Character x Reader one Shots (Specific Characters)

Nightmares from the Past - Mermista x reader (Fluff)

Y/n - your name

You had finally fallen into a slumber after an hour of tossing around to Mermista's dismay. You both slept peacefully cuddling close under the warm layered blankets of your bed as the hours passed. Then in the early hours of the morning your dream begins, except it was more of a trauma inflicted nightmare than a dream. Dreams didn't cause you to cry in your sleep. This did. It begins with you back on the playground in your middle school talking to a girl who seemed to be your friend. The odd thing however is this girl was not from your middle school at all. You recognize her as one of the girls you had met in your last year of high school. Being deep in your slumber however your brain seemed to register this as normal. The bell rings and you start to walk to where everyone lines up at the end of recess. You walk with your friend down a paved stone pathway that is lined with flower covered white fencing. This part was influenced by your high school for sure but it still felt like it was your middle school reality. You continued to walk, your friend ahead of you when a pair of boys, who often picked on you, came up and cut you off. You attempt to walk around them but they continue to cut you off and give a snide smirk as they do so. Your friend gets further away so you walk faster, pushing past the boys. The path seems to narrow as they catch up to you and pass you up. You walk even faster and then before you know it you are at the end of the path and up where the lines are, your 8th grade homeroom teacher standing at the front. He looks at you with a glare upon his face and reprimands you, "you know you are supposed to WALK to the lines. Since you seem to be in such a rush you can stand over to the side here and wait for the rest of the class to form their lines and walk in." You look at him but stop yourself from protesting. Your friend is heading the line with the two boys not far behind her. You see them stifling their laughter as they whisper amongst themselves and bow your head. This hadn't been the first time they led you into trouble and got off clean themselves. You look at the school building, which oddly resembles that of the school you attended from kindergarten through fifth grade, then bring your glance anywhere but the lines. As if being singled out wasn't humiliating enough you hear the boy who bullied you most coming from behind you as the class began to walk inside. Rather than walking inside however he came and started to taunt you, "What happened, not with your friend", he sarcastically questioned. He proceeded to make a scene for all to see as you began to tear up. Your facade fell as your legs gave into a squat. He continued his train of remarks until nearly everyone was inside. The last few students were making their way to their respective lines when you saw two teachers walking toward you. They were both from the high school you attended but in your slumber it somehow made sense that they were at your middle school. They came over to you and one squatted down to comfort you and give you a hug as the other glared at your home room teacher and the boy. The boy shrunk back for a moment then huffed a proud laugh and trailed in with the last of your classmates. As you were being comforted and your homeroom teacher proceeded inside, seemingly annoyed, the confusing scene started to fade out. Your darling Mermista was slightly shaking you in an attempt to wake you. You slowly came to as you noticed your damp face and a worried shake in Mermista's voice. "Darling what's wrong, is everything ok?" She says with a small hitch in her voice. "You lightly groan before responding, "yeah, just a bad dream". She gently wiped the tears off your face. There is a moment of silence as you take a breath. "Want to talk about it?", she asks in a gentle voice. You nod then explain the nightmare and how it centered in your middle school while also having elements from your elementary and high school. You had begun to tear up again as you explained everything so Mermista pulled you closer in comfort in hopes of calming you down, "hey, hey, I'm right here y/n. It's ok, it is all over, it was all a bad dream. It's ok now." You rub your eyes and sniff back your remaining tears as you nuzzle into her chest, finally calming down. You both lay in silence for a few moments before you finally speak, "I love you Mista".  She gently strokes your head as you cuddle into her embrace "I love you too darling". She pulls you closer as you both fall back into a slumber for the remainder of the night.