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TW: nightmares, crying

Tommy POV

I was going to be riding Phil's horse back since I didn't bring one, and because he was planning to fly in. Tubbo didn't have a horse, so he was going to be riding with Ranboob. I still didn't get why he decided to ride with him instead of me.

We started down the trail around noon with Niki and Fundy leading the way. The sun shone down and dappled the path with splotches of gold as the horses trotted on.

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We stopped near a small town once the sun was set below the horizon. Ranboo helped set up the tents with Niki while I gathered wood and stones for a campfire. Soon we had a small campsite set up.

Tubbo decided to sleep in one hammock with Fundy in the other. Niki and Eret were going to switch off using the smaller of the two tents and watch in shifts. Since Ranboo is basically my brother we decided to share the larger of the two tents.

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(Ranboo POV)

Dark towering walls surrounded me on all sides. They radiated a faint heat that filled the area with a burning smell. The red slabs of stone cracked and burned beneath my feet and the dark walls began to splinter and crumble, revealing a hot orange substance eagerly rushing through the cracks. I backed up to one wall only to cry out in pain as the hot black stone burned my arms. I panicked, backing against the wall as the molten rock inched closer to the corner I stood in. Another large crack appeared in the wall next to me and gushed hot lava over my shoulder. I screamed out in pain as more of the lava covered me and my vision began to fade...

I sat up panting and gasping for air before flopping back down and crying quietly. The dreams with the dark room were becoming more and more common. They seemed to be getting progressively worse too, more painful and less dreamlike. I felt a hand on my shoulder but didn't bother looking up.

"Do you want me to go get Tubbo?" Tommy asked quietly. I nodded slowly and watched Tommy leave the tent. A moment later Tubbo stepped through the door and laid down next to me. He lifted my head from the soft pillow and wiped away the hot, burning tears.

"Was it a nightmare about Dream? Tommy said you were whimpering in your sleep..." he asked softly,

"No," I replied, barely audible.

"It was just...really bad."

"Do you want to tell me what it was about?" Tubbo said quietly

"It's okay if you don't want to. You don't have to." he continued, cuddling into my chest.

"I-i think I just want to sleep right now," I said sleepily, wrapping my arms around him and falling asleep. 

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a/n: sorry for the late chapter again. its probably going to be like this for a couple days at least, so yeah. but anyways i hope you liked that and ill see ya laters.