summary: your boyfriend holds you close and soothes the pain that dared to haunt your night. short drabble.
pairing: cyno x gn! reader (implied to be afab).
genre: fluff, hurt / comfort.
warnings: mentions of cramps, periods and being in pain, lots of fluff, soft cyno.
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the room is completely dark when you wake, the penumbrae in shades of gloom seeming to mock your current state: tired, restless and above all else, in pain, the cramps on your lower stomach being the cause for you to be awake at this ungodly hour.
with bleary eyes, you look at the clock by your bedside. 3:26 am. sighing, you dangle your legs by the side of the bed, careful not to wake cyno, who’s sleeping soundly, his chest rising and falling steadily, in tandem with the minutes ticking by.
tiptoeing, you make your way out of your and your boyfriend’s shared bedroom, momentarily abandoning the haven that opens a portal into the land of dreams. with a last glance at cyno’s sleeping form, you make to exit the space, hoping to return shortly after, a little more refreshed.
“[name]? where are you going?” cyno’s hoarse voice from sleep calls out, just as you were making your way out to the corridor. even under his sleepy gaze, those intense scarlet eyes of his never fail to make your heart race.
you fluster, and your boyfriend notices the frown in your features, one of your hands cradling your lower abdomen. with a sigh, cyno gets up, his silky hair the color of snowy plains and clear clouds falling over his shoulders.
“come on, go back to sleep, i’ll get you the medicine and a glass of water.” he reassures you, his arms now around your form, a kiss to your brow just as he parts, his hand interlocking with yours as he tugs you towards bed.
“but i… i didn’t want to wake you…” you sound bashful, he notices, almost guilty. as he tucks the covers closer around you, sitting by your side, he combs strands of hair out of your face and says:
“did you really expect me not to notice when my own partner wakes up at 3 am in the morning groaning in pain?” cyno’s knuckles brush over your cheek. “it’s okay, my love. rest now, let me take care of you.”
a few minutes pass, the effects of the trusty medicine tighnari gave you once starting to sink in. and with it, the waves in the sea of the realm of dreams start rocking gently against the shore of sleep, your eyelids start to feel heavy, yet the dull pain still won’t let you catch the waverider of sleep, a sharp rock jutting out in the otherwise rounded coast.
but, you don’t need to worry for too long: cyno’s arms gently bring you closer to his chest, his fingers running sooting patterns along your abdomen. your back is pressed against him, your lover’s steady heartbeat accompanying the waves of dreams, guiding you to port. his lips brush against your shoulders every now and then, eliciting pleased hums from you. it makes him smile.
eventually, your ship reaches port, your eyes closing as your lips utter cyno’s name, your hand clasping his. his warmth lingers around you even inside your dreams, an anchor, the wings that catch you when you fall.
the clock strikes 4:17 am. you’re asleep.
with a last look at the time and, with it, a glimpse of the starry infinity outside the window, cyno’s eyes close too, his own ship into dreamland following the same path as yours. he will embrace and protect you, in wake and in sleep.
the sun rose late that morning, the stars reigning over nightly heavens asking him to give a few moments more to the couple peacefully slumbering under the soft gaze of the moon.