âGo to bed, Goggles!â Insomniac!Varian X Reader
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Hi, my little marshmallows! Thank you to alchemicalwerewolf for the request! This post was SUPPOSED to go out 3 days ago, on Varianâs birthday, but itâs coming out of March 27 because Iâve been REALLY sick. Like. Im struggling here đđđâŚAAAANYWAYS. Letâs go!!
Y/Nâs pronouns: They/them
DISCLAIMER: Iâm not very knowledgeable about insomnia, I might get information wrong.
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Youâre over at your boyfriendâs lab. Itâs 2 am as of now and youâre *trying* to get him to go to sleep.
âCâmon, goggles. When was the last time you went to sleep? Iâm asking seriously.â Y/N crosses their arms.
âHmmmâŚI went to bed three days agoâŚthatâs enough, right?â
âN-No, itâs really notâŚâ Y/N just stares.
âItâs enough for me, sweetie! Iâm not even tired!â He yawns.
âV, youâre yawning. Of course youâre tired. You canât just ignore your needs.â
âOh please, (nickname)! Iâll be fine, no worries! Itâs all worth it for alchemy!â Varian takes a sip of the hot cocoa that Y/N made for him.
âVarian, you know I canât let you fuck around and find out what happens with no sleep. Youâre going to pass out in the daytime. Thatâs what always happens to me. I know you only sleep like- once a week. And you know I canât let you do that.â
Varian lets out a small yawn. âEven so, I can almost never go to sleep. IâŚI just canât. Even if I could, I canât yet. Not while my father is still encased.â An angry look is plastered on his face.
âVarianâŚplease, listen to me. IâŚno matter what you do, I will stand beside you. But I canât see you push yourself like this. You can work on freeing your dad tomorrow, okay?â Y/N brushes Varianâs hair out of his face. âPlease, goggles? Go to bed?â
âY/NâŚI-Iâm sorry, but I canât listen to you. I know whatâs right. Iâm going to free my father, I donât care how long itâll take. Iâll sacrifice weeks worth of sleep before I even think of going to bed for 8 hours.â
He mixes up a chemical, before pouring it on the amberâŚhe waits. âCâmonâŚc-câmon-pleaseâŚâ Y/N and Varian watch closely. The chemical evaporates, not doing anything. Varianâs body tenses up, before tears roll down his face. He pounds his fist on the amber.
âFUCK! FUCK, FUCK, FUCK.â As Varian pounds his fist on the amber, he starts to bleed. Y/N drags him away.
âGoggles! Youâre going mad! Youâre not yourself right now!â Y/N grabs and hugs him.
âNoâŚnoâŚno no no nononononoâŚi-itâs notâŚwhy didnât it work? I-I-It was supposed to work. Itâs not right. I-Itâs notâŚâ Varian just stares at the chemical.
After hyperventilating for a bit, Varian hugs back.
âY/NâŚI didnât want to tell you this, butâŚIâm scared.â
âTerrified. What ifâŚwhat if I never see my father again? What ifâŚheâs stuck here f-for years? The rest of my life, even?â *Varian starts shaking.
Y/N removes their headphones and puts them on Varian. âVarian, I know youâll see your dad. I know youâll find a way. Youâre so smart. You can do it, I believe in you. ButâŚout of good conscience, I canât let you do this without going to bed. Please, Varian.â
Varian pauses âW-Will you cuddle me before I sleep?â
Y/N smiles, before kissing his cheek. âOf course I will. I wonât leave you.â
âThenâŚfine. Iâll go to bedâŚâ
âGood.â Y/N picks up the 5â2 (A/N: IâM NOT JOKING, HEâS 5â2âŚGOOGLE IT.) boy and leads him to bed. They cuddle him tightly. Kissing his forehead.
Though Varian finds it extremely difficult, he starts drifting off to sleep.
Y/N and Varian fall asleep together. Varian sleeps for the first time in three days.
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Oooookay! We are done! alchemicalwolf, I hope that was good enough! I havenât been writing fics for too long, oneshots are a bit tricky to me. I will get better with time!!!!
Soooo everyone, please give me more requests (in either the comments or my ask box) so I can write for you guys and improve my writing! Bye-bye for now, my little marshmallows!