forth, "shhh, it's okay, you're okay. nothings gonna hurt you baby, i've got you." he holds the back of your head, repeatedly kissing your forehead.

he finally pulls away to look at you when he feels your heart rate slow down. "do you wanna tell me what it was about?" he moves your hair out of your face, tucking it behind your ears.

you nod your head, "something was after us, but it got you. it took you from me right infront of me and it scared me mal. it felt so real." your eyes start to water again, remembering the dream.

"hey, hey it's okay. i'm here with you, i'm right here." he places a sweet kiss on your lips, seeing as you were on the verge of tears again. "do you wanna go back to sleep?" he wipes underneath your eyes with his thumbs. you nod your head, feeling your eyes droop.

you eventually fall back asleep as malachi holds you, rubbing your back in comfort.

a/n: sorry i haven't updated lol😭😭 i've been busy, vote and comment!!!