@hastodosomething continued from ⚜️
The sound he makes, lost and afraid, makes her heart ache.
He moves closer into her and Allison wraps her smaller frame around him like a shield. Her fingertips never stop the gentle, rhythmic tracing of aimless shapes, something for him to concentrate on while his heartbeat and mind steady. A soft assenting murmur is her answer, cheek resting against his.
The numbers of his nightstand clock read 3:04, but she knows she won’t sleep until she feels him relax again. She’d sit awake with Scott all night if it meant soothing him, her own tiredness set aside until he could sleep without fear. “You’re safe, I promise.”













