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Not Alone

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The hand holding his hair was rough and the restraints that held his hands behind his back were too tight on his wrists. The man in front of him was speaking a foreign language and Tony just kept saying no, even though he knew what would follow. That rough hand yanked on his hair and his face was underwater again.

His whole body hurt but the pain on his chest was unbearable. Every time they'd put his head underwater they would take a bit longer to pull him up again. This time it's taking too long.

Tony can hear his name but it's a distant sound, he struggles to free himself but is body feels like it's been pinned down. He gives up and lets himself drown.


"Tony, wake up!" Steve yells one more time, straddling Tony and shaking him by the shoulders. The man below him wakes up in a jolt, inhaling sharply and looking scared. "It's fine, it's me, Steve. You were dreaming."

Tony takes a moment to look at his surroundings and his brain finally catches up to what just happened. He's sweaty and his breath is quick, but his muscles finally start to relax and he closes his eyes.

"Sorry for waking you up." Tony says to Steve. "Again."

"It's fine." There is a small smile gracing over Steve's lips as he runs his hands down Tony's arms. He doesn't know what these nightmares are about, Tony doesn't like to talk about it, so Steve doesn't ask. But he does know that they are getting more frequent.

As usual, Steve leans down and kisses Tony's lips. Stark's shaky hands grab at Steve's side, bringing him closer.

"Steve, I-" Tony starts, still close to Steve's mouth. "It's... It's horrible. It's that fucking cave, every night, and there's water and they don't pull me back up. They're 4. Or 5, I don't know. And I'm alone and-"

"You're not alone anymore, Tony."

Tony's hands clench on Steve's skin and he fights back a tear. He's too vulnerable, he hates it. But he knows that Steve's right, because every night since Steve moved in with him, Tony can hear his voice calling his name in his dream. And it gets louder every night.
Endless-twisted-lullabies (tumblr): "Stony: Tony's nightmares/fears about his time trapped in the cave are steadily getting worse, and Steve is the only one who can help."

Great prompt, I hope I didn't fuck it up too bad. Sorry for the language.

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maxisaloser15's avatar
This is so adorable I love how you wrote this I had a smiler idea to this ( it was Steve instead of Tony) but I failed this is so great I love it