Nightmares. [ErenXReader OneShot]

“N-Ngh!” Eren woke up, clutching the thin blanket that did little to cover him and keep him warm.

Sitting straight up he looked around in a daze inhaling a puff of air, feeling the beads of sweat drip into the front of his locks of hair, making the splices of his now damp hair stick to his forehead. He tried to pull himself out of the dark thoughts that shrouded his mind; the mission from a week ago, it still laid dormant in his thoughts. The grusome images of his companions from the Levi squad  in the back of his mind, making his dreams not so pleasant. The memories filled each nightmare every night, he dreaded going to sleep forcing him to see the faces of the dead, the images burned and carved into his memory…they seem to never want to vanish and erase from his thoughts.

His gasps for air settled and he looked around the room dazed, snapping him self back into reality. He looked down at his hands that clutched the white blanket covering his lower abdomen and below. He felt hot tear spill out of his eyes, falling onto the white sheets, putting his face into his hands he quietly sobbed wishing there was a way he could undo his choices and saved all of his friends.

After a few minutes he felt the right side of his bed shift slightly, a hand came into his downward view your  hand, he looked up at you and you smiled sadly at him.

You look at your boyfriend; Eren who’s quiet sobs had awoken you from your slumber. You looked at his with a sad smile, your eyes showing concern for him.

“Eren…..?” you grazeed his callused knuckles with your soft peitite hand, he tensed up as he heard you call out to him and almost instantly he wiped tears away trying to conceal the fact he was crying.

“A-Ah _______! Did I wake you?” Eren started down at his his hands, tears still falling his eyes and onto your hand. You sigh, upset that these dreams were still keeping up at night like this. His arms quickly came up around you and held you close, running his rough hands through your hair as soothingly as he could be. Your arms quickly came up around him and you held him close, running your soft hands through his hair as soothingly as you could be, also removing the locks of hair that clung to his forehead. You rested your head on the side of his broad shoulder.

“It’s the nightmares again….aren’t they, Eren.” You said to him, only getting a nod in return you took your hand  -more preciscely your thumb- and wiped the falling tears away, and waiting for the tears to run out and in time they did and all he could manage to get out was sniffles and gasps.

“I havent slept at all since that happened the memories keep flooding back and each time I close my eyes….they’re there. I-…” He stopped talking, when he felt you pull him back down on the pillow.

“_______ What are you….-” You stopped him mid sentence by letting out a “shhh” as you covered yourselves back up with the thin blanket.

“I cant bare to see you like this….you need sleep, Eren” you smiled, cluring up next to him, resting your head near his heart while your arms we’re snacked around his waist. You gently drawed verious patters with your fingers along his bare back with humming.

“Don’t feel bad Eren, what happened wasn’t your fault….they followed their trust in each other and face what was thrown at them to the end…just like you did, Eren….so please…know this…and go to sleep” You mumbled, your eyes drooping and getting heavier; it was getting harder to stay awake..but you had to for Eren’s sake.

His eyes went wide and the realization hit him he looked back down at your half asleep figure,  taking one had and raising your face to his…planting a sweet, gently kiss on your pink soft lips.

Whispering a soft “I love you ____” before putting his arms around you, pulling you closer into him.

A pink color dusted your cheeks as you whispered “ I love you too, Eren” back to him before closing your eyes once more, falling asleep, Eren soon followed.

His dreams we’re now filled with thoughts of you instead of his dead companions and this made him that happy…you really were something.