Crossmare on a Raft (part One)
I love the idea of Nightmare and Cross somehow getting stuck on a raft together. You know. Like in the video game. π
This is in a world where they both HATE each other because Cross left the gang before he could form any kind of meaningful relationship with the trio or Nightmare. My man was too focused on getting his world back.
And Nightmare hates traitors...
I'm imagining Nightmare would be in his passive form, either making him harmless or Cross thinking he's harmless.
Nightmare's gonna be a little shit ofc.
Like, Cross' survival training is gonna kick in and he's gonna be making a water purifier, gathering food and resources, making beds, etc. And he'll hand Nightmare the fishing rod, foolishly assuming that Nightmare will help.
Nightmare drops the fishing rod into the ocean. He doesn't give two shits about gathering food. I mean, it's not like he needs it. Or water. But Cross does!
So Cross dives to retrieve the rod, swallowing his frustration for now and planning to give Nightmare an earful once he gets back on the raft.
When he resurfaces, there's walls around the raft's perimeter.
So Cross sighs and climbs them (since we're not following video game logic) and the raft nearly tips...But it doesn't!
Meanwhile, Nightmare is smugly laughing, all while Cross is yelling at him about being an asshole and how they're not gonna find out a way out of this unless they work together. Blah blah.
Nightmare just puts a hand on his hip and says that he has all the time in the world. ;) And no need for food, water, or sleep.
Cross resigns himself to doing everything himself...He makes sure to keep an eye on Nightmare just in case, though.
I'm imagining Nightmare just sitting elegantly on the rafts' edge, just collecting whatever floats near him. Just in case. You can't do shenanigans very well without resources, after all. βοΈ