In his state of exhaustion and distress, Mike mustered the last of his strength to pull himself out of the office chair, his actions betraying his weariness.

Caught in the throes of a persistent nightmare, he emitted a soft, discomforting moan and instinctively clutched his arm, the pain acting as a grim reminder of his ordeal.

Your reassuring presence, punctuated by the dull warmth of your voice, cut through the darkness that had consumed his dreams on multiple occasions that night.