mimicthephoenix:

What Happens After They Have A Nightmare (FFX Kingsglaive)

Character x Reader head-canons. Warnings for inferences to PTSD and drug abuse).

Nyx

– Whenever Nyx suffers from nightmares he rarely wakes up from them without your help.

– You’ll hear him whimpering and moaning in his sleep.

– And his arm will be like a vice around your waist. Almost as if he’s holding on to you with everything he has, so as not to lose you too.

– The key is to wake him up softly and gently. Anything too sudden or loud and he’s more likely to wake up even more jumpier.

– Really not a fan of bright lights after his nightmares. So either you or him will light a couple of candles instead of switching on the lights.

– Once that’s done, he’ll lay in silence with you at first as he continues to come down from his nightmare.

– He likes to have you close. Once you attempted to go and get him a glass of water but he wouldn’t let you go.

– He’ll just keep you tucked close to him, his forehead touching yours.

– He especially likes it when you trace his tattoos. He finds it grounding and he watches you affectionately and intently as you do so.

– He will talk to you afterwards once he’s calmed a bit. He’ll tell you how he’s feeling and what his dream was about.

– Though sometimes he will leave some of the rougher parts out. Especially if you’re a civilian. There’s so much you don’t know and he just wants to protect you.

– So many loving pet names as he confesses everything to you. He usually uses them anyway, but his usage goes through the roof during this time.

Titus

– Always very silent during his nightmares and will usually wake himself up from them without even disturbing you.

– Will take a moment to look at you, watching the way your chest rises and falls. It’s strangely soothing for him.

– He won’t go back to sleep though. He’ll take himself off his ‘office/study’ in your apartment and work on paperwork or plans for training sessions.

– Since he’s up he feels like he should be useful, even if that terrible dream is still niggling away at the back of his head.

– At some point you wake up, either during the night or in the morning. But either way you will find him at his desk.

– It’s hard to know something is wrong with Titus. He’s always so composed. But his handwriting always gets messier after those kind of nights and it’s how you know.

– He’ll hardly speak of it though. But he will let you sit next to him and drape your arms around his shoulders. He can’t continue his work with you like that, but he indulges himself for a moment.

– You’ll be able to feel the tension running along his shoulders.

– Secretly likes it when you scatter small kisses across his tense shoulders

– Now is a good time to remind him that he doesn’t need to carry all of this on his own. You’re partners. You work together.

– Logic is the best way to get through to him. And Titus can see the logic in your words, even if it might conflict with the way he feels.

– He usually only intends to give you a brief outline of what occurred last night, (almost treating it like it’s a mission debriefing). But he always ends up telling you more than he expects to.

Tredd

– Almost silent when he has a nightmare. No cries or moans or whimpers.

– But he will wake up with a jolt, his body in a cold sweat.

– And his hair will be in complete disarray from where he’s been constantly running his hands through it.

– Tredd is stubborn as hell though and he’ll only talk about his dreams when he’s ready to. He will tell you though. Just a couple of days down the line.

– For the time being though, he just wants you close.

– Having woken up in a cold sweat he wants a shower, but he’ll make sure to take you with him.

– He just wants to be able to hold you tightly against him as you both stand under the hot spray.

– Is actually more shaken then he wants to admit and so will forget to do anything in the shower that he needs to do.

– So you often end up washing his hair for him.

– He takes ages to towel himself off and you use the time to change the now damp with sweat bedding, (on his side of the bed anyway). You want him to have fresh sheets to come back to.

– And it’s the small acts like that , thatTredd really appreciates.

– He’ll lay back on the fresh bed one arm tucked under his head, while the other holds you to his side, your head resting on his chest.

– He prefers this position because he gets to feel you, yet there’s not too much eye contact. He can’t quite handle that at the moment, not when he feels so raw..

– It just makes it feel like there’s too much pressure on him, even though you’re not asking anything of him.

Luche

– If you don’t wake up while he’s having a nightmare, you would never know about it. He always leaves for an early morning run before you wake and has composed himself by the time he comes back.

– Usually you wake up though. He’s very vocal during his nightmares. Not so much whimpers or moans, but lots of speaking/calling out in his sleep.

– You only usually need to say his name once to wake him out of it.

– Always wakes with a frustrated frown and can’t quite look you in the eye to begin with.

– By some unspoken word you two always end up in the kitchen, making some of that sweet tea from his homeland that he likes so much.

– Not really the kind to say how he really feels all the time, but it’s easy with you. He trusts you.

– Holds your hand across the table as he talks and traces the line of your palms. Will on occasion affectionately kiss the inside of your wrist.

– Though if the nightmare is particularly bad, he might pull you into his lap instead.

– Luche is always reluctant to return to bed. He can still feel the adrenaline running in his veins and feel his power react to it. He doesn’t want to disturb you anymore than he already has.

– You usually can lure him to the couch instead though.

– You two will lay down together with Luche almost half on top of you, his face resting on your collarbone, one arm encircling you.

– Stroke his hair and he will eventually fall asleep.

Pelna

– Whenever he has a nightmare, he has a tendency to kick in his sleep. So you will always be aware of what’s happening.

– And you will often have to wake him up.

– One of the first things he does is pick up the bed sheets that he’s kicked off during his sleep and wrap them back around you.

– And there are constant apologies from him, even though they aren’t necessary and you don’t think he has anything to be sorry for.

– He just wants to make sure you’re alright. He finds it comforting, even if he was the one with the nightmare.

– There’s comfort in knowing that you’re okay. That you’re here. And safe.

– After his apologies, he will fall silent. He needs the time to think through his nightmare and process it all.

– The best thing to do is let him have that time. He appreciates the random soft kisses you give to his cheek though as you allow him the time he needs.

– Curiously soft-spoken when he does talk again. Not fearful or anything, just his tone is exceptionally gentle.

– And he will trace his hands over your body almost reverently.

– Will wait to see you drop off to sleep again before he can feel like he can settle.

Libertius

– For such a large (and passionate guy), he can be surprisingly quiet when he experiences a nightmare.

– It’s almost like his entire body locks up and freezes. He’s trapped and unable to do anything.

– Eventually he wakes himself up and he will glance over at you, watching for a couple of seconds as you sleep.

– He will also gently rest his hand on top of your hip. A way to connect himself to you.

– A few moments later and he will call your name in the dark. He is not ashamed to wake you up and ask for your comfort. You both know he would be there in a heartbeat for you if the situations were reversed.

– Also, he doesn’t want to go back to those days of prescription drugs, those dangerous coping mechanisms. He wants to prove to both you and himself that he’s better than that.

– Libertius honestly feels a little better the moment you open your eyes and look at him.

– You instinctively open your arms for him, finding yourself wide awake as you realise what is going on.

– Sometimes though, Libertius will get frustrated with himself and you have to remind him that it’s okay to feel things, to be vulnerable sometimes.

– Doesn’t always go into detail about his his dreams, yet will answer any question you have honestly. He would never shrug your concern off.

– If he can, he would like to just spend the following day cuddling in bed with you.

Crowe

– She screams. Literally screams. But it’s not purely a fear driven scream. There’s some rage there too.

– Certainly more than enough to wake you.

– You usually don’t have to wake her up. If Crowe’s reached that point, she usually wakes herself up as well.

– Her voice will be slightly hoarse and you’ll pass her the bottle of water you keep by the bedside.

– You’ll both sit on the edge of the bed together, Crowe’s head on your shoulder.

– It can take a little while for the adrenaline to fade away and leave behind all the emotion instead.

– You’ll usually encourage her to write it all down on a piece of paper and then she’ll burn it with magic.

– It was just a coping strategy that you both stumbled upon. Crowe had been doubtful when it had first been suggested, but it really works for her.

– You don’t have the same troubles as her, but sometimes you will join in and write your own negative feelings down so she won’t feel so silly doing it on her own.

– The loneliness of her situation always feels more pronounced after a nightmare and she likes to know you’re there.

– She especially likes it when you gently plait her hair for her and then hold her from behind.