Gratsu Week: Day 6 – Fathers/Family
A/N: Set pre-Tartarus. This prompt just demands angst.
The room was quiet except for the steady breathing of the two boys in the room. They lay side by side, their ankles tangled in the blanket like they were every night. Only one was awake however, listening to the gentle breathing of his pink haired boyfriend while trying to ignore the dark images swirling around in his mind.
Gray could hardly sleep with this heavy weight in his stomach could he?
Not a literal weight, per se. It was the emotional baggage of where his thought had oh so foolishly strayed that evening. To the dark parts where the ice mage liked to keep away from. Where demons lurked and painful memories lay.
To memories of his family.
He knew he shouldn't think about them before bed. The grief was sometimes enough to keep him up all night long. But he couldn't stop the images of his smiling mother, of his handsome father and of the destruction and death caused by Deloria.
He sighed and tightened his grip on his boyfriend. The pinkette stirred only ever so slightly, causing Gray to smile despite the despair. He was a heavy-sleeper and he doubted even a hurricane could wake him when he was this deeply asleep.
Gray sighed and inhaled the scent of the dragon slayer. Campfire and the roast that they had eaten for dinner. The raven haired found it oddly comforting. It was strange how a simple smell reminded him of home, of comfort, of safety.
"Whatever happens," he whispered to the teen next to him, "I won't let you go." Natsu was his only family now. He had to do all he could to protect him.