Cold Blooded Bandit ( Shiver x Reader )

Nightmare comfort

Please forgive me for making a nightmare chapter....but I couldn't help it😭 Do not read this if you don't want to

You let out a relaxed sigh as you lay on your side. Shiver was next to you on the kint sized bed. You were on cloud 9 know. The rain began falling, the room grew darker and it was the perfect night for a good nights rest. You were about to drift of to sleep when you heard something odd. You know you've heard this noise somewhere before, but....this sounded different. You turn over and look up at Shiver, who seemed to be pretty frail at the moment. "Shiv?" You ask. Shiver quickly looks down at you, clearly startled. "You okay?" You ask. "Yeah...I'm fine..." Shiver says with a long sigh. "You sure? You look..." You begin as you try to find the right words. "Do I look ugly?" Shiver asks. "No! You're beautiful...you just look kinda...somber tonight." You say. "No...I'm fine..." Shiver grumbles. You knew she wasn't fine, but you weren't going to push it. You turn back over and try to fall asleep once more. But...somethings keeping you awake. Your mother, since she was very religious, believed you should come back home to her. To attend church and stuff like that. But you didn't want to, you loved just...being here with Shiver and Frye and Big man, with Kira and Rida. You loved it in Splatsville...but your mom didn't want you there. You were about to move on to a different topic to think about.... when you heard that noise again. You turn over to find Shiver sitting up in bed with her knees up to her chest, her hands over her face, and her crying. You knew something was wrong, why didn't she tell you there was. You sit up as you look over to Shiver. "Baby, why are you crying?" You ask then octoling. You remembered from what your parents said that you needed to be more patient and understanding with Shiver. Shiver looked up at you, startled, she probably didn't think you were awake. "O-oh...it's uh...it's nothing y/n. Don't worry about it. Just get some rest, okay?" Shiver smiles kindly. You didn't want to get rest if your girlfriend was upset. Huh...girlfriend. That felt nice to say....after all this time of fighting, Shiver still came out as your girlfriend. "Babe...I'm not going to sleep. You were clearly just crying. You think I'm just gonna wave that off?" You ask. Shiver goes back to the same position you had caught her crying in. You place a hand on her back and begin rubbing circles around it. Not long after you hear a choked sob. You stop rubbing her back and look at her. Soon, another one came. But Shiver wasn't crying outright, they were just held back sobs for now. You pull Shiver into a warm embrace and pull her up onto your lap. This was usually one of your more rare cuddling positions, but you knew Shiver liked it. You held Shiver as she continued to stifle out sobs. What had happened to make her so upset? "Shiv, stop suppressing your sobs and let it out. It's not good for you to hold in all that emotion." You say. "B-but...I-I just want you to s-sleep." Shiver whimpers. "If you don't want me to stay with you then I'll go back to sleep." You say. You wanted to let Shiver have her own space. You then began to feel Shiver shoulders shaking as she began sobbing. It made you sad to see her like this. You wish you would've prevented this from happening. You knew something was wrong...why didn't you help her when you could? "I-I-I h-had a n-nightmare..." Shiver sobs. "Aww...baby...why didn't you tell me?" You ask. "I-in my clan...if y-you have a nightmare, no matter how big...you have t-to deal with it on y-your own." Shiver sniffles. "Well this isn't your clan. It's me, and I'll help you during any situation." You smile. Shiver clings onto your shirt and lets out the most horrifying wail you'd ever heard. What was this nightmare about? You were a bit scared to find out. "Baby? What's got you so worked up?" You say in a heartbroken tone.
Shiver doesn't respond, she just cries. You didn't know what to do so you hum one of your favorite songs. It was an inkcredibly old lullaby that your mom used to sing to you. Your song was soft and sweet, and it was enough to calm Shiver down. "You have a r-really nice voice baby." Shiver sniffles. "Hmm...I don't know about all that. But thanks." You smile. "Don't be dumbass, you know your voice is beautiful." Shiver smirks. "Well...I do know that it's not as beautiful as yours." You smile. Shiver laughs, which means you've done your part. "Is my Shiver happy? So cute! Looks like my mission is done!" You smile. "Well...to be honest. I-I don't feel safe going back to sleep. I-I know it's childish I just-" Shiver begins, before you stop her. "No problem babe. But...do you wanna tell me maybe...what your nightmare was about." You ask. Shiver immediately tears up upon hearing the question. "Woah woah baby, calm down. If you don't want to tell me, you don't have to." You explain. "N-no...I want to tell you." Shiver sniffles. "I-it started out with you, me, Frye, Big man, and my family." Shiver sighs. "That's sounds like a great beginning to me." You smile as you pull Shiver close. "Yeah...but it quickly escalated from there. My mom began scolding me for not doing...something. I don't remeber what, but she was indeed scolding me. Then all if a sudden she held F-Frye's h-head in f-front-" Shiver began, but you stopped her before she go any further. "Take a deep breath baby. Calm down." You say. Shiver sighs and continues her story. "Um...so...Frye was...Ugh! I can't bring myself to say that word!!" Shiver shouts. "I think I know the word you're trying to say." You sigh. "Yeah...anyways. I was just able to stand there. I couldn't scream or run away...I couldn't do anything. But then my dad came out with my sister's head...a-and then B-Big man's head..." Shiver sniffles. You were in shock. What kind of dream was this? It was so dark and...violent. "W-what happened next?" You ask, as listening to a horror story. "Um...I-I don't really feel comfortable sharing the last part...sorry..." Shiver murmurs. You wanted to scold Shiver for not telling you the rest. But...is was her nightmare, not yours, so you needed to respect her decision. "I understand..." You sigh. "You okay?" Shiver asks. "Uh...y-yeah...I'm fine." You sigh. "What's wrong?" Shiver asks, putting her hand under your chin to turn your face to her. "Baby, I'm fine. Just...go sleep." You say as you slowly began tearing up. What the heck was wrong with you? "Babe, tell me what's wrong." Shiver says. "It's just...your nightmare...it really really concerns me. Like...really badly..." You sigh. "Why? It's just my stupid nightmare. Why does it mean anything to you?" Shiver asks. "Um...maybe it because your my girlfriend and I should be concerned for you." You say with a hint of annoyance. Shiver scoffs and sinks begans inspecting her fingers. "Seriously Shiv. W-why did that nightmare come?" You ask. "What do you mean?" Shiver asks, not taking her eyes off her fingers. "I mean...your nightmare. Did something happen in real life to make you have that dream?" You ask. Though Shiver didn't look at you, you could see her face scrunch up a bit. "Would you like to talk to be about something?" You ask. Shiver furrowed her eyebrow and pursed her lips together. You could tell she was getting upset again. "Shiver, something's going on with you and I want to help...but not if you won't let me." You say. Shiver turns to you with a scowl on her face. "You don't understand, y/n. This isn't just something we can talk about and then everything is happy taffy. This...this is something that will haunt me till the day I die." Shiver mumbles. You groan. It was getting really hard not to start conflict woth Shiver, but you had to urge yourself not to. "Okay then..." You sigh. "What is it?" Shiver asks. "I...I wanna pry this secret out of you so bad. B-but I know it isn't right." You whimper. "How about this, we watch a movie together until we fall asleep." Shiver smiles. "Y-you'd do that with me?" You ask. "You act as if you're not my partner." Shiver giggles.
You begin the movie and things go pretty well...at first. The whole movie was based around a horror theme, probably watching a horror movie after a nightmare wasn't the best thing to do. But it's what Shiver wanted, so you gave it to her. The main character was in a abandoned asylum with dead people inside. The climax scene was coming on now, and to be honest. You weren't a big fan of this. But everything was fine when you heard quiet snores coming from Shiver, she was asleep, and hopefully that's how she would spend the rest of the night. You turn off the tv and secure your grip around Shiver as she snuggles into your chest. So freaking cute. You decide to close your eyes in hopes that sleep would find you, spoiler alert! It didn't. You were indeed still awake. Ugh...how you hated it. Until you heard mumbles from Shiver. "n-no please...stop..." You hear Shiver whimper. "Baby?" You ask. "NOOO Y/N PLEASE!!" Shiver screams, the poor girl was now sobbing in her sleep. "SHIVER WAKE UP!!" You shout as loudly as you can. Shiver throws herself up as a waterfall of tears flow down her face. You quickly grab some water and hand it to Shiver. Shiver quickly takes the water and chugs it down. Shiver then looks over to you with nothing but hurt in her eyes. "Y-you left me..." Shiver whimpers. "What?" You ask. "Y-you left...a-a-and I was all alone..." Shiver sniffles as you fall tjrough a dark hole. "What the hell!? Someone help me!!!" You scream. "y/n? Y/n? Y/N!!" You hear a voice shout as you shoot up from your pillow and gasp for air. "Babe, you okay? The movie's not over yet." Shiver says as she looks up at you. "Woah...that...was...horrifying." You murmur. "What was?" Shiver asks, placing a hand on your back. "That nightmare..." You whisper as all the lights go out. "Baby? Where are you?" Shiver asks. "I'm here baby." You say as you rap your arms around the octoling. And that's when the tv goes off. "Warning, Warning, this is not a test. There is unknown activity going around. Black figures have been seen eating dead corpses. If any thing in your house is to move...do not investigate, if you're alone, and you hear your name being called...Do Not Investigate. Keep safe, keep doors locked, and lights off. Warning, Warning." With that, the tv shuts off and sirens blare through the Splatlands. "What is going on?"