Falling for them (love and deepspace X OC )

Thorns Under The Moon (zayne)

A/n:Who's ready for depression?

The sound of footsteps reverberates, a hollow echo upon the marble floor. Looking up, Zayne once again sees that familiar silhouette of the girl.In the quiet hospital corridor, its walls grayish-blue and dimly lit by incandescent lights, only the girl stands bright and resolute.
Yearning to call out to her yet incapable of making a sound, he has no choice but to quicken his pace. He runs after her.Yet at that moment, terrifying black crystals erupt from the surrounding walls.

"No... Stop..!"

Without warning, the entire space distorts. Those sharp spikes hurtle toward the girl's throat.Panicking, she turns to face him. As their eyes meet, her lips quiver in despair, softly whispering broken, desperate sounds.

"Zayne... Zayne!"

Silvers pov

"Zayne, Zayne?"Inside Akso's rehabilitation center, Zayne suddenly opens his eyes. He's in a sleeping pod, and his unfocused gaze slowly adjusts. "Did you have another nightmare?"

"Yes..." he says Rubbing his temples, he sits up. In his eyes is a reflection of my concerned expression. "Don't worry. Lying down in a large box with eyes staring at me—If I could sleep well with that happening, then you'd actually have something to worry about."

"Hey, I care about you. And what else am I supposed to do? Someone hasn't gotten a good night's sleep ever since he returned from Mt. Eternal. He also keeps using nightmares as an excuse."
After returning from Mt. Eternal two months ago, Zayne's health hasn't been good. It's gotten to the point where he can't sleep at all.
However, he doesn't talk about what happened in the Arctic. This recurring "nightmare" is the only thing he willingly shared with me. "You still have a business trip next week. At this rate, the doctor might end up collapsing before his patients."

"Even if I collapse, there will always be another doctor to take over. No matter what-"

I press my finger against his lips as a warning. "No matter how many doctors there are, they're for other people. My doctor is right here in front of me."

"All right, I'll be careful and stay alive."

"Don't let my worries be a burden on you.I think you started having nightmares after I gave you that crystal fragment from the N109 Zone."

Zayne takes his coat from the coat rack beside the wall. Together, we enter the corridor. "They aren't connected, so don't overthink it. It's just a coincidence. Speaking of which, there's been progress with the analysis of that crystal."

"Is it related to Protocore Syndrome?"

"At the moment, l've developed a hypothesis based on the data. I'll share the details with you once there are conclusive results."

Stepping into the elevator, I press the button for the ground floor. Zayne's reflection appeared on the closed doors, the dark circles under his eyes underlining a deeper weariness.

"Take your time. You should deal with your insomnia first." I said to him.

"Since I can't sleep, I might as well be productive with my time."

"...So it's not that doctors can't treat themselves. They don't actually want to be treated.I ordered some milk for you. It'll be delivered to your place and should help you sleep. Also, the hypnotic music—"

"Are you referring to the lullaby playlist? Silver, did you forget how old I am?"

No!

"I'm just trying to help as a normal hunter. You don't have to listen to me, Dr. Zayne."