Day: December 12, 2017

mythsandmonsters:

ofviolentdeath:

He hummed softly, some song Lilah liked to sing. It was comforting to him so he only assumed it would be to anyone else. When she was more adjusted, Cay would start introducing her to people. But for now, even he knew she needed to get used to just being awake without added stress.

Nerissa nodded off quickly once she stopped fighting it, her natural state of being falling over her as she slipped under, back into the warm embrace of sleep, though she didn’t immediately go back to dreaming, her exhaustion enough to let her rest a while just like her father.

It wasn’t long after he felt her body relaxed that Cayden drifted off as well. Any excuse to sleep was one he gladly took, but he had learned to balance it. A good night’s rest and a series of naps made it possible for him to function almost normally, but he also didn’t need to sleep quite as much as his dad did. He could only hope his little sister was closer in waking ability to himself.

mythsandmonsters:

ofviolentdeath:

“Hypnos,” he supplied gently. It made sense for her not to be sure what to call him. She had been alone in his dreams for so long, longer than anyone should have been.

“You won’t be alone. I’m here now. I can get into your dreams if I need to by touch,” Cay explained, sincere as he went back to stroking her hair. “You’re not alone anymore.”

His promises helped reassure her, but it was reasonable that she’d be so clingy and nervous to start with. After all, it took everyone time to adjust, no matter how young or old they were when they were woken up.

She settled again, curling back up against Cay’s chest and letting the sound of his heartbeat soothe her and confirm that she wasn’t alone, even as her eyes started getting heavy.

He hummed softly, some song Lilah liked to sing. It was comforting to him so he only assumed it would be to anyone else. When she was more adjusted, Cay would start introducing her to people. But for now, even he knew she needed to get used to just being awake without added stress.

mythsandmonsters:

ofviolentdeath:

“You won’t,” he soothed, snuggling against her just a little more. He already sounded tired.

“I can wake you up here and the dream’ll just slip away. Promise.” He wasn’t about to let her relive nightmares or wonder if she was going to be alone.

“There’s never anyone there inside, except me and…”

She wasn’t even sure what she was supposed to call the man that was apparently her father, and Bridget had only been there just this once to bring her out, so she worried that if she went back in, she’d be alone again.

“What if he’s not there anymore? I’ll be on my own.”

“Hypnos,” he supplied gently. It made sense for her not to be sure what to call him. She had been alone in his dreams for so long, longer than anyone should have been.

“You won’t be alone. I’m here now. I can get into your dreams if I need to by touch,” Cay explained, sincere as he went back to stroking her hair. “You’re not alone anymore.”

mythsandmonsters:

ofviolentdeath:

“It’s okay. I’ll keep you safe,” Cayden murmured, running his fingers through her hair gently. It was his job to protect her and no one would convince him otherwise. Besides, touch made it easier to help if she got trapped in unpleasant dreams.

“What if I get stuck again?”

It was a genuine concern, and she had no idea just how exactly dreams worked in the first place even though she was one, and she certainly didn’t know yet that she had the ability to affect and shape them.

“You won’t,” he soothed, snuggling against her just a little more. He already sounded tired.

“I can wake you up here and the dream’ll just slip away. Promise.” He wasn’t about to let her relive nightmares or wonder if she was going to be alone.