(A/N): Yo so about the university I put them in (remember it’s super AU/OOC etc), it was just closest to where Om&men originated so you know hashtag don’t judge. I also still don’t own anything. Basically all the credit goes to Rachel van Dyken.
Weakness is just pain leaving the body.
Five months earlier
-Alan-
I repeated the mantra over and over in my head until I thought I had lost my mind.
It wasn’t real.
It wasn’t real.
I was having that nightmare.
It. Wasn’t. Real.
It’s never a good sign when you wake yourself up because you were screaming so loudly. Footsteps neared my door, and it flew open to reveal my roommate that I had only known existed a couple of hours ago.
“Are you okay?” he asked hesitantly. He took a step forward and crossed his arms. “I, uh, heard screaming.”
Yes universe, I know, I was a freak. All I wanted was a fresh start and look where that got me.
A gold star for traumatizing my new roommate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the only friend I had made since arriving here.
“Yeah, I’m okay” I whispered. I could barely keep my voice from shaking. “I know it’s kind of silly that I still suffer from night terrors” I grinned sheepishly. Or at least tried to.
At seeing the look of disbelief on his face, I quickly added “But only ever when I’m stressed out, though.”
Or when I’m on heavy medication.
'But I didn’t add that part.
“Oh,” he licked his lips and glanced back towards the hallway, “I can sleep on the floor if you um, want me to. I mean, just in case you get scared again.”
Bless his southern-hospitality filled heart.
“No, it’s okay” I smiled “I’m good. I hope I didn’t scare you.”
“Yeah, well…” Tino waved me off. “I didn’t really like that lamp in my room anyways.”
My yelling broke a lamp? “Did I do that?” I cringed.
“Nah, my fall broke the lamp” he shook his head. “Turns out jumping from your bed at one in the morning is a contact sport, my lamp being the main target. No worries though” he shrugged “It went painlessly. Just shattered on impact. Luckily I only escaped with two light bruises.”
My face burnt up. “Fuck, I’m so sorry!”
“Nope, it’s fine, I’m a walking accident” he laughed, “but if you plan on screaming all night, I’m still gonna sleep on the floor. My lamp murder days are behind me” Tino smiled.
Smiling slightly I nodded. “Sure. I just don’t want you to-”
“Dude, stop apologizing” his grin was warm and inviting “oh yeah, and I sleepwalk, so if you wake up and I’m standing over you, try not to kick me where the sun don’t shine, okay?”
“Sure” I laughed.”We’re such a fun pair” I rolled my eyes sarcastically.
He grabbed a blanket from the foot of my bed and threw it on the floor. “You know the little comment sections on the housing part of registration?”
“Yeah…”
“I swear those are a setup to put all of us weirdos together”
I yawned.
“I need a pillow” Tino announced. “I’ll be right back. You rest your little ginger head, and in the morning we’ll go girl hunting?”
“Girls?”
“Well, uh, if you bat for the other team that’s totally fine, I was just saying-”
“Well yeah, I’d, um, rather go boy hunting…” I said as my face turned lobster red.
“That’s completely fine” he smiled “So, have you ever had a boyfriend?”
I was mortified. “Uhhhh, no” I squeaked.
“Oh no! How did you survive without a partner!”
“Pshhh, that was easy. I just survived off of hot netflix guys and book characters. Trust me. You wouldn’t have dated either if you grew up in the tiny town I did.”
“Why?” He held up a hand and jogged out of the room, coming back with a pillow under his arm. “Continue.” he said as he sat down.
“Well, if you so much as sneezed in the wrong direction, someone would say ‘bless you’ before it even left your nose. I didn’t date because if everyone in the town would know. Literally. Once I got a bad grade on my report card, and it made the newspaper.
Tino cringed. “Were there any cute, uh, guys?”
“The mayor’s son was. The captain of the football team thought so too. That made the news along with my bad grade”
He wrinkled his nose and said “I would’ve taken the bad grade”
I nodded my head. “Agreed.”
I yawned again. “Thanks for checking on me Tino.”
“What kind of roommate would I be if I didn’t?” He raised an eyebrow
“One that doesn’t kill lamps and come out with two bruises?”
“True, true” he laughed. “Oh yeah, and, uhm, not to sound rude or anything, but I’m not gay so you know….” he awkwardly trailed off
“Man, it’s fine” I smiled, “You’re not really my type anyways.”
He gasped “How could you?!” he asked in a mock hurt voice
I laughed then rolled my eyes. “Goodnight Tino.”
“Goodnight Alan.”
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