A light in the darkness |Nightmare x reader|

conflicting thoughts

Safety was what they called it. it was apparently a peaceful AU there the 'bad guys' would never bother to look, and it was impossible to find if you didn't know where to look. a full body mirror stood in front of the female human. she had been standing there for a while, just staring at her reflection. The world and people around her wasn't the only thing that had change. she looked quite older from the last time she looked at her reflection. Resembling a young adult instead of an early teenager. losing years of her life could have been devastating, but for some reasons it didn't bother her. Not a single feeling or a hint of sorrow. thanks to being in technically a coma in years, her hair had grown to an ungodly length. watch ever being or force that got her back from the dead was kind enough to have her hair tied up a bit.

taking a pair of scissors gave her the power to tame that wild beast of h/c hair, cutting it into a more comfortable length. getting a better look at herself without seeing just hair made her notice more differences. She got to borrow some clothes thank to the bad state her old clothes she had was in. Some kind of dark brown jacket, that fits good with the grey pants and brown snow boots. A jumper with the same shade of purple Nightmare usually wore ... Nightmare. tears filled her eyes when she thought of her old friend. Still in disbelief of what his brother told her. Nightmare had, he had killed. Murdered hundred to thousand of people. The same people she saw everyday in the town she lived in. From the sweet old lady that always greeted her on her way to school to the baker that would always give her something for free when she looked sad or beaten up. everyone was just, gone.

Dream had told her how sad and depressed Nightmare was the days leading up to the incident. was she the cause of it. did her death made him snap and go on a murder spree. would he have done this, even if she didn't die. was there more to this tale, or was she just overthinking it. The moment in the woods. did he freeze because he noticed her and was happy, or did he want to finish the job by getting every from her word dead. Did he even know it was her. hand placed on her head and she laid down on the bed thanks to the headache that was growing. One thought stayed after she managed to clear her mind. Would he kill me if he got hold on me, or would he remember me and spear me. Everything was changed, there may be no way she would get her friend back.

A knock on the door broke her trace. after giving the all clear the door opened and Dream came in. "hi again. I see you have settled inn." Dream was quite shocked when he found out she was from Dreamtale. Soon excitement hit inn and he was glad there were someone else from his AU still alive. Y/n had come to the conclusion that Nightmare had not told his brother about her. It stung a little, but she didn't dwell on that thought for long. "Yes, it's quiet a cozy room. I'm just thinking over what you told me..." He gave her an apologetic smile before sitting on the bed next to her. "Ink said it's probably best for you to stay hidden for a while. we can find a safe new AU you can live in later, but it seems like they're after you." She nodded, smile turning sour by the thought of Nightmare hunting her down.

A gloved hand was placed on her shoulder and she looked over at Dreams patient smile. "I will let you rest for awhile and take everything inn. You can ask me or the other any question you have. Oh! maybe we can show you around in some of the other AUs. It should be safe if we are around." Dream continued to ramble on about what they could do. the female just looked on with a weak smile. she had to move on, Nightmare and everyone else had. Maybe the Blue, Dream and Ink could be the new start she needed. Could... could they maybe even be friends?

Y/n was sitting under a tree, relaxing and reading a book. "GREETINGS, HUMAN" Blue came bouncing over to them. jumping up and down form joy. "Hello Blueberry. anything happening today?" The female had gotten used to Blue, Ink and Dream being around since she got her a mount ago. A rare time seeing another AU, and even rarer, meeting some of the inhabitants. there had been some time she had meet some of Nightmares goons which lead to a fight while she sneaked away to safety. it was clear they was after her. apparently had they become more active, and more of the 'nicer' guys seeing them sneaking around.

"INK SAID IT WAS SAFE FOR YOU TO VISIT ME AND MY AU!" She had been in his house one, but she had not be capable to go over again in case someone would be there. Underswap, Blue's AU, were apparently quite a safe one if they had control over Error. "That's great, are we going right now?" He eagerly nodded before extending his hand toward you and opening a portal and going through it.