Paring: Kaeya x Albedo
Contains: Fluff, comfort after a night terror, positive affirmations
Warnings: None
Prompt: Kaeya awakens from a vivid nightmare pertaining to the events leading up to his receiving of his vision
It was dark, cold, silent. The rain was the only thing he could discern in the vast void of this memory. Then it started again, he was still but a child as he witnessed the last few moments between father and son that was his brother putting their father out of his brutal misery. Tears welled in his eyes as found himself standing in front of his brother once more, the rain soaking them both through and the blood of their father on Diluc’s clothes. He felt the lump in his throat rising once more as he was faced with telling his brother the truth for the umpteenth time in this hellscape that was his own mind.
The clashing of their blades, the searing pain in his right eye, the burst of Cryo energy that surged from the tip of his sword. It was all happening again so fast. The next thing he knew was he saw Diluc walking away, growing distant from him. Kaeya fought against an unseen force to reach out for his brother, wanting to say so many things but unable to make a single sound. He felt like he was drowning, being pulled deeper and deeper into the abyss, into the cold and unfeeling void.
Kaeya gasped as he opened his eyes, his body drenched in sweat and his lover no longer sleeping in the bed next to him. Albedo was wide awake and holding Kaeya’s hand in his own as concern creased his features. “My love, was it another night terror?” he asked gently, frowning when Kaeya’s eyes filled with tears. Albedo sat up so he could prop himself against the pillows as he pulled Kaeya closer, bringing the captain’s head to rest on his chest. “It’s alright my love, it’s okay.. it was just some bad memories, what matters is that you’re here with me, that you’re safe in my arms..”
Kaeya held onto the alchemist, sobbing silently into his shoulder, the motion causing his body to tremble. He whimpered gently as he spoke through his tears. “It felt so real.. it felt like I was there again, just a scared little kid..” Kaeya felt Albedo’s hand in his hair as he brushed through it a few times as a gesture of comfort. “I know it does, Kaeya. You are not in any danger here with me, you are my sweet loving captain. You are not that scared little boy any more.” Albedo placed a few gentle kisses to Kaeya’s tear stained face.
Kaeya eventually managed to get his breathing under control again, sighing softly as he held onto his lover. “Albedo, I’m sorry for always waking you with my nightmares..” Albedo gently shushed Kaeya, kissing his forehead. “Nonsense my sweet songbird.. it’s important to me that you feel safe and comforted in your times of utter distress.. I wouldn’t make for a very good boyfriend if I didn’t care now would I?” Kaeya gave a soft chuckle and he nodded. “Yeah, you’re right..” Albedo soothed Kaeya until the captain was starting to drift off again.
“Now, let’s get back to sleep, yeah? Klee has been really excited about this picnic you have planned for the three of us in the morning.”
