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[ Even just one hour of peace and quiet makes Kano antsy, especially the idea of just falling asleep like he wants to but it's too hard with somebody else in the room, somebody he needs to look over because this is more important than getting rest. Every time Yuya turns in his sleep or makes any sort of noise, Kano looks over at him, still and quiet until it passes, but something that sounds like a sob has him hopping off the desk again to crouch next to Yuya's side.

What's up now... He reaches over and holds Yuya's outstretched hand. Normal nightmare, or bloody death and fire nightmare?? ]

[These are basically the same thing for Yuya.

He doesn't seem to actually be choking at least, so much as trying to cry and unable to because his body can only react so much right now.

It wanes slightly when Kano grabs his hand, and he weakly grasps his back.]

[ Yuya needs some normal nightmares, like going to school in his underwear or being chased through a parking garage by an old woman carrying a chainsaw.

There's another moment's hesitance before Kano squeezes Yuya's hand back, because he wants to comfort him but he also needs to make this worse before things can get better. There is no Yuya awake to tell him this is a bad idea, so Kano goes ahead with it, adopting the exact same voice Yuya had been speaking in before and echoing those words, trying to prompt Yuya back into the same mindset. ]

Traitors... you'll pay for killing... [ Killing what? who? Yuya, help him out here. ]

[Yuya twitches, falling silent and still for a moment.]

Who...? [He sounds confused. Isn't that his voice?]

[ It's his voice because it's Yuya, obviously!!!! Kano also frowns and looks confused, switching back to his own voice, quiet whispers. ]

Yeah, that's it, I want to know who died! I'll deal with those traitors, too!

[His expression scrunches slightly, displeased.] Humans... treacherous, I'll make them...

[Pay.] Get... me...

[ Humans—- ehh, it's like when Kano talks about humans because he doesn't feel like he deserves to be included in them, but it's jarring hearing the same sort of thing from Yuya. ]

Did humans die, or are humans traitors? Which ones...

[This isn't exactly following his memory anymore, dream logic starting to warp it in Yuya's mind to make sense. There's what, some smaller demon here?]

Get me... out...

[ Yes, exactly, Kano is the demon in this picture immediately jumping at the chance to help Yuya out like an eager puppy, because Yuya never gives him a concrete way to help and this!!! is!!!!! it!!!!!!! ]

I'll do it, I'll help you! Where do you want to go!? We can take a day trip!

No. [Yuya grips tighter, although it's not very strong.] Release me. Free... me, I'll give...

[ No... trip? Maybe Kano shouldn't be taking this so literal, because being freed... Sort of how Kano feels, with the school being like a jail. If Yuya feels something like that... Hm. ]

Release... from someplace, or something? Help me out here, Yuya. I can do places, but if it's stuff like being freed from guilt or whatever, you know I suck at that.

Yuya? [It's sharp, sudden and confused. That's not his name, is it? It's something else, it's... it's Yuya?]

Who... are you...

Mm... Hmm... A friend? An ally?

[ What are we? ]

Somebody who wants to help?

[He meant like, a name.] Help...

[He whimpers.] Hurts... I'm so...

[ If Kano thought Yuya forgot his name, he might cry. ]

Shh, shh, [ He pats Yuya on the head again, ] I'll help, so it'll be okay! I promise! Whatever you need me to do, I'll do it, so I'll make it stop hurting soon. We'll fix this together, okay?

[There are actual tears, now, barely leaking from his eyes as he shudders and whimpers. He's long since lost any clarity of this dream, where he is and who he is. It's just a lot of pain. As Yuya, as...] Please... help...

[ Ahhhhh, no no no, no tears, Kano can't handle tears, reaching over and wiping Yuya's face with his dirty jacket sleeves. A hug? It feels silly doing this when Yuya's asleep, but at least everything's just audio recorded and not video, so Kano leans in and gives Yuya a quick, awkward hug. ]

I'll help, cross my heart! Why don't you go rest now? Go to sleep~ I'll take care of things, and we'll talk again later.

[Yuya whines, and when he's pulled into the hug he sluggishly grabs for Kano and tries to tuck against him.]

Eh...

[ Kano freezes in place, arms loose around Yuya's back but not pulling away either. ]

This'll be super awkward to explain when you wake up, so how 'bout a pillow instead? Nightmare can share~

[Yeah this is what happens when you steal his pillow, he looks for another one. Which is Kano's shoulder, and Yuya's too deep in rest between dreams for a response. That sleeping pill is doing its job well.]

[ Kano's shoulder isn't very comfortable, but with Yuya clinging to him, it's hard to escape and get that replacement pillow. Whatever!!!! Kano is very good at not explaining anything, so who cares if it's super awkward? With a sigh, he lowers himself to lie perpendicular to Yuya, head on Yuya's stomach to use as a pillow instead of offering Yuya any better option, he can hold hands or something and that'll have to be enough. ]

[He's limp enough to be easy to push away, if Kano really wants.

But like this, it's also easy to take Yuya's head and use him as a pillow the same way. Yuya only shifts slightly for comfort before going still and quiet once more.

If Kano doesn't try to shake him awake, he'll probably sleep in all the way until the late morning.]

[ Kano closes his eyes and naps briefly, half hour intervals before his eyes flutter open and he stares at the ceiling for a bit before closing his eyes again. It's around five in the morning when he decides he's had enough of that, pulling away from Yuya and climbing back up onto the loft to retrieve Nightmare. He sets her inside the hood of his jacket while he pulls both covers off the bed and also one of the pillows, setting the blankets on top of Yuya and the pillow... just sort of off to the side, so it looks like Yuya had a pillow all along but in his tossing and turning had knocked it away and that's why it's over there, not that Kano's a bad host who denies his sleepover friends pillows. ]

[Yuya will probably find it sometime in the night as long as it's in arm's reach, pulling it close for the sweet, soft comfort.

The rest of the night and morning stays peaceful. At about ten Yuya starts to stir more actively, blinking slowly and sleepily. Then he rolls over to his back and stretches.]

[ Good, save his poor stiff neck. Around ten in the morning, Yuya will wake up to find the room empty, aside from Nightmare who has been placed back on top of the bed, glaring at Yuya for having stolen most of her nest materials. There's a piece of paper rubberbanned to her front leg, which she rustles irritably at Yuya's direction. ]

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