Caregiver prompt/mini story ~ Late night nightmares
No character this time around β‘ Gender neutral little one/Both gender cg
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Its late at night, nearly 2 in the morning. You went to bed hours ago but woke up after a horrible nightmare, absolutely wrecked emotionally and unable to settle down again (poor shining star :[ )
However, your caregiver overhears you crying and gets worried so they come to check in, the hall light spilling into the room when the door opens and they walk over to your bed.
'Oh, little one...Whats wrong, kiddo?'
They ask you, pulling you close into their arms.
'Ah, a nightmare?.. My poor baby...'
They kiss your forehead, rocking you slowly with one hand rubbing your back and the other rubbing the back of your head.
'Its okay now, sweetheart...Everythings okay, mama/papa is here now...'
They rock you like that till your sobs finally stop, your tears have stained their shirt by now but they dont seem to mind, completely and utterly focused on you, their sweet little one.
Your caregiver gently lays you down in bed again, wrapping you up in your cozy bed with your plushies held tight against your chest.
'There we go, little minnow...Everything will be alright, youre safe my dear. Your plushies will keep you safe and sound, and theyll scare the monsters away! Mama/Papas right here, I wont let anything hurt you. Lets try to get back to sleep, honey.'
They kiss your forehead, then smile softly and do the same for each and every one of your plushies, saying goodnight to each one by name.
'Dream kisses! Sleep tight little one, dont let the bed bugs bite!'
They then ruffle your hair and leave the room, this time leaving the door cracked open so you can still hear them moving throughout the house, making sure to keep softly talking to themself and humming so you can hear theyre still there protecting you till theyre certain youve fallen asleep.
Goodnight, sweet star β‘