Stray Kids (Imagines, Scenarios, AUs, and more!)

Dreams (Kim Seungmin)

Originally published via Tumblr on March 6th, 2019

Genre: Fluff; scenario
Request: "Can I request a seungmin cuddling his s/o to sleep after they have a nightmare please Thank you!!!!" by Love Anon
Summary: When bad dreams prevail, why not live out a good one instead?
A/N: Wow, now Seungmin is climbing my bias list with this 😂... I swear, first it was with him singing "Stitches", and now, this?! Seungmin, wHY?! Also, sidenote, I'm sorry the ending is so cringey but I couldn't resist 😂 Hope it's alright Love!

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"Minnie, what time is it?" you mumble, lifting your head slightly off the couch.

"Mh... almost one-thirty," your boyfriend replies from his spot at the dinner table, typing away at his computer. You sigh heavily, letting your head fall back onto the cushions, and Seungmin asks, "What's wrong, baby?"

"I'm so sleepy," you mumble back, letting your eyes drift closed for a moment. "But I don't dare fall asleep now – if I do, I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"Did you stay up late again?" Seungmin asks, and you can hear the creak of wood as he turns around in the chair to look at you. "Y/N, what have I told you about that?" he sighs.

"Heh. Sorry?"

"Don't apologize to me! Apologize to your body by getting some sleep."

"But –"

"Y/N, you need the rest! Honestly, you're as bad as Chan-hyung."

"But Chan doesn't take midday naps," you protest weakly, and Seungmin snorts.

"Shows how much you know, Y/N. He sleeps whenever he gets a chance – it's like his superpower, being able to sleep anywhere, anytime. But you know how much we all worry about him. Don't make me worry about you, too," he whines, and you hear his footsteps draw closer. A moment later, he's draping the sofa throw gentle over you. "Now get some sleep."

Too drowsy to fight anymore, you give a soft hum and snuggle into the blanket. Within minutes, you're out, dead to the world and lost in dreams.

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It's horrible, terrifying, but you can't look away. Your breath is ragged as you desperately gasp for air, your lungs burning with a scream that refuses to break free. Cold, icy tears streak down your face, and you want to turn away, run, but you're frozen in time, unable to even turn your head away from the scene, or close your eyes against it. The longer you watch, the longer you wait, the worse it becomes – you think you might just go insane from the terror, the horror building within you, and just when you think you can't handle it anymore, your scream breaks free–

And you bolt upright on the sofa, your cry still on your lips, your mind reeling from the horror of the nightmare.

"Y/N! W-what happened?" Seungmin runs over to you, slipping and sliding on the floor. "Are you okay? What was it?"

You try to speak, but it takes several tries before you're able to stutter out, "B-b-bad dream." Then, you desperately fling your arms around him, burying your face in the crook of his neck as you try to stop shaking, the dream still lingering in your mind.

"It's okay, Y/N, it's okay," Seungmin murmurs, gently wrapping his arms around you as he shifts onto the sofa, so that he's practically cradling you in his arms. "It was just a dream, and I'm here now. You're safe, I'm safe, we're all safe – it was all a dream."

"It – it was so real," you stammer.

"I know, I know. But it wasn't. This is real, Y/N, not the dream," he reassures you, rubbing gentle, soothing circles on your back. "Everything's alright now... here, do you wanna watch some TV? I think they're showing cartoons right now, and no one can be sad while watching cartoons – even Minho smiles when we make him watch some, and you know how he is." 

Not even really waiting for your answer, Seungmin grabs the remote and flicks on the TV. Instantly, the bright, cheerful music of kid cartoons fills the room, as preppy voices sing along to it. After a moment, Seungmin begins to hum along with the song, then sing softly along himself, still gently cradling you in his arms.

Soon, with Seungmin's smooth, velvety voice caressing your ears, and the cheerful music playing in the background, you find yourself relaxing, the terror of the nightmare fading from your mind like mist in the morning. Your eyelids grow heavy again, and you lean a little more into his warm embrace, ready for sleep to claim you again.

Just as you're drifting off, you feel Seungmin press a soft kiss to your forehead, and his gentle hand strokes your hair. "Sleep well this time, Y/N," he murmurs in your ear. "And if any bad dreams come again, I'll fight them for you, your knight in shining armor."

And this time, in your dreams, Sir Kim Seungmin, knight of the realm, whisks you away to Faerie Land on his noble steed, serenading you with his angelic voice all throughout the magical journey.