Niall Blurbs

Nightmare Comforts

Niall had been waking up every night for the past few nights in a cold sweat and utterly breathless. Nightmares plagued him.

All of them were different but with the same ending. Death to everyone he loved.

The shitty part about it all, even when he woke up... They didn't start there. Anxiety started to seep into his every day life. There was always something. A slight paranoia that left him on edge. You would go to work, he would freak out. He'd call his parents and brother as well as Harry, Louis, and Liam. He wanted to make sure everyone was okay.

But didn't tell anyone why he was freaking out. He didn't want anyone to worry.

However, you knew something was up. You were beside him while he thrashed in bed and whimpered in his sleep and woke up.

And one night, it got really bad.

Niall woke up to take a breath and realized he couldn't. He was in the midst of a panic attack. He started to wheeze and shake and his vision blurred. He felt like he was going to pass out at any moment.

You woke up to his odd sounds but almost dismissed them until you saw him in tears. You reached over and wrapped him up in your arms and rubbed his back.

Niall almost screamed when you touched him but relaxed as you enveloped him in your arms. He cried a bit more and clung to you.

You hummed softly and moved slowly, rocking side to side. "Breathe with me baby." You say, taking a long and slow breath, wanting him to mimic it.

Which he does after a bit. After you get him to calm down, you go get him some water and pull him back into your arms. "Talk to me..." You say quietly and wait for him to go off on whatever he needs to say.

He starts off slow about the nightmares and then starts to get a bit worked up again. You soothe him after a second and let him go on his way.

"Niall, listen to me. We are all fine. Call us everyday if you need to. These nightmares are fake and they will go away soon." You say softly and stroke his cheek and then pushing his hair out of of his eyes. "I love you."

"I love you." He murmurs back and buries his face back into your chest.