Attempting to exchange the hot air underneath the covers with the cooler one from outside, she twisted and turned as nightly hours passed by. A light layer of sweat coated her thin body; however, the warmth was not the only thing keeping her up and awake: the anxiety attacks had come in the form of horrors in the dark, as she began thinking about death (her own death) she was unable to keep her mind away from the worst possible case scenarios... How she hated it...
A shallow breathing, coming from beside her caught her attention somehow. In her mind, she could not fathom how he could sleep so peacefully, and so she would gaze inquiringly at him.
Deep in his slumber, however, he was unable to perceive such things; still, even in his sleep, he would wrap an arm around her and soothe her mind, for a while.
The whines and yelps that echoed within the darkness of the night tore the young man away from his rest.
"(Y/n)!" his warm voice echoed as he gently shook her body. "You're dreaming, wake up!"
Abruptly, she sat up; sweat dripping down her chin and cheeks as she was brought out of her nightmares. Turning to the side, her startled gaze met Junichirou's hazel eyes that gently stared back.
"Hey, it's okay! You're alright." He mused calmly.
Breathing heavily still, memories of her dream came flooding back to her mind, overwhelming her frail mind. An agonized cry got stuck in her sore throat, eliciting a croak from her instead; out of instinct, she tightly wrapped her arms around her own body and rocked her body slowly in an attempt to calm herself.
"It was awful, Junichi... so terrible..." she whimpered fearfully.
"It doesn't matter..." he assured, his thin arms circling her small form and pulling her close to his own body. "We're all here. We're all alive. We're all safe."
"But we could die..."
"But we won't!"
"Junich-..."
"Stop, you will not die!" he snapped softly. "I will protect you, alright? Just don't... don't say stuff like that..."
"Alright." She nodded in accordance, nuzzling her face on his warm chest.
"Hey, Junichirou?"
"Yes?"
"I love you." Her voice came in a whisper.
"I love you too, (F/n)." it didn't take him a single moment to reply.
