At the physical comfort Astral gave, along with his soothing words, Yuma’s pomegranate eyes softened and began to tear up.
"Astral…"
But then he smiled, hugging his beloved friend back and rolling over, bringing Astral after him so that they were laying down side by side on the hammock now.
"Thank you," Yuma said with a little laugh in his voice. "But you don’t have to worry so much. It was only a dream, after all!"
Astral just smiled, placing his hand over Yuma's "Dreams can also be terrifying things, Yuma. I am allowed to worry over the one I care about the most, am I not?" he asked with a small tilt of his head, lips pulled up into that small smile.














