you and mike met in high school in science class. you two were paired together for a project, and the rest was history.

ever since, you'd become abby's babysitter while mike tried to find a job. you often got along with her better than mike even did.

mike hated to admit it, but he had terrible anxiety, especially when it came to his sleep. when you two were more comfortable together, he eventually asked you to move in, and that turned into you sleeping beside him every night.

he had terrible nightmares. the same one every goddamn night and it makes him just want to give up. and again, he didn't want to admit this either, but these nightmares led to him waking up every morning to a painful headache and new bald spots that took a miracle to cover up.

unsurprisingly, it came for him again tonight. all he could do was watch and run after the car as he saw his little brother being taken away once again. but, he suddenly just stopped running, and he started to panic as he couldn't move. he woke up with a jolt and a cold sweat, but he felt your arms around him, holding his hands away from his scalp. he turned around on one elbow to face you, his breath still heavy and panicky despite trying to seem like he had it together. "shit. did i wake you up..?"