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Nightmare sat looking out the window, watching the snow fall down outside. The first snowfall of the year was always to be appreciated and cherished. He watched as the snow piled up alongside the building and out into the wilderness, covering the ground in a thick sheet.
Inside, the others were coping with the fact that it was snowing outside and colder than the anti-void inside. Horror had built a fire and was now watching it, occasionally throwing another log on while making sure the others didn’t fall into it. The others he was watching, Killer and Cross, were roughhousing on the floor. Nightmare smirked at the scene of Cross pinned down as Killer triumphantly sat on his chest.
He heard a soft purr and looked down at Dust who was curled up in his lap. He had absent-mindedly started petting his skull. A soft smile graced his lips as he looked down at the smallest member of his crew. In these small moments it was hard to believe they were mass murderers and not just a normal happy family.
But… they were just a happy family, weren’t they? Sure, a fucked up family of murderers, but still a family. And he had made it. He had taken these broken fools and gave them a place to live. He gave them a family. And they gave him hope. They gave him the will to live.
They helped each other out when one had trouble. They took care of each other.
Nightmare was startled by Dust shifting in his lap to wrap his hands around him. He hugged him close and he squirmed in his grip. Dust blinked one eyelight on.
“What are you doing?” Nightmare smiled at him.
“Hugging a member of my family, what else?” The other three turned to look at the two of them.
“What's got you so sappy all of a sudden, boss?” Nightmare smiled at Killer.
“Just thinking.” Cross picked himself off the floor and walked over to Nightmare and Dust. He sat down on the couch next to the two of them, clinging on to them. Killer snorted but followed suit, crawling over to Nightmare and snuggling up to him. Horror also picked himself off the floor and headed over, climbing next to Cross and pulling him into his lap. Nightmare began to purr and looked around at his family.
“I love you guys.” Killer startled at his words but quickly began to purr and snuggle up even closer.
“We love you too boss.”