@mcrtuarium // to be continued . . .
the lakes are no stranger to uneasy dreams. nightmares burrow in the subconscious, just waiting until they fall sleep, harbored pain bubbling up through the cracks when they have nothing else to distract them; teddy himself has been plagued by the dark since he was just a child. he can't remember a time he was without them, actually, even before he started seeing visions of the storm.
maybe it's this recognition that draws teddy's attention first. it could be his strange instincts, too, but that little hitch of breath catches his attention first - something brewing in the depths while his brother sleeps, plastering fear all over his face, until he breaks out in a sweat and teddy finally reaches out to try and wake him. shaking him, shaking him, until the spell of tortured slumber breaks at last.
the second logan meets his eyes, teddy feels something break inside of him. as his brother struggles to calm himself, as the dream lingers, all the jagged pieces tumble out puncture his narrow chest; he doesn't have to ask to know what logan's been through, already swallowing the pill of his own bitter grief. blinking away visions of red silk and an overwhelming helplessness. it must be so much worse for him, teddy thinks. to be so close and still lose everything.
without another word, teddy leans forward and wraps him up in a hug. there isn't much else he can do, but he hopes if he squeezes enough it'll help anchor logan here, shake the terror away in this comfort. he wishes the nightmare was a little less real so that he could be more reassuring.
how can he say it's okay when olivia is still gone?
"you're awake now," he mumbles instead. he tugs a blanket off the back of the couch just to wrap it around logan's shoulders. "just breathe. i have you. just... um. focus on the room, five things - yknow? five real things you can hear, see, smell. it's just us, sitting here in the apartment." raz is curled up by the heating vents, half asleep and hoarding all the warmth. "you're okay."
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