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“NO!” (y/n) Screamed, the colossus titan had burst through the wall of trost and titans were slowly filling up the district. The sight before their eyes was something of pure horror, Rico, their beloved girlfriend, In the grasps of a titan. As the titan slowly lifted Rico up to its mouth you could hear a faint chuckle. “See you soon (y/n)” As Rico neared Its giant mouth (y/n) looked away, they couldn’t bear to see Rico eaten by a titan, they looked back once more, to catch one final glimpse of her and just as they did-
You bolted up in your bed, chest heaving and palms clammy, you looked around your small room at the HQ, trying to spot Rico, however you attempts were futile due to the darkness of the room so you opted to pat around your shared bed in search of your girlfriend. You felt a small lump on the left side of the bed, assuming that it was Rico.
You placed your hand on what you assumed to be her chest to feel her breathing. You felt her chest rise and fall in a pattern that would always soothe you after a nightmare. Slowly so as not to wake the sleeping Rico, you cuddled up to her side, her soft snores echoed throughout the room. However all attempts of falling asleep once more came back negative, so, instead of sleeping, you decided to get up and get something to drink. You knew these halls like the back of your hand, seeing as you had been here for the last 3 years of your life.
When you approached the mess hall, you peaked in to make sure nobody else was in there. Seeing as it was empty, you went into the small kitchen to get yourself a glass of water. You made quick work of it, putting the glass back in the cupboard after quickly washing it.
Walking back to your room you heard another set of footsteps in front of you. You frantically looked around for a corner to duck around but to no avail. Slowly, you turned to face the silhouette of the person coming towards you. The footsteps coming towards you were slow and sluggish, as if the person had just woken up.
When the figure had gotten into your line of sight, you saw a very familiar face. “Rico, what are you doing up at this time?” you asked in a hushed tone, only for her to hear. “I could ask you the same thing (l/n)” she let out a small chuckle after. You smiled slightly. “I just needed something to drink, that’s all, no need to worry” you lied, looking away slightly, the look on her face told you she didn’t believe you but she decided to drop it nonetheless . “Why are you up though?” you questioned in return. “I couldn't feel you beside me” she replied with a pout that always made your insides melt. “Ok, we can go back to bed” you told her.
She Grabbed your hand and as she did that, she turned around, leading you back to your room. Once you got there she opened the door for you. The both of you walked over to your shared bed and plopped down on it.
You stayed seated on your bed, while Rico decided to lay down. “What's on your mind darling?” She asked. “I-its nothing, no need to worry about me… Just go back to sleep, ok?” you answered. “No, I am not going to let you get lost in your own mind again, you know what happened last time right?” You remembered back then, it wasn’t something you liked to dwell on, so you decided on just telling her ‘No point in keeping a secret now is there…’ you thought.
“So… are you going to tell me anything?” she questioned, “fine” you curtly replied. “Well it was just a nightmare, nothing too special” you said “you should have woken me up, you know I don’t mind right?” you nodded your head at this. “Now spill, what happened in the nightmare, don’t leave anything out” she stated “Fine”
-Time skip-
After you told her everything about the nightmare, you broke down, this was all way too much for you to handle. Rico grabbed your arm and pulled you down onto the bed with her, resting your head on her chest. You let out a few more muffled sobs while Rico stroked your hair. “I-it was awful, I-I thought you were really gone!” you vented, a few more sobs bubbled out from your throat. “Shh, shh, I’m right here, I’m not going anywhere.” she told you.
As much as you wanted to believe her, you couldn’t, this world you lived in as so uncertain and nothing was ever guaranteed. Instead of saying anything, you decided to cuddle up closer to her, hearing her heartbeat. She continued to stroke your hair, helping you to fall asleep, when you finally fell asleep, Rico stopped stroking your hair and instead wrapped one arm around your waist, pulling you closer to her. Once she drifted into her own dream realm a sense of calm fell over the room, no more nightmares and crying, just peace and love.
In the morning you woke up in the same position as when you went to sleep, Rico, being the heavy sleeper she is, didn’t notice when you shifted around in her arms. When you finally got out of her strong grasp, you walked over to the window to open up the curtains to let some more light into the room.
When Rico finally woke up, you were already at the mess hall, conversing with your friend Anka. by the time Rico had gotten to the mess hall, you and Anka had finished eating but were still chatting away.
Rico walked over to grab a bowl of porridge and then sat down at your table. She smiled at the both of you before digging into her breakfast, when she finished eating, you both went over to check what post you were at, thankfully, both you and Rico were stationed on top of the wall so you wouldn't have to worry about being alone.
-Time Skip-
When you and Rico had finished your shifts on top of the wall, you headed back to HQ to get ready for sleep again seeing as it was late at night, when you both got back to your room, you showered and changed into your night clothes. Getting into bed with rico was always your favorite part of the day because you got her all to yourself, so cuddling up to her that night, you placed your head on her chest to hear her heartbeat and slowly drifted off into the land of dreams.