forum A Promise of Fire (closed)

Started April 06, 2023 by @ElderGod-yellowqueen

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"And it's my time. I'll do what I want with it. And if I want to spend it on you I will. It's not a waste." Ariella said firmly. She wasn't giving up just because he had. "Let's get you ready for bed."

He sighs, laying down without even covering up.

Aruella looked down at him. She grabbed his shoes and tugged then off. Then she started pulling at his shirt. "Arms up."

He growls at her, snarling. He pushes her away. “Don’t touch me.” He snaps.

"Oh, so I could touch you earlier but not now?" She threw her hands up in exasperation. "Fine. Whatever. Stay in your sweaty, dirty clothes. But I'm changing. And I know if I leave you're locking me out so I'm going to help myself to your clothes."

He huffs, covering up with his blanket.

Ariella got up and disappeared into the closet. A few minutes later she came out wearing only one of his shirts. It fell just above her knees and was long enough to serve as a nightgown. She pushed the sleeves up before going ti the bathroom to wash her face. She came back to the bed and laid down on her respective side.

Amyntas turns his back to her, silent. He sighs and kicks the cover off and moves it over to her.

Ariella pulled the covers over herself. She laid facing away from him to give him some privacy. She wasn't leaving him alone so this was as much as she could give him.

Amyntas didn’t fall asleep until 3 am. He just laid in bed, staring at the wall. Almost as soon as he falls asleep, he immediately starts having nightmares. He whimpers and shakes, mumbling incoherently.

It took Ariella hours before she was finally able to sleep. Too many things had been running though her head and she couldn't seem to quiet it down. However, her sleep didn't last long as the tossing and turning next to her woke her. She groggily sat up, rubbing at her eyes, before realizing what was happening. She gently placed her hand on his arm. "Amyntas, wake up."

Amyntas gasps, bolting upright. “IAN STOP!” He looks around, hyperventilating.

Ariella jumped back as he suddenly shot up. She reached out to touch him but thought better of it. "Amyntas? You're with me, with Ella. No one is hurting you, you're safe here." She would kill anyone that tried to hurt him.

He looks at her, wide eye’d. He blinks a couple of times, then slowly calms down. He bites his lip, then sighs. “Sorry-“ He lays back down, going silent.

Ariella gave him a sad smile. "You don't need to apologize to me. I get bad dreams too, old memories I can never seem to forget. Do you want to talk about it?"

She sighs, “No…” He mumbles. “I don’t want you getting ideas…” He immediately regretted those words, sucking in a breath. Too late now…

Ariella blinked in surprise. "Ideas? What do you mean by that?" Her eyes were drawn in confusion. Her only ideas were about how to help him.

He shakes his head. “Nothing…go back to sleep…”

Ariella sighed. She would let him have this then. Sje wouldn't pressure him to talk. She knew what that was like being forced to talk about memories she didn't want to revisit. She laid back down on the bed, staring at the ceiling. She wasn't going back tj bed now. "Whats your favorite color?"

He sighs, “I said go back to sleep…not ask foolish questions…”

"Well, deal with it." She said matter of factly. "You're the one who wanted me here so now you're going to put up with me. So indulge me. What's you're favorite color?"

He sighs softly, “Purple and green…”