Author's Note: Setsuko Narita is an OC created by another roleplayer. She is Mitsuko's roommate, closest friend, and just about the only one she can really open up to.
Setsuko x Mitsuko
Prompt: Our muses up late at night.
Crash.
Setsuko's eyes flew open. She thought she heard a hissed profanity as she sat up on Mitsuko's couch. Blinking, she swung her legs off the side of the couch and stood up, following the sound into the kitchen.
Mitsuko stood by the sink, holding a glass of water. She sighed guiltily when Setsuko raised her eyebrows. "Sorry," she groaned. "I dropped the first glass."
"What are you doing up?" Setsuko questioned.
"I… I had a bad dream. It's nothing," Mitsuko said, averting her eyes.
Setsuko gave her friend a sympathetic look, followed by a quick hug. "Was it the Program again?" she asked quietly.
Mitsuko smiled wryly. "You know me."
"If you want to talk about it…" Setsuko trailed off.
The faces of Yoshimi and Yuichiro flashed through Mitsuko's mind, and she shuddered, thinking she might be sick. There was nothing she hated more than how vulnerable these dreams made her feel.
"Maybe in the morning," she agreed, knowing what a good listener Setsuko was. She hesitated. "Thanks. I…"
"I know," Setsuko finished quietly.
Mitsuko did her best to smile. "I'll go back to sleep in a minute. I just…" She gestured to the pile of glass on the floor.
Setsuko nodded wordlessly, sensing that the other girl needed a moment alone. She turned around, heading back to the living room, her eyebrows still creased with worry.