Title: Always There
Rating: T
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Tom/Merope
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 249
Summary: AU. Tom and Merope are happily married, except when Merope has one of her attacks.
Notes:

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Two Week Drabbles Wars - International Woman's Day: Task Prompt - Write your character going through mental illness/dealing with another person's mental illness. (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) : Dialogue Prompt - "I take a lot of crazy shit from a lot of crazy people. But you are not crazy." - Girl Interrupted

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Galatea Merrythought - Bronze - Prompts Used - Patronus, Milk, Request, Command

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: [Writing Club!] The Word Prompt Express - Prompt Used - 58. Beautiful

Merope huddled in a corner, her arms over her head. "I'm going to die. I know I'm going to die," she muttered, her body shivering in her anxiety.

Her husband had left to get some milk for her cereal at her own request, and she was fine. So suddenly, her peace turned into terror, and now she was shuddering, absolutely certain that she would die at any moment. Her heartbeat was erratic and her vision was getting blurry from her falling tears.

She had tried to send a patronus to him, commanding he come home and save her, even if it was only from herself, but she couldn't conjure any happy thoughts just now and the patronus failed.

"Please come home," Merope heartbreakingly whispered, hoping somehow, Tom would hear her plea.

And as if he did hear her summons he walked through the front door. "Merope, I'm... Merope! What's wrong? Wait, don't answer. Stupid question." By now, he knew of her anxiety attacks. "Come here, my beautiful wife. Everything will be alright."

And just like always, he managed to calm her down. Tom was the only one who was able to do that.

"I'm sorry I'm so crazy," she whispered against his chest, holding his shirt between loose fingers.

"I take a lot of crazy shit from a lot of crazy people. But you are not crazy," Tom reassured her. It was an illness, a terrible illness that she couldn't help. And Tom would forever be there for her.