The bathroom was filled with steam by the time Luck stepped out of the shower. Groggy from the heat, he brushed his teeth before drying himself and pulling on his pajamas.

Luck turned off the bathroom light before opening the door. He took a moment to adjust his eyes to the darkness. Then laid himself on the wooden floor. Stared up at the ceiling waiting for sleep.

Rune knocked a pillow off the bed, making it seem like he'd done it in his sleep, though he was still awake. He wasn't used to going to bed that early. He laid awake, listening to the soft sounds of the house- muffled voices from a room down the hall, ever so faint. The ticking of a clock in the hall. Static-sounding noises from downstairs- likely from a tv or radio. The sound of Luck's breathing.

Luck caught the pillow as it landed on him. He sat up and looked over to the bed, where Rune was apparently sleeping. He laid down again with the pillow, muttering a soft "thanks" that he felt Rune wouldn't hear.

Staring up at the ceiling, he heard a quiet inhale, a quiet exhale, and he fell asleep.

Rune heard the muttered thanks, and smiled softly, slowly drifting into sleep himself... Only to wake a few hours later from a nightmare. He was shaking, tears streaming down his face as he sat up, curling in on himself.

He heard the sound of sheets and muffled gulping to the left of him. And suddenly, he was in his bed again--awake.

Luck blinked his sleepiness away, the sobbing sound still in his ears. Rune's voice. He sat up to see that Rune was no longer sleeping, and in fact the source of sound.

Luck stood up. Leaned towards the bed. "H-hey, what's wrong?"

Rune jolted when he heard Luck's voice. He shook his head, wiping at his tears, embarrassed. "I-its nothing... Just a bad dream..."he said, trying to force himself into a calm state. "I-I'm sorry if I woke you..."

Luck sat on the bed. He turned his face towards Rune, pulling his legs up in a knot. "It's alright," he said, brushing off the apology, "You want to talk about it?"

Rune shrugged slightly, still trembling slightly, though no longer crying- barely. "It was about my father..." He said softly, not really wanting to think about it, let alone talk about it... He would, though, if Luck pressed him about it.0

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Luck leaned closer to Rune. "Your father?" He repeated. He knitted his brows. Muttered quiet under his breath, "That bastard again," before returning his attention to the boy.
"What happened?" He asked.

Rune whined softly, shaking his head... Though he did tell Luck. Everything came spilling out-
. After all, it all showed up in his dreams. "It... It started with my mum's death, his decent into alcoholism, then memories of the beatings, the first time he raped me..." A sob escaped, and he shook his head again, unable to continue as he wrapped his arms tighter around himself, tears slipping down his cheeks.

Seeing Rune crying again, Luck froze for a second. What did people do when they wanted to comfort someone?

He wrapped his arms around Rune, pulling the other towards himself.

Rune tensed when he first felt Luck's arms around him, before practically melting into his embrace when he realized Luck wasn't going to hurt him. He curled up to the blonde, hiding his face against his chest as he continued to cry, the tears slowly coming to an end as he calmed.

Luck released Rune when he felt the sobs still.
He stood up and lighted pushed Rune towards the bed. "Sweet dreams now, alright?" He gave an awkward smile as he pulled the blankets up to cover Rune.

Rune gave a little whine when Luck pulled away and pushed him back onto the bed. He reached out, catching the other teen's hand as he pulled the blankets up, stopping him from going away. "S-stay with me... Please?" He asked softly, looking up into Luck's eyes, his own wide with loneliness and fear and... Something else that Rune couldn't, wouldn't, put a name to quite yet.

Luck's eyes widened as he felt Rune's warm hand upon his. He stopped in his tracks and turned to look into Rune's eyes. There was a momentary pause, before he acquiesced. "Alright."

He belt down towards Rune and swept away a strand of hair before dropping himself onto the bed. "Go to sleep." He murmured.

Rune smiled a little, and curled up to Luck, keeping the blonde close for comfort. He managed to fall back asleep quickly, and stayed asleep the rest of the night.