#scared of the dark

[ericshoney]

Lights out ~ Brothers!Sturniolo Triplets

Summary: Your in LA with Nick, Matt and Chris when the power suddenly goes out.

Warnings: possible swearing, nicknames, fluff

Reader's age: 10

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Nick, Matt and Chris had you visit them in LA whilst you were on a break from school. Everything had been going well, you were having a great time with your brothers and seeing the city.

The four of you had settled down to watch a movie. Your parents were asleep in Nick's room, leaving your brothers to make sure you went to bed on time.

"Alright, kid, what movie do you want?" Chris asked, as Matt brought some popcorn over to you.

You shrugged and looked at the many movies listed on Netflix. You soon picked one you wanted as you curled up besides Nick with a blanket.

Everything was going well a few hours into the movie, you were laughing and joking, happily eating the popcorn, when suddenly, all the power went out.

You flinched slightly at the sudden darkness as Nick sat up. You held the blanket tightly as he silently put the torch on his phone. As he did this, he instantly saw the tears in your eyes.

"Hey sweetheart, it's okay. I know you don't like the dark okay, hopefully it won't be off long. You wanna hold my phone?" He offered, passing it over to you.

You nodded as you felt a hand on your shoulder gently. You looked over and saw it was Matt, who gave you a soft smile.

"It's okay petal." He said, rubbing your back.

"Don't like the dark." You mumbled.

"We know you don't, bub, but you got Nick's phone with the torch and we're not going anywhere." He replied.

You nodded and leaned against him, feeling more relaxed in his arms.

"It's nearly time for bed anyways, bub." Chris mentioned.

"No can't sleep without some light." You grumbled.

"You won't have to, sweetheart, I'm sure it will come on in a bit." Nick replied.

You nodded again as Matt chatted with you, helping ease your mind off the darkness in the room.

Ten minutes later the power came back on. You sighed happily as your brothers smiled.

"See, kid, it's all back now, feel better?" Chris asked.

"Yeah. Sorry." You apologised.

"No petal, don't say that, it's okay." Matt reassured you.

You smiled as they called it a night. You went with Matt to his room to get some sleep, leaving Nick and Chris to fight once again.

Matt wrapped an arm around your shoulder, kissing your forehead.

"Get some sleep, kiddo, if the power goes out again, we're not going anywhere, you're not alone." He said softly.

"Thank you." You whispered before falling into a comfortable sleep.

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Shadows

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Rated: G | Words: 333

Their new barrack is quieter than the lab. Darker too. Strange and unfamiliar shadows lurk ominously, stretched and disfigured. Hunter’s imagination gives them monstrous faces, fangs and claws. They are the creatures out of their flash training courses about predators throughout the galaxy. Creatures that stalk, watching their prey’s vulnerabilities, then lashing out, tearing through flesh and bone. 

Hunter swallows, reminding himself another time that while those creatures are real somewhere, they are not in this room. But another flash of lightning makes the shadows lurch, and Hunter yanks his blanket over his head. He shouldn’t be so afraid. He is nearly four standard years, far too old to be afraid of silly things like shadows. But then the thunder growls, its guttural voice making the room shudder. And something latches onto Hunter’s arm.

He is too afraid to make a noise, too afraid to move.

But then a loud, trembling voice says, “I’m scared. Can I sleep in your bunk with ya? Please, Hunter?” 

Hunter takes a deep breath and peeks out from his sanctuary. Wrecker is there, fingers still curled around Hunter’s arm like his life might depend on it. 

“Okay,” Hunter says. He hopes that he does not sound as relieved as he feels.

Wrecker wastes no time clambering into Hunter’s bunk, pressing himself as close to Hunter as he can. Wrecker is already taller than all of them, even if he was the second to last decanted. Nonetheless, he is still Hunter’s little brother, so Hunter threads his arms around him, and hugs him tight.

“I wanna go back to our old room,” Wrecker tells him. 

“I know. But it’ll be better this way. You’ll see.”

Wrecker nods. “Okay.” 

Hunter wonders if Crosshair will tease them when their morning cycle comes, or if Tech will say their fears were illogical. 

But when Hunter wakes again, Crosshair and Tech are in his bunk too, sleeping soundly. Hunter smiles, sleep coming to reclaim him. 

Maybe it’s alright to be braver together.

END

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[rammiesystem]

If you are afraid of the dark:

tw normal activities

features ted, schlatt, and connor!!

Strangers/Just Met:

Ted:

Goes out of his way to find you and bust your kneecaps in the dark.

Also blocked/unfriended.

Schlatt:

Bullys the hell out of you or blocks you and reports your account as spam.

"Idc"

Connoreatspants:

Puts your message on twitter and @'s you.

Doesn't care at all.

Friends:

Ted:

"Why?"

studies your behavior when he reaches to turn out lights.

Schlatt:

"Ok?"

Bully's you about it FOREVER even if it isn't relevant.

Used the last piece of bread? Go buy him some more before he exposes you for having a fear of the dark. Stole his favorite candy? Same thing.

Connor:

Pulls up every meme he knows and points it towards you to make sure you read it.

Turns off every light in the house.

Makes you stay in the house while he manically laughs.

He really just gives you a soda and goes back on his DS, he couldn't care less because, same.

Best Friends:

Ted:

Grabs the flashlights hides them around the house and turns off the braker and tells you to find all the flashlights and he'll turn it back on.

Semi-Helpful?

Makes fun of you sometimes.

Schlatt:

"I knew you were a pussy still."

Gives you a hard time before letting you borrow Jambo after being at his house and the power goes out because of some storm or him just turning it off.

Connor:

"What?"

Genuinely didn't hear you over his amazing DS.

Gets you a blanket if the power goes out and sits next to you.

While Dating:

Ted:

Babies you in the funniest ways possible till they aren't that funny anymore because they are repetitive.

Holds you when the power goes out if you are there.

Zoom or Discord calls you if you aren't at home with him.

Schlatt:

Laughs it off like you were joking.

"Wait. You weren't joking doll?" and "I thought you were (your age) not 5 doll."

Genuinely does take care of you when it is needed though.

Connor:

You take comfort in each other when the power goes out.

He tries to make jokes on it sometimes.

Very sweet about it because. Same.

[pratchettquotes]

Victor remembered being frightened of tigers when he was young. In vain did people point out that the nearest tiger was three thousand miles away. He'd say, "Is there any sea between where they live and here?" and people would say, "Well, no, but--" and he'd say, "Then it's just a matter of distance."

Darkness was the same thing. All dreadful dark places were connected by the nature of darkness itself. Darkness was everywhere, all the time, just waiting for the lights to go out.

Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures

[rosewaterandpinkseasalt]

guys please tell me it’s normal to be eighteen years old and afraid of the dark at night and some ghost being in your closet i feel like a toddler right now

[caregivingchrysalises]

it’s okay to be scared of the dark sweetheart, your fear isn’t silly or something to be embarrassed about lovebug. we all have things that make our hearts flutter, for all sorts of reasons. i promise to protect you from whatever lies within the darkness angel, and shower you with so much love and light that someday the dark will simply be, the dark~ and you’ll learn to cherish it too. how about a night light hun? we could do whatever shapes or colors you wish dove, just say the word and i’ll find a way to fly it to us. you’re safe in the chrysalis baby, i’ve got you love.

{an excuse to mention that your darling prinx absolutely cherished zer glow in the dark pillow-pets and simply wanted to write a blurb about night lights since i saw one that looked like a butterfly}

~ you are so loved, atala

[the-sentimental-spymaster]

I said no ty

[ssportss]

the poor thing, they left their face somewhere around here, I’m sure,,,

can it borrow yours while it looks?

👻

[edie-lamia]

having the house to myself is all fun and games until suddenly it’s dark outside and i can’t look out the windows and i have to make sure all the doors and windows are locked every five minutes

[ilikenames]

I just realised that me at the beginning of the year would be so proud of me overcoming one of my fears of the dark (I have anxeity) and finally being able to sleep with the lights off. Like I was so scared of the dark and I like now I prefer to sleep with the light off. I was like feeling a bit down recently and this gave me a reason to be proud of myself.

[starseaweed]

i dont really do the "social" anxiety flavor. Sure, sometimes i think everyone hates me, but not that much. My flavor of anxiety is "im-a-grown-woman-but-what-if-slender-man-is-somewhere-in-my-house" or "i'm-a-legal-adult-but-foxy-is-in-the-closet" anxiety. It doesn't help that I like to sleep in a pitch black room.

[stuckinstardewvalley]

"idk i just thought you'd judge me for it"

GIRL i am literally 23 years old and sleep with a nightlight... I have no room to judge anyone

[calmmyfears]

the more hours I lose of sleep, the deeper the night takes over, the more I become sad. not just sad but sad sad.

[irpieday]

Today's scare bear is Achluophobia 🐻🔦

[lincolns-non-irl-blog]

my house haunts me at night. maybe it’s the darkness seeping in through the windows or maybe it’s the hollow emptiness that the silence creates. the eerie atmosphere consumes me when i sneak down for water, like a mouse scurrying out of the floorboards.

[nighttimepatrons]

This was an old class assignment, it was meant to be an illustration for a modern retailing/adaptation Hercules and the Hydra but I think it turned out more like illustrating the fear of the dark than anything else. Had to use a limited color pallet, but I had fun with this piece. I think it is probably one of my strongest assignments from that class.