Hunter TOH x Reader Oneshots!

2: Netflix Night

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Suggested by: -PurpleGlitch-

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Synopsis

Despite having escaped the disastrous day of unity through the portal to the human realm, you still couldn't escape the nightmares that haunted you. You find yourself spending time with a fellow insomniac who seems to have... a little something towards you.

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Its been a few weeks or so since you arrived in the human realm. Well, the others seemed to be adjusting quite easily to the human realm thingy.

At least Gus doesn't eat CDs anymore. That's definitely something.

You stare up the dark ceiling, trying to get some wink of sleep. Yeah, in those few weeks you haven't really had the nicest or peaceful nights. Every time you sleep or try to sleep, you'd wake up from your nightmares.

The Day of Unity had left scars on your psyche that hadn't yet healed.

You stood up with a sigh, clutching your head. You felt a little dizzy from the lack of sleep the past few days. It's not that you couldn't sleep; it's that you refused to drown in the relentless nightmares that haunted your every attempt at rest.

You glance around the room to see Luz and Vee sound asleep in their beds. Gus and Hunter share a room in the basement, while Amity and Willow occupy another room. You usually share this room with Luz and Vee, though recently, you've been sneaking off in other places—sometimes with Willow, sometimes in the basement. Tonight, though, the pull of insomnia is too strong to ignore.

You stood up quietly and made your way down. On your way to the kitchen, you saw yourself in the mirror. Dark circles have settled under your eyes, and your complexion is paler than usual. You touch your face, feeling the weight of exhaustion press down on you.

You sighed once more as you finally arrived in the kitchen.

"AhH!" You jumped as you were met with a horrific sight of someone staring at you with wide unblinking eyes.

"Hunter!" You whisper shouted and patted your chest. Gee, you were being paranoid again.

"[Name]?" Hunter asked as he closed the refrigerator with a pizza box in hand.

"What are you doing?" You asked and cocked your head as he placed the leftover pizza box on the table.

"Nothing, I just... couldn't sleep again." Hunter sighs, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly.

The two of you exchange a look, the shared understanding passing between you like an unspoken conversation. "Nightmares," you say in unison, followed by a quiet giggle as you reach for a glass from the cabinet. You fill it with cold water, hoping it might wash away some of the exhaustion weighing you down.

In your sleepless nights there would usually be someone accompanying you, the insomniac who frequently experiences the same thing you do. It was none other than Hunter himself. Though, unlike you, he had been an insomniac literally in his whole life.