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Prompt: Wake


Enma dreams of death. He dreams of his sister never growing up, he dreams of his mother never kissing his cheeks again and his father never ruffling his hair again, he dreams of the same happening to his guardians and being just as powerless to stop it.

Dino dreams of failure. He dreams of not living up to his father's expectations, he dreams of his failures causing his family harm, he dreams of not being able to get it together when it really counts.

Xanxus dreams of truths. He dreams of his father and the lie he was told for his whole childhood, he dreams of pushing his brothers away from him and their pleas that he come back to them, he dreams of the lies his birth mother told and the love his step-mother always gave.

Tsuna dreams of all of them. He dreams of his first kill and the way he'd stared at the blood staining his hands while his body shook, he dreams of failing to keep his family safe and not seeing their smiles or hearing their laughs again, he dreams of the fact that he actually kind of likes being Vongola Decimo because he's good at it and he's not dame-Tsuna here.

They all have the dreams, the nightmares.

And if one of them stumbles into a meeting with bags under their eyes or their voice is a little more exhausted over the phone, the others pretend not to notice.