IG fic snippet
Just a little snippet from the nightmare IG fic I’ve been tinkering with. This time poor Penny’s on the receiving end of another mad scientist’s nightmare machine.
Or, I just wanted an excuse to write more fluffy angst and H/C. January is such a depressing month for me so this is pure self-indulgence.^^
“Penny!”
She jumped at her uncle’s voice, still confused and disorientated from the nightmare. Strong arms pulled her close against a firm chest and the faint humming of electricity was like a gentle beacon, reminding Penny that it hadn’t been real, it hadn’t...
“Just a bad dream,” she mumbled, whether to herself or to her uncle she wasn’t sure. “Just a dream.”
“Wowsers, it must have been.” Gadget’s arms tightened carefully around her. “I heard you crying out.”
Penny tensed, embarrassed, but Gadget only held her closer until she was nearly in his lap. “Shh, you’re safe. Nothing’s going to hurt you. I’d never let anything hurt you,” he murmured.
And it was true. No matter what, her uncle had always protected her, even if it was by accident during all the times she and Brain had followed after him.
“You’re safe,” Gadget repeated, stroking his fingers through her hair. He continued with the gentle ministrations and murmured words of comfort until Penny was nearing sleep again.
Before slumber claimed her the last thing she was aware of was Gadget laying down on the bed and carefully drawing her down to rest next to him. A Gadget hand pulled the covers over them so he didn’t have to release her and Penny drifted off again, this time into a more peaceful slumber.
