contrarianmarion-archive-deacti whispered:

"[ nightmare meme ] When he bgan mumbling in his sleep, Marion had snickered and ventured closer in hopes of him possibly mumbling something blackmail-worthy. Her amusement faded when he began shouting for help. "H-hey! Hey, wake up... Scruff-- Eric, wake up!" Not knowing what to do, she panicked and splashed a glass of water in his face."

contrarian-marion:

hanakotobawakodoku:

Eric gasped at the unpleasant surprise and shot up, clutching at his chest as though in pain. He panted into the darkness with trembling shoulders. Visions of his nightmares continued to torture him even now that he was awake. “M-… Marion…” He had almost forgotten she was there.

With a frown, she ventured closer to place a hand on his forehead. “Hn. Not feverish anyway. What was going on in that little head of yours? Demons after you?” She was no stranger to night terrors, but dealing with someone else’s, especially with tact, she was not well versed in.

“Somethin’ like tha’.” Eric muttered softly. he shrunk away from her hand and turned away. He wasn’t quite used to having people around during his nightmares, either, and didn’t know how to handle it. 

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