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You had a really long exhausting day at work and if you were being honest, you were glad it was over. You can't wait to get home and get all of the shit that was bothering you off your chest and just.. relax.
You throw yourself onto your couch and sigh. Even though you lived on your own happily, sometimes you can't help but feel really lonely. It would be really nice if you had someone to come home to...
As you lay there all these thoughts filling your mind, you start to actually question your own beliefs. "Am I really happy living like this? Am I just lying to myself as a way of self comfort? Will I be alone forever??" You groan to yourself and go to the kitchen to get a glass of water.
Once you have your water the ice coldness of it helps you to come back to your senses. You're fine living like this. "It's normal to feel a little lonely sometimes." You think to yourself as you trot back over to the sofa.
Putting on some random show as background noise, you slowly start to fall asleep. By instinct - you pick up one of the cushions on the couch and wrap your arms around it like as if cuddling someone. If someone caught you like this, you know for a fact that you'd die of pure embarrassment and probably become a hermit crab for the rest of your life. But.. when it's just yourself, you don't mind.
A hour passes and you slowly wake up. "Hello little visitor..." a deep voice speaks from underneath you. You are startled by this looking up to see who said that. And to your suprise it's.. reala? "Omfg..." You whisper to yourself as you realise what is happening: reala is beneath you and you're cuddling him, arms wrapped around his muscular figure like as if this is a completely normal Friday afternoon. Your face turns bright red as you jolt up feeling humiliated.
"So s-sorry!! I-i!!" The words spill out your mouth in your panicked state as you try to think of something - anything to say to him. Reala smiles at you tenderly, before holding your face in his hands and staring deeply into your eyes. "Shhh shhh.. it's alright my sweet.. I just wanted to hold my precious petal.. to feel your warmth.. and protect you as you rest." Realas voice is like alcohol to your mind. You know you shouldn't trust it, but it makes you happy. Still slightly embarrassed, you blush at him and look away shyly. "5 more minutes..?" You look down at the floor thinking to yourself - did I really just ask him that?!
"Don't ask such silly questions, dreamer" reala coos into your ear. You place your head down on his chest, feeling his muscles underneath his clothes. Reala slowly strokes your hair admiring your pretty face. "Oh my poor dreamer.. so exhausted from your long days.. slaving away just to survive.. how cruel. Humans.. you need to learn to just stop for a second.. all this pointless stress.. and for what?" You've never seen this side of reala before and it's strange. But also somewhat comforting. Who knew he could be so.. compassionate?
"Rest up my sweet dreamer.. I'm here for you. The comfort you crave deep down.. my nightmaren.." reala gently puts a strand of your hair behind your ear as he holds you close, making you feel protected. He places a soft kiss on your head. As you start to drift off in realas arms you realise that maybe this is what you are missing after all...