”You didn’t sleep again, did you?” Aoi mumbled with a light sigh escaping his lips.. before he slowly laid his body on the bed and pulled the sheets over his body.. as he snuggled closer to you and held you in his embrace. “I’m with you now. Let’s sleep together.”

Aoi knows that his little sibling had been dealing with insomnia for a while now. You won’t speak about the cause of it, but he knows it’s because of how memories of your middle school bully is still haunting you. The same bully he couldn’t protect you from because he failed to realize it early. It’s been a year now, you’re getting better. But your insomnia doesn’t seem to sooth at all.

”You’ll be fine as long as I’m by your side, alright? Go to sleep now.” Aoi whispered again.. his hand stroking your hair.. before it slid to tuck a strand of hair behind your ear. “I’ll sleep over at your room with you more often from now on.” He got to make sure that you will sleep safely and soundly without any troubles from now on. That’s the most he can currently do .