comforting your f/o after a nightmare
yeah, of course all the scenarios where your f/o comforts you are great, but what if it was the other way around?
your f/o jolts awake, and you're immediately at their side, already up from them tossing and turning in their sleep.
maybe you offer them a hug that they sink gratefully into, secure in the knowledge that you're not going anywhere. maybe they don't want that much touch, so you just stay close and let them take what they need, and let your simple presence be enough.
you ask if they want to talk about it, reassuring them that you'll be here whether they do or don't.
or maybe, all it takes is seeing you to settle them down. you ask if they're alright, and they respond with "i'm okay, as long as you're here"
staying up until they fall asleep again, and a little while longer than that, to chase away any other bad dreams that might try to disturb them, and to make sure they sleep easy