Treebros Oneshots

Nightmares

Peter_Simmonds HERES THE NIGHTMARE ONESHOT YOU REQUESTED A WHILE AGO

Trigger Warning: Nightmares, mentions abuse, Larry being a bad person, briefly mentions fighting, briefly mentions homophobia

Evan and Connor were different in many ways, anyone could see that, but they were also different when it came to sleeping.

Evan was one of the lightest sleepers you could ever meet. The littlest noises out in the hallways or creeks in the floorboards could send him straight up with his eyes wide open.

Connor on the other hand could sleep through almost anything, it was a skill he had acquired after a while. When he was little, he would wake up to the sound of his parent's screams echoing throughout the hallways, and as he grew older, he trained himself to sleep through it.

It was a cool Saturday night and Connor was sleeping over at the Hansen's, like he usually did over the weekend, although, this time, the night did not go smoothly.

Evan slowly opened his eyes and rubbed them with his palms as he felt movement in the bed. He glanced over to see Connor tossing in turning, whimpering softly as his eyes squeezed shut even tighter.

"Connor?" He called out, "Connor, baby, wake up. It's only a dream, baby,"

His eyes stayed shut as he started to mumble something inaudible to Evan. He placed a hand on the taller boy's arm and rubbed it with his thumb. He could feel his lover shaking ever so slightly.

Suddenly, Connor's eyes shot open, and he sat straight up. He frantically searched around the dark bedroom for his lover, sighing when his hand landed on Evan's.

"Evan!" He sobbed, ambushing him in a hug.

"Hey, it's okay," he hugged back, "I'm right here, baby. Do you want to tell me what the dream was about?"

"C-Can you give m-me a few minutes?"

"Of course, love, take your time,"

So, Evan held his boyfriend close as he tried to regain control of his breathing, rubbing his hand up and down his back. It took a few minutes, but soon, Connor took a deep breath and began to explain his dream.

"I-It was about Larry. H-He somehow found out we were together and he flipped. W-We were in my room and he stormed in, and...fuck," he buried his head in Evan's chest.

"Connor, sweetheart, breathe, you're okay. What happened?"

"He pulled us up and out of the room and s-started screaming at me, c-calling me slurs and names. A-And then, he started beating yo-you, oh god, Ev, I'm scared. What if Larry comes back?"

Tears clouded in Evan's eyes. Larry was never a good person, everyone knew that, but after Connor came out as bisexual, he didn't get any better. He treated him horribly, and Cynthia ended up divorcing Larry so that she could keep both her children safe.

"Larry won't come back, sweetheart, I promise. Larry's gone, he can't hurt you anymore. You're safe with me,"

The two fell silent once again, Evan holding the big close to him, allowing him to cry into the fabric of his pajama top. He was accustomed to helping his lover through the aftermath of nightmares since they happened often.

"I'm sorry I woke you up,"

"No," he wiped the tears from his eyes, "no, don't apologize. You can always wake me up, I'd never be mad at you. I love you so much,"

"I love you too, Ev."

Evan laid back down on his side and Connor did the same, only moving closer and nuzzling into Evan.

"Get some sleep, love, I'll be right here if you need me."

He watched him nod as he slowly shut his eyes. Connor's chest began to rise and fall in a peaceful pattern, signifying he had fallen back to sleep. Evan, knowing he would be there if Connor were to wake up once more, decided to shut his eyes and drift off to sleep as well.

Hey humans! I hope you liked this oneshot! I love you all so much, never forget that ❤️