Finn was suddenly jolted awake from his peaceful sleep by light knocking on the door of his room. He groaned and slowly got up, scrambling towards it, still half-asleep.
When he opened it, quite a surprise was waiting there for him. It was Poe. There was something off about him, but due to his not fully awake state, Finn couldn't exactly figure out what it was.
"Poe...? What are you doing here so late at night?"
"Finn, uh... could I come in?" Poe's voice was quieter than usual.
Finn nodded and let Poe in, shutting the door behind him. When he turned around, Poe was sitting cross-legged on his bed, looking unusually nervous. Finn knew something was up. Poe tried to always look cool and unbothered.
Finn walked over to him and sat across from him, looking at his face.
"So, what brings you here?"
"I, uh, had a... nightmare... a pretty bad one..."
Finn suddenly realised what was so strange about Poe's face. His eyes were puffy and red. He was crying before he came to him.
"Oh, Poe..." Finn said softly and wrapped his friend into his arms and before Poe could say anything, Finn was stroking his hair gently.
"Do you want to tell me what it was about?" Finn asked with concern in his voice. He was not used to seeing Poe like this.
At this point, Poe got overwhelmed by emotions. He started sobbing again, wet tears soaking into Finn's shirt.
"He was there, Finn..." Poe whispered, his face buried into his friend's chest. "I- I could feel him again in my head... he could... he could see it all..."
Finn knew exactly what Poe was talking about and tightened his hold on him, stroking his back.
"He can't get to you here, don't worry. And I'll make sure he won't be ever able to hurt you again. I promise, Poe. You're safe here with me."
They sat there like that for quite a while, Finn stroking Poe while whispering reasuring words and Poe clutching his shirt in both of his hands, like holding on for his dear life. Poe felt his breathing slowly calm as the tears stopped falling out of his eyes.
"Finn?"
"Hmmmm?"
"... Could I sleep with you today?"
Finn looked down at his friend in slight surprise before he nodded, smiling softly. "Sure. Now let's go to sleep, I'm sure you're as tired as me."
Poe let out a quiet, soft chuckle. "Yeah."
Finn slowly laid down while still holding Poe in his arms. Poe snuggled closer to him and sighed in content.
Just before Finn fell back asleep, one more question popped into his mind.
"Poe? Why didn't you go to Rey? I'm pretty sure she would be better at comforting than me..." Finn muttered.
"... because... I love you." Poe admitted.
Finn felt a wide smile stretch across his face. "I love you too, Poe."
He kissed the pilot's forehead before they both drifted into a nightmareless sleep.