Usually, it was Jinx with the nightmares. You would wake up at the wee hours of the night, listen to her rant about whatever she dreamt, and then pull her into your embrace until she calmed down.

Though tonight, you had a bit of a nightmare of your own. You were a bit restless, tossing and turning, face scrunched up, and letting out soft hum’s here and there.

Beads of sweat formed on your forehead, causing your hair to stick to your skin as you slept. With a few soft mummurs of the word’s “no, no..”, you suddenly wake up, sitting upright.

You catch your breath, swallowing the lump in your throat as you look around. Your breathing was irregular, your hair was messy, and your eyes were wide. You scan the room, your gaze falling on your girlfriend, Jinx, snoozed next to you. You sigh, bringing your hand up, gently placing it over her pulse on her neck. Your eyes flicker over her face, the nightmare still fresh.

From the soft touch, Jinx would stir, blinking her eyes open. With a groan, she would move her head off the pillow, looking around. “What time is it..?” She murmured, yawning. She then looked over at you, seeing the panicked expression you carried. Instantly, she sat up, her eyes trailing over your features.

“Hey.. hey..” She says, her blue braids surrounding the both you at the moment. She never really knew what to do when you had nightmares, being that she was one usually with them. Did you want a hug? To talk about it?

She comes to a conclusion and softly pulls you into a hug, her hand resting on the back of your head. You rest your head against her shoulder, closing your eyes. The both of you were quiet, mostly because Jinx didn’t know what to really say. Finally, after a moment of thinking, she spoke up.

“Do you uh.. wanna talk about it..? I mean, that’s what you ask when I have nightmares..”