Nightmare

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Y/n and Tom have been dating for about three years now. The relationship overall was great, of course, not all relationships were perfect.

In the beginning, she had a lot of insecurities, always questioning as to why Tom wanted to be with someone like her. The dark skin, the big nappy hair, the short stature, she was confused as to why Tom chose her when he had several of prettier women in his profession.

Tom didn't care though, he thought she was the most beautiful woman in the whole entire world. He would embrace her skin, her hair, her body, and everything that was a part of her.

Of course she wanted to believe him, but sometimes it was too hard for her. That would lead to a few arguments, as he would get frustrated when his points weren't getting through to her.

"Y/n why don't you believe me?" He asks holding her hands

"I want to Tom, I do, but I just feel I'm not good enough for you"

"Stop saying that!" He says getting a little more annoyed, "I want you and only you okay?" He pleads

"Okay okay whatever"

His heart would shatter every time she would dismiss his arguments and leave the room. However, Tom was not willing to give up. He loved her too much, and he knew that she had a troubled childhood with bullying and trauma, and he wasn't going to give up on her like boys in the past had.

That was the one thing y/n admired about Tom. He was the definition of the man. He knew that she had personal issues, and the relationship itself, of course, had some issues. Instead of him always getting angry at her, he would be mad at the problem. It was never Tom vs. Y/n but Tom and y/n vs. the problem. He never gave up on her. He would remind her every day how beautiful she was and slowly, she began to gain more confidence in herself.

~

Recently, the two moved in with one another, something y/n has been fearing for the longest time. Why was she so afraid of moving him with the love of her life?

Because she had been suffering from severe nightmares since she was around 14 years old.

She's only had a few nightmares when staying over at Tom's but they were little and Tom so happened to be a deep sleeper.

Today was an especially stressful day for y/n. She woke up in a bad mood, and was not in the mood to do any work-related things.

Tom was at work so she decided to watch a few movies and cook for herself and to relax. She sat on the couch, the same position for six hours in a depressed state, waiting for Tom to come home.

The fourth movie in, Tom walks in to see that there was food burning in the oven, and the "boiling" water in the pan evaporated. He quickly turns everything off and he then sees her laying on the couch, bundled up in the covers, with dry tear stains on her cheeks.

"Oh baby" He whispers sadly

He quietly walks over to her and he rubs her arm to wake her up. She lets out a slight gasp but was happy when she saw Tom's face.

"Hey beautiful" He smiles

"Hi" She says quietly

She puckers her lips and Tom kisses her softly as he then wipes the tear stains off of her face.

"You okay baby?"

"Yeah, I'm just a little tired"

"You burned dinner"

"I'm sorry"

"Don't be darling, I can order some pizza tonight"

She gives a little smile

"Yeah that would be nice"

She unravels herself from the blanket and stands up in front of Tom and gives him a tight hug. He hugs her back tight as he feels his shoulder getting wet from her tears. He doesn't ask her what's wrong, he just holds her as she cries, occasionally rubbing her back.

"I love you Tommy I really do" She says into his chest.

"I love you y/n, more than anything. Please believe me when I say this, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me"

"I believe you"

He leans down and gives her a deep kiss and decides not to order the pizza, but to go to bed early and enjoy each other's company.

~

It was about four in the morning and y/n was starting to experience a dream. Her body tense but in a sense, free.

Lucid dreaming, in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming. Y/n experienced lucid pain. Pain is a result of pre-conceptions and established neural pathways. The more pain she imagined, the worse it got. Lucid dreaming you are in complete control but somehow, she only experienced pain.

She began to break out in cold sweats, and tears were quickly to stream down. Soft whimpers escaped from her lips as she tried to calm herself down. Her breathing became heavier as the time quickly passed. Soon her soft whimpers became loud cries as she tried to control her dream.

Tom eventually woke up to her cries and instantly begins to freak out, not knowing what to do. He quickly calls his mum to tell her what's going on and she tells him to not disrupt her, as it can make things worse. He thanked her and waited for y/n to wake up.

"Help me..." She pleaded "please" She then whispered

Tom stared at her with fear in his eyes, while he watched the love of his life suffering from a terrible dream. Eventually, she gasped waking up, and began to sob aloud. Tom quickly wrapped his arms around her as she cried aloud, cursing at herself for being a burden so early in the morning.

"It's okay baby I'm here with you, I'm here, I'm here" He said reassuring her.

She didn't respond but she continued to sob. All Tom could do was comfort her and hold her.

"You're not alone y/n I'm right by your side, forever and always"

Her body was shaking with fear, she managed to look up at him with hurt in her eyes she croaked out a simple,

"I'm sorry"

"No no no y/n please don't feel bad you have no reason to"

Tom showered her with kisses as her body began to go back to normal. The crying continued but it was softer.

"W-why do you want to still be with me?" She mumbled,

"Y/n why wouldn't I want to be with you? You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. You make me the happiest man of all time. I love how you're so kind to everyone, selfless, caring, fucking hilarious, and did I already say beautiful? Your big eyes turn bright whenever you show your pearly white teeth and your gorgeous smile. The many hairstyles you do with all of that hair still amazes me and there's never a day when you don't look good. Your skin, a rich umber colour, so soft and comforting I could hold you forever. My heart breaks every time you cry about your appearance, thinking that you're not good enough for me. You are absolutely perfect for me. No one else can take your place and honestly...I don't know what I would do without you. You make me the happiest man alive"

Tom waited for a few seconds before asking y/n if she was okay.

No response.

"Y/n baby?" He says

Tom smiles then lightly lifts her chin up and sees that she went back to sleep, only she looked peaceful. A lips slightly ajar as she had a slight smile. He lays her on her side as the little spoon and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her back a few times. He held her tight. He wanted her to know that no matter what, whatever issues there maybe, he will never leave her side.


So this was a bit dark butttttt I thought it had a cute ending! And also, two updates within a three hour period? As I should. Anyways, I hope to see yall again very soon but give me some ideas please!!!

-Nina

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