Prompt: Hey! I totally loved your solider AU, could you maybe continue it with "I'll always be here to chase your nightmares away"


Robin knew it would be an adjustment having Regina home full time. He and Henry had fallen into a routine and now they all had to get used to a new one. But Robin wasn't really complaining. His wife was home and was finally getting the chance to be the mother she had always wanted to be. Watching her with Henry brought unbridled joy to him.

However, nights were a bit more difficult than he expected. Regina didn't talk about her time on the front lines, except to share happy or silly stories. Talk of combat, though, was off limits and Robin had learned long ago to not push her on it. It left him feeling unable to help her when he woke up in the middle of the night, finding her thrashing in her sleep as sweat dripped down her face and she called out for soldiers he knew in his gut had been lost.

All he could do was wake her up and hold her close. He let her sob into his chest, combing her damp hair with his fingers until she felt she could go back to sleep. He would then kiss her before telling her: "I'll always be here to chase your nightmares away. Promise."