80s/90s imagines + preferences

nightmares // river phoenix

🍯 disclaimer: this picture doesn't really match the story, but i tried 🍯
💫 mild smut warning! about as much as last time, i think this is actually the furthest i'll be going (i know, i know, can't make up my mind.) cause this mentions something that made me a bit uncomfortable, but other than that i was fine with it. 💫

You wake up to two sounds; soft whimpering, and heavy rain on your windowsill.
The alarm clock on your bedside table reads 2:28 AM.
The moonlight streams through the window across from your bed, illuminating the figure sleeping next to you.
You turn to see your boyfriend, River. His brow is furrowed, his blonde hair is a mess, and he's biting his lip. You realize that the whimpering is coming from him, and his body is twitching every once in a while. He must be having a nightmare.
"Riv?"
You gently shake his shoulder, and he stays asleep until a huge CRASH of thunder breaks, rattling the window and startling you. You jerk your hand back in surprise.
His eyes are filled with tears and he frantically wipes them, breathing heavily. His eyes are locked on the covers.
"River," you say, touching his cheek gently, "it was just a dream, it's okay."
He sniffles a little and melts into your hand, looking at you with his bright blue eyes. He brings a hand up to touch your wrist.
"It's okay. I'm here."
"I'm sorry, I-"
"It's okay, Riv. It's okay."
You pull him into a hug and you can feel him shaking against you, so you hug him tighter and kiss his forehead, pushing his matted hair out of the way.
You press your forehead to his, then kiss him gently.
It's a soft but long kiss, comforting and warm.
He wraps his arms around you tentatively, as if he thinks you're going to break, and pulls you on top of him. He kisses you back, somewhat aggressively. You can tell that he's mainly trying to forget about his dream, but you don't mind.
His hands trail down to your bra. They're warm and you immediately get goosebumps from the contact. He inhales sharply, realizing what he's doing, and quickly moves his hands. They then go to your waist, your thighs, and back to your cheeks.
You notice that while you're kissing him, he plays with your hair softly, giving you a fluttery feeling in your chest. He always talks about how much he loves your hair. You move to his cheek, then his jawline, some kind of feeling taking over.
It's not supposed to be insanely sexy or anything, just comforting, but you can feel something begin to harden underneath you, sending a pang of alarm through your chest. The alarm fades into the most aggressive tingly and fluttery feeling you've ever felt, but you try to ignore it.
You hear River begin to whimper a little. He inhales sharply again and he kisses you harder, the kisses getting less clean and traveling down to your neck. Finally, you pull his face away from yours, cupping his bright red cheeks.
His eyes are filled with tears again, and he looks like he's trying not to cry. He begins to sniffle a little, and you brush a strand of hair out of his face and wipe his eyes. You can feel the heat radiating off of him. His lips are dark red and swollen, and you long to kiss him again.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to, um-" You can hear the embarrassment in his voice, and his cheeks feel hot.
"Riv, it's okay. I want to. Just... don't feel like you have to right now. You don't."
He nods, runs a hand through his hair, and clears his throat. He seems to be shaking a little again. You know that he wouldn't pressure you into anything, making you want to cry at how sweet and considerate and respectful he is compared to the other guys you've been with. You caress his face, wiping tears and smiling sadly. He holds your wrist again, and kisses the palm of your hand.
You stare at each other in silence.
Finally, you bring his head closer to you, peck his forehead and slightly upturned nose, and hug him. His head is pressed in the crook of your neck, and you can feel his heart beating against your chest. He smells like vanilla.
"I love you," he mumbles against your neck, the vibrations of his voice giving you chills.
"I love you too, Riv."
You fall back onto the pillows together, and he hugs your waist, his head on your chest. You gently run your fingers through his hair. Once his breathing finally steadies and his eyelids stop moving, you know he's asleep.
You fall asleep (eventually) to the sound of the rain outside and the steady rise and fall of River's chest.
When you wake up, it's still raining.
The alarm clock now reads 10:16 AM, and you smile when you look to see River, still asleep, with his arms still around you.
When he wakes up, you two go to the kitchen to make breakfast, and he hugs you from behind, kissing your neck and cheek the whole time.

✨ hope you enjoyed the story! ✨
i took a little bit from running on empty if you couldn't tell, but only a tiny bit. the whole story just reminded me of his character.
🔅🔆 THIS IS MOST LIKELY THE LAST ENTRY INTO THIS BOOK! I WILL START A NEW ONE SOON! 🔆🔅
i was thinking only preferences, only requests, short gif imagines, or stories accompanied with art.
🥠 there's also the idea of doing different eras with different 80's actors? i really love the 50's, so i think it'd be fun.🥠
if you guys have a certain preference as to what i make the book into, please leave me a comment! i'll make sure to incorporate what you want into whatever i make!
thanks guys!
🍰 -camhhhh- 🍰
WORD COUNT- 1005 words!