Trigger warnings still apply.
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"No!" Tilly screamed, thrashing and fighting with everything inside her to get away. She had to get away.
They would never stop chasing her. They would never leave her be.
As the figures closed in on her, Tilly sat bolt upright in bed.
Shuddering and gasping like a fish out of water, she reached over to turn the light on.
"Tilly?" Margot murmured, rubbing her eyes and sitting up too. "Are you okay?"
Tilly pushed the bed covers off and swung her legs over the side of the bed, sticky with sweat.
"Nightmare?" Margot slid over and touched her shoulder. "It's okay, Till. It's not real." She said softly.
Tilly shivered and leaned into her touch, Margot wrapping her arms around her back and holding her close.
"It.. it felt so real." The girl whispered, not daring close her eyes in case the images came back.
"Was it them again?" The blonde asked softly, chin against her shoulder.
Tilly nodded, rubbing her eyes. "Why won't they leave me alone?"
"We'll figure it out, love. We always do." She squeezed her gently.
"Here, let's go downstairs and get some hot chocolate. We have some cupcakes left over from yesterday."
Margot stood and wrapped a thick cardigan around Tilly, helping her put on slippers before taking her hand and leading her into the kitchen.
She turned on all the soft lights and pulled out a chair for Tilly to sit.
She set about making good old fashioned hot chocolate on the stove, putting some of their rainbow sprinkle cupcakes out on a plate.
Red velvet was Tilly's favourite and chocolate was Margot's so they'd mixed both batters together and they had come out surprisingly really good.
They'd had fun making icing and decorating them with different things.
Tilly had spread batter over her cheek and they'd spent ten minutes having a mini food fight in the kitchen.
She fell in love with that girl more and more each day.
Tilly reached for one, still trembling as she peeled off the casing and took a bite.
Margot poured the hot chocolate into cheesy matching mugs that both said 'her better half'. Rogers' had gotten them for the girls as a joke but they thought they were brilliant.
She put a generous amount of whipped cream on both, finishing it off with cinnamon and some mini marshmallows.
With a warm drink in hand, Tilly started to shake the nightmare off.
She didn't understand them, probably never would. They were scary, but Margot was there to remind her that they weren't real and even though they weren't understood they couldn't hurt her.
The blonde wrapped her arm around her girlfriend, happily eating a cupcake.
"I always say you can't frown when you're eating cake. It's like...literally impossible." She hummed.
Tilly chuckled and reached for another. "I agree."
She sipped her drink, cream getting over her lips.
"Let me get that." Margot leaned in, kissing her sweetly.
"I think you just managed to get it over yourself too." Tilly chuckled, flushing.
"My bad." Margot grinned, squeezing her.
They took their treats to the sofas and put a Disney film on the tv, quiet since Rogers' was still asleep.
Wrapped in a blanket, warm and cosy, Tilly felt the beginnings of sleep pull at her brain.
Finishing her hot chocolate, she leaned into Margot.
"Sleep, beautiful. Tomorrow will be a better day. I promise." She said softly, arm around her.
"I'll always watch over you, Till, you're safe. You're home."