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TJ Hammond - Night Terrors

TJ Hammond X Kelly

Requested by @Jeffersons_MadLover! Hope you like it!

//TW: death mention//

TJ felt himself being shaken from his slumber by the wriggling form next to him. He groaned and shuffled around in his half asleep state in an attempt to get comfortable again, but the longer he was awake, the more his mind began to really take in this situation. It didn't take long for the events to click in TJ's mind.

His eyes shot open and he flipped over to look at you in concern. He frowned as he saw the unpleasant and fearful look on your sleeping face. You tossed and turned in discomfort and small whimpers escaped your lips every so often.

TJ sat up and flipped on his bedside lamp before turning back to you and shaking you lightly. "Kelly," he called softly. "Kelly, wake up, it's just a dream." He continued to shake you, but he started getting a bit more forceful as you refused to wake up.

With one final rattle of your shoulders, your eyes flashed open and a gasp left your lips. TJ quickly moved to sit next to you again so you could sit up, and he was barely able to maneuver out of the way as you shot up into a sitting position.

He watched you silently for a moment until he saw the tears welling up in your eyes. He frowned and placed a careful hand on your bicep. "Kelly, sweetheart? Are you okay?" He whispered.

You turned your head to look at him and you couldn't help but let out a small sigh of relief. You immediately found yourself pulling him into a tight embrace, which he returned without a second thought. You sat in his arms for a couple minutes. Tears rolled down your cheeks and splashed against his bare shoulder. You buried your face in his neck and gripped him as tightly as you could without crushing the wind out of him.

TJ rubbed your back lightly in an attempt to comfort you. "It was just a dream," he muttered repeatedly. The sound of his voice only had you yearning to hold him closer after the dream you just endured. You didn't want to let him go. You couldn't let him go.

Sadly, you knew this wasn't possible, and you were soon releasing your vise grip on him and allowing you both to pull away enough to look at each other. TJ's eyes were filled with concern and he raised his hand up to place two fingers under your chin. His thumb brushed lightly against your lips before he leaned in and pressed a short but sweet kiss to the same place his thumb had just been.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked, pressing his forehead against yours and moving his hand to cup your cheek. You sniffled and shook your head.

"N-no, it's alright. I'll be okay," you lied. "We need to get some sleep." 

You knew you wouldn't be sleeping that night, but you also knew that TJ wouldn't let this go unless you acted like everything was okay.

TJ didn't quite seem convinced at this. "Are you sure? You seem pretty shaken up..."

You chuckled and forced a smile before kissing him quickly on the lips. "I'm sure. It was just a dream, no big deal. Let's get back to sleep."

TJ nodded reluctantly and placed his head back onto the pillow. He pulled you down so your head was resting on his chest and switched off the light before wrapping his arms securely around you.

You focused all of your attention on the rhythmic pounding against your ear. The thudding of his heart usually brought you a great deal of comfort, but tonight it was the only thing keeping you from bursting out into tears once more. You felt his breathing even out after a few minutes, indicating that he was asleep.