You woke up in the middle of the night. You blinked your eyes open, thinking about rearranging yourself so you could drift back to sleep. And then you noticed the tuft of white hair that was peeking out above the edge of your mattress.
You reached out sleepily, burying your fingers in it.
The head shifted as Mammon looked over at you. It was dark in your room, but you could still see his gold-blue eyes. They seemed somehow dull, as though he wasnāt fully aware of himself.
āMammon?ā you whispered into the quiet. āAre you okay? What are you doing down there?ā
Mammon was leaning against the side of your bed, arms around his knees. He shook his head a little, causing your fingers to ruffle through his hair. āDonāt worry about it, MC. Go back to sleep.ā
You sighed. Like you could actually do that with him here like this. You sat up. āDonāt do that to me. Tell me whatās going on.ā
Mammon didnāt move and he didnāt say anything, only sat there on your floor.
You pulled yourself out of the bed and sat in front of him. You leaned your cheek against one of his knees and looked up into his face. āTalk to me. Please.ā
Mammon lifted his head and you were shocked to see the pain in his eyes. āSorry, MC. Didnāt mean to wake ya.ā
Mammon leaned his head back against the mattress. āJust had a nightmare, thatās all. Couldnāt go back to sleep, so I came here.ā
You could tell you werenāt going to get any more out of him than that. But it didnāt matter. That was enough.
You stood up again and grabbed his hands, pulling him to his feet. He froze as you wrapped your arms around him, pressing him into you. For a moment, you could feel him trembling, but then he melted into your embrace. His arms enclosed you, his forehead resting on your shoulder.
You stayed that way for a long time, unwilling to let him go until he stopped shaking in your arms.
Eventually, you felt his body relax, enough that you felt he might be able to sleep again. You extracted yourself from him gently before tugging him into the bed with you.
Mammon was your guardian demon, the one who was always looking out for you, always by your side. But sometimes the guardian needed protection, too. And you would always be there to comfort him, even if he wasnāt sure how to ask for it.
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