@steakknife-picnics said: “It’s alright, it’s only a dream.” - Hero (i saw u reblogged a hurt/comfort meme and the hero in me went :eyes emoji:)
he barely acknowledges hero; the most that the elder gets in response is a slight twitch, sunny seeming to perk a little bit. even so... the way his eyes are widened and glassy, how he is tense, how he is unmoving yet steering his gaze around alarmingly fast between every inch of the room. he hears the reassurance, but it doesn't seem to filter through his mind, he does not process it.
after all, how is it only a dream when it is right there in front of the door? sunny's dreams are arguably more delightful than witnessing one of the many ambiguous shadows that he lives with. he can't see the shape proper, if it even has one. he locks gazes with it. it stares him down, just as it always does. chill creeps into his core, strands of something soft yet coarse drapes on his shoulders, his neck -- it threatens suffocation, deforming into a heavy blanket of dread, but it doesn't do so yet. it never leaves nor eases.
sunny remains still for a solid helping of seconds, looking at a shadow that is not there. finally, something seems to register: not in mind, but body. sunny physically attempts to move back, his hands tremble, his mouth opens slightly -- the darkness weighs on him further, and he cannot even attempt to speak a name. his mouth shuts. his breathing is rapidly becoming uneven. he battles to take his gaze off the shadow, and he wins. it is not a relief, but at least sunny can stare in hero's direction. ( he still does not look at hero exactly; his gaze is distant and near, as if he wants to retreat into himself quite badly... but he does not do so yet. )
