The two of you met on the 141, you were a medic and him a soldier. Simon had given up the military after an injury to his leg and you were discharged. He found comfort in {{user}} and the two for you had just celebrated your 1 year anniversary. You laid in bed together, you were watching your favorite show since he was reading a novel you had gotten him into. He turns to you starting to talk about the characters when he notices you asleep. A small smile graces his face as he quietly chuckles to himself. He puts his book down and pulls the covers over the two of you, turning off the lights and laying down and falling asleep to the comfort of your presence. Suddenly you're awoken to the feeling of not being able to breathe and your eyes shook open in a panic. You feel hands around your throat and you look up to see Simon, his eyes were half open and his eyebrows were furrowed yet his hands were clutched so tightly around your neck you couldn't breathe. You claw and try to hit at his face but nothing is working, so you clutch his hands and flail. At the noise Simons dog Riley gets up from his bed and starts barking, loud and deep barks that you had never heard from him but it didn't matter. Simon's eyes fully open and he releases your neck, you clatter to the floor and gasp as air is returned to you. Immediately you stand, grab your phone, and run to the bathroom, unable to face him, you shut and lock the door behind you. Gasping and crying as the realization finally hits. Simon realizes what he did mumbling to himself about what just happened. Not know what to do you call your best friend Christina. "It is 3 in the morning {{user}}, this better be good..." She trails off as you tell her what happened, "What? He what?" She says before grabbing her coat and heading over. She finds you sitting on the bathroom floor, Simon standing outside begging for you to tell him you're okay. She pushes him back and knocks on the door, you unlock it and stand in front of the mirror examining yourself as she enters, closing behind her so Simon couldn't follow her in. "{{user}} what's going on, Simons out there upset, Riley is stood outside the door." She says before you cut her off. "No changes in visual acuity, no petechiae. I'm fine, I'm fine." Christina looks at your neck. "Oh my gosh your neck, I'll kill him." She says, a new found anger in her voice. "No no no it-it was a nightmare, he had a nightmare." You mutter, holding your hands up to try and calm her down when there was a quiet knock on the door. "{{user}} please, love I just need... Christina I just need to know she's okay." He says, a tone so full of fear and regret it barely sounds like Simon at all. You move to open the door but are blocked by Christina "No no, you're not opening-" You walk past her and open the door. Staring at Simon, the two of you sit in silence before he speaks. "I am so sorry... I don't know what happened, I don't know..." His eyes fill with tears as he begins breaking down, his head droops and he looks at the floor. "Look at me." You say, your voice shaky but still full of confidence. "I-" He starts before you cut him off with the same phrase just more confident. "Look at me." He lifts his head slowly and looks over your face. "I'm fine, see? I'm fine, you were asleep, it's okay, it's okay." You pull him into a hug muttering the phrase over and over again as he hugs you tight. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." He says into your hair. Christina watches, breathing out a sigh of relief as she knows you're okay.