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It was sometime around 1- or 2am. Rain was softly tapping against the windows. No time for anyone to be awake, that’s for sure. It was quiet, dark. Finn shifted. Groaning he sat up, wiping drool away from the corner of his mouth. He took a few seconds to properly wake up.
He had had a nightmare. He’d been having similar dreams for the past three or so months. He couldn’t exactly remember them but it was usually something about sharks. While he obviously knew that sharks don’t typically attack people (or toons-), his unconcious self apparently didn’t.
Pulling the blanket off himself, he realized he had wet his bed. It’d been the third time this week now. It’d been happening a lot more frequently recently, ever since he had started having these dreams. He tried everything he could think of but nothing really worked. He felt helpless but he’d be caught dead telling anyone about this and asking for help.
Finn got up and got changed out of his soaked pyjamas. He tossed them to the floor with disgust. He started taking of the sheets of his bed. He kept thinking about how gross this was. How gross he was.
Finn gathered all his dirty laundry and went out his room. Of course he’d rather not tip toe around in the middle of the night in an attempt to not wake anyone, but what other options did he really have? He certainly couldn’t walk around with his wet bedsheets in the light of the day when the halls were filled with other toons.
So he was forced to sneak to the washing machine almost every night. At this point he had gotten used to it anyway. And he was good at not being noticed. Or so he thought..
Suddenly he spotted Astro at the end of the hallway. Finn froze. Don’t notice me. Don’t notice me. DON’T- “Finn.. is that you..?” FUCK! Finn stayed quiet. He panicked as Astro started coming closer. “Are you alright..?”, Astro whispered, he was right in front of Finn now. Finn could feel his face burn as tears pricked at the corners of his eyes. His grip on the laundry tightened. Come one don’t cry now..
“I- it’s-”, Finn stuttered. How would he explain this to Astro?! Astro glanced at the bedding and clothes Finn was dragging behind himself. There was an uncomfortable silence for a moment. “I kind of thought so..”, he said calmly. Finn choked a sob. How did he know..? “I- I can explain-”, exept he couldn’t. “It’s alright. You don’t need to hide this from me.” Finn started crying quietly.
Astro didn’t say anything. He just silently grabbed the dirty washing out of Finns hands with his magic. “I’ll carry this for you, yes?” Finn sniffled but nodded. They akwardly walked to the washroom together. Finn just watched as Astro started the washing machine. “...How long have you known..?”, Finn asked wiping the tears from his face. “I didn’t really know. I just had a hunch, you know?”
Finn sat down on the cold tile floor. “It’s kind of logical given you only ever dream about water and fish.”, Astro explained. Finn looked to the floor. “I’ve been having nightmares..”
“I know.”
“Right.. why am I even telling you?”
“…”
“Isn’t there anything you can do to make it stop..?”
“I’ve tried, Finn. I can’t control everyones dreams at once.”
“I see. My bad for asking then..”
“You haven’t been doing well, have you? I mean.. besides the dreams.”
“..What? What do you mean by that?”
“...You’ve been a lot more quiet recently. You haven’t been making as many jokes.”
“No.. I’m fine. Don’t worry about it.”
“I do worry about it.”
Astro finally sat down as well. “You know you can talk to me, right?” Finn looked away. “I won’t tell anyone unless you want me to.” Finn gave a small acknowledging nod but didn’t say anything. “I appreciate it but I’d rather not.” “That’s fine. Just know that I’m there for you”
“I’ll go take a shower..”, Finn sighed, “We’ll talk tomorrow, yes?” Astro nodded. “If the washing machine finishes I’ll make your bed, alright?”, Astro offered. Finn smiled slightly and nodded.