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mike's dreams

mike's dreams

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Mike heard small, soft sobs from a weak, familiar voice coming from what seemed to be all around him.

"Mike? A-are you there? H-help..."

He shot up from his spot on the floor, sweating as his eyes frantically searched around for Will. He spotted the boy on his bed, sleepily rubbing his eyes as he slowly woke up from the noise Mike had made, "Mike? Is everything alright?"

He nodded, "yeah, yeah, I just...had a bad dream."

Will sat up, his eyes still sleepy but still obviously filled with concern, "do you wanna talk about it? How bad was it?"

"It's just...when you were...back /there/, in the Upside Down, sometimes I'd dream of you. Like you calling for help and stuff and I- I couldn't get to you. I had another one of those. It scared me," his voice cracked slightly as he spoke, choking up as tears threatened his eyes, "I-I thought you were gone again..."

Will motioned him to sit with him on the bed, which Mike did, "you heard those?""

Mike looked at him, eyes slightly wide in shock, "wait, you actually...?"

"Yeah. Sometimes I would call for you when I was scared or in my sleep or just...y-yeah. But I'm here now," he took Mike's hand in his own, "and as long as I have any say in it, I'm not leaving again." A few tears fell from Mike's face and he was quick to wipe them away, but Will caught them before he could. Mike hid his face, not wanting to see him cry, "I'm sorry, I just..."

Will interrupted him with a hug, "it's okay, Mike, it's okay." Mike hugged back, his tight yet gentle grip shocking Will slightly. Will held him as close as he could, wanting to show him he would never, /ever/ leave him again if he could help it. He wanted to be there for him whenever he needed him, and planned to be.

Mike sobbed softly into Will's shoulder for a few moments, Will comforting him and trying not to cry at just the sight of Mike crying. He sniffed, "I don't know what I'd do if I lost you again...I-I love you, Will. I love you so much," he cried. Will put his hands to cup the other boy's face, wanting to kiss away his tears as he looked at him, "I love you too, Mike. More than you could ever know."

Mike smiled, his heart being filled with absolute /love./ He had no idea how his heart could hold /so/ much love for one, single person. He was so glad Will was just here, here again so he could look at him, hold him, tell the whole world how much he loved him. He never wanted to leave his side.

Will inched toward him slowly, soon enough them meeting in the middle. Their lips brushed against each other's softly, Will still cupping Mike's face. They kissed. The kiss screamed all the things they couldn't express in words- how much they needed each other, how much they adored one another, and most of all, how much they loved each other. It screamed promises of staying, promises of love. They were sure that it was impossible to love each other as much as they did, that it wasn't humanely possible, but they did. And they planned for it to stay that way for a long, long time.