A Dream Within A Nightmare.

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~ Relaxing (part 1) ~

Summary: In which, the peacefulness were something to appreciate. Sudden (unfavorable) changes were not on your list and overthinking might affect you a bit too extreme. Luckily, he is there for you to relax with.

The sun and moon continuously rise and fall as the days, months, maybe even years go by. Especially without any kind of time indication such as a clock or maybe even a calendar for you to take note but there are signs of it, somewhat.

The villages that used to be short in terms of population have began to increase which included the number of houses being built more in terms of quantity. The monsters that resides who have grown up, even having human residents to exist in the place. Speaking of growth. . .

You could clearly quite see in terms of the difference in height considering the length of the bones being expanded, resulting to much taller height (which you were proud of yourself and there's no lying to it). This also means that Nightmare, the same as you did also undergoes growth (but his is more like a growth spurt if anything) and had become taller than before as well.

This is really just the start of you feeling slightly annoyed (and as petty as it may be) that you are somehow just a few centimeters short compared to Nightmare, which of course, he would absolutely find every time to tease your height. That schemer, purple tree, giraffe, purple tall book worm, whatever every other name-callings there are.

It's not your fault for your own growth! You were sure you were getting your daily exercises. . .

Anyways, with the progression of years go by, less and unfavorable outcomes came that you despise whether it be unexpected or expected, whichever the latter.

The villagers, monster and humans alike, sometimes or occasionally flock around the Tree of Feelings but not too close to be considered an interaction when conversing. Just like how their quantity increased. .so were their curiosity of the Tree of Feelings. Specifically the apples that have grown on the branches themselves.

It was. .draining to say the least at having to accommodate in having conversations with some of the monsters that were social enough to try and come talk to you.

Yes.

YOU.

SPECIFICALLY.

At first, your initial thought was that it made sense considering its usually you who would sometimes go to the village, Nightmare was (as expected) not the kind to walk around at all or just rarely to do such things and would rather read a book peacefully. Mainly, you tried with a logical reasoning that maybe you looked approachable considering the looks of yours and even the color scheme of some sorts.

But despite all that, your suspicions and instinct suddenly was alarmed, as you should considering that this might be the start of that. . .interaction.

You weren't going to lie to yourself but you were feeling quite worries and anxious maybe daring to do something not good, of that happening and so—

Diligently stalking watching Nightmare as days goes by. Whenever you were resting at your side of the tree, you would always put the barrier a little bit more far in terms of distance to cover more ground while looking to the purple skeleton in check.

Sometimes, there were times when practicing magic, you would always try and check, holding out Nightmare's phalanges whilst using your own magic to detect if there are any injuries that might have been there. Hiding from plain sight, from your own observation, him experiencing that without you knowing—