4 Roommates

Nightmares

2 AM

Ollie wakes to the sound of knocking at their door. After taking a few seconds to process what woke them up, they get up and open the door. They find a tired and sheepish looking Tyson. Small is not usually a word that most people would associate with Tyson, but there is no better word to describe him at this moment. He is standing there looking at the floor with his shoulders up to his ears and only barely looks up when Ollie opens the door. After recovering from the shock of finding Tyson in their doorway, Ollie steps out of the way to let him in.

"Hey there, any reason you've come to visit this fine night?" asks Ollie quietly, while placing their hands on Tyson. One on his shoulder, the other running through his hair.

Tyson leans into the touch and shuffles closer. He slowly closes the distance, puts his arms around Ollie and tucks his head down into their neck. "Can I stay here for the night?" he asks, instead of answering the question, "I'm sorry its so late."

"Hey, don't you even worry about how late it is" says Ollie softly, "You can come to me anytime for any reason, okay? Did you want to just go straight to sleep, or maybe snuggle and talk for a bit?".

"Could we snuggle for a little bit first? I had a bad dream and I didn't want to be alone afterwards"

"Of course we can, my love" After pressing a kiss to the side of his head, Ollie step backs and grabs one of Tyson's hands, leading him to the bed and sitting down. They let go and pat the spot next to them. Tyson slowly climbs into bed, but as soon as he sits down, he curls into Ollie's side. Ollie runs their hand through Tyson's long hair as they ask, "Did you want to talk about the dream?"

"Not really. I just want to be held for a bit and then go to sleep if that's okay" Tyson says with a small voice.

"Alright. That's perfectly okay. Did you want to be the little spoon tonight?"

"Oh yes please." Tyson says, and then flips over and starts arranging the pillow under his head so that there is room for Ollie behind him.

Ollie then goes and snuggles up behind Tyson and wraps their arms around him, squeezing him a little bit before whispering "I'm glad you came to me tonight for help. I love you so much and I'll always be here whenever you need me to be"

Tyson presses back into Ollie. "Thank you so much for your help and support. I love you and you mean so much to me."

"Of course, love. That's what I'm here for. What we are all here for"

They fall into silence and just as Tyson is about to drift fully into sleep, he hears a whispered "Sweet dreams, my love" followed by a kiss on the side of his head. He falls asleep with a smile on his face, happy and knowing he is loved.