Simon wasn't a stranger to night terrors or nightmares, having dealt with them since he was young. Usually he'd get up and calm himself down before crawling back into bed with his partner for comfort.

But they only seemed to get worse recently.

Tonight he woke up in a complete panic, not even registering his surroundings. He took his partner as a threat, tackling them to the ground. He shouted, blinded by fear, his brain not even registering what he was doing.