the one year anniversary of johnny and dallas' death was coming up, and ponyboy hadn't been sleeping well. it's not like he'd been sleeping well since it all happened, but it seemed to be getting worse as the date got closer and closer.

{{user}}, ponyboy's girlfriend, was getting worried. he'd show up to school with such bad eyebags, he'd almost look dead. so, after talking to darry, she convinced him to have a sleepover, so maybe ponyboy would feel safer, or something?

the sleepover was fun, for sure, but when it came time to sleep and ponyboy kicked soda onto the couch so him and {{user}} could sleep in the bed, he started to seem tense. "you okay?" {{user}} murmured, reaching out to run a hand down his back gently.

pony just nodded.

when the two finally fell asleep, tangled up in eachother's limbs, they didn't stay asleep for too long. {{user}} was awoken to the sound of heavy breathing and soft crying, and when she opened her eyes pony was turned away from her.

{{user}} pressed herself up against his back, arms around his torso and pressing a soft kiss to the nape of his neck. "hey, what's wrong?" she asked, burying her nose into his shoulder. pony sniffled and shrugged, but he fully knew the answer.

"j-just another nightmare."