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Tonight was a quiet night. The only sounds Vox were his fingers drumming along the table and the frantic clicking of his mouse and keyboard. Accompanying him tonight was the bright and cool moonlight, slipping it's way through the window and casting long shadows into the room.
After typing yet another mistake on his schedule, Vox leaned back in his chair and took a deep breath. He sluggishly rubbed his eyes and took a look at the time displayed on his computer screen. It was already way past 3am in the morning. Vox chuckled to himself and stretched, he already knew his husband (who had gone to bed a few hours earlier) would kick his ass once he found out how late he stayed up for work.
Not that Vox could help it, he loved creating something fun for him and his Kindred. After looking through his plans for next week once again and barely being able to make sense of all the timezones and collabs, he gave up on finishing his schedule tonight.
While saving his progress and wrapping up his notes, he started humming one of Ike's new songs. The demon couldn't believe how lucky he was to be able to hear his amazing creations first before anyone else. And even if they saw each other a few hours ago where they had a sweet dinner and a comfy movie night cuddling on the couch, Vox couldn't wait to have his beloved in his arms once again and shower him with kisses.
He was snapped out of his daydreaming by a quiet sound in the house. Immediately he stilled and tried to listen closely into the silence to hopefully identify said sound. Barely a second later, he heard it once more. It sounded like sobbing? Once the realisation hit him, Vox dropped everything he was doing and ran to their bedroom to check on his beloved, who was the one crying out faintly.
Bursting through the door, Vox found Ike violently twisting and turning on their shared bed while sobbing uncontrollably. He immediately went to his side, took him into his arms to make sure he can't hurt himself and tried his best to wake him up. And after a few unsuccessful attempts, Vox managed to wake him up.
But Ike still seemed frazzled and very much frightened. So Vox just hugged him tightly to his chest and made sure Ike's ear was pressed right against his heartbeat and started to brush through his hair with his fingers. The combination of the demons strong heartbeat and his slow and gentle caress made Ike calm down quicker than expected. While the breathing of the novelist slowly stabilised, Vox started to move and get up from the bed.
Before Ike could protest and ask where he was going, Vox pulled him even tighter against his body and made his way out of the bedroom into their kitchen. After arriving there, Vox adviced Ike to cling onto him like a koala baby. He did just that and while he clinged on the demon, he could watch him prepare a slice of caviar toast and a small cup of hot chocolate. Not Ike's favourite, but they ran out of everything else.
With both comfort foods being done, Vox grabbed the plate and the cup and slowly walked back towards their bedroom. Successfully opening and closing the door for them both, he walked towards the bed and sat his clingy koala on top of the comforter together with his food. And before said koala could complain about being left alone, Vox quickly grabbed another blanket, went back to the bed and pulled it over them both and pulling his beloved towards his side.
While Ike ate his favourite toast and drank the hot chocolate, Vox paid close attention to him and kept moving the blanket to make sure his novelist was surrounded with warmth from all sides. After he finished everything, the demon fretted over him some more and made sure he was as calm as possible, before carefully asking if Ike wanted to talk about what happened in the nightmare.
Ike slowly cuddled closer into Vox's side with the question and with a shaky voice, he started to talk a bit about what had happened. He got lost in one of his time travels and no matter what he did or where he jumped next, he couldn't find a way back to the timeline with Vox and the others. The only thing he could do, was trying to jump through time again and again until he was lucky enough to land back home. But due to all of that time jumping, his soul suffered tremendously
As Vox noticed that Ike started to choke up again, he gently shushes him and tells him that he has already explained enough for now. With that, the demon grabs both them and the blankets and laid them down fully onto their bed with Ike cuddled close and safe into his arms.
After making sure they're comfortable, Vox quietly starts to reassure him, "The time travels are over remember? You destroyed everything, you're safe now.". During all of that, Ike could feel tons of tiny and soft kisses being pressed against his head and the gentlest touch of fingers on his neck and ears to help ground him to the present.
The last thing Ike heard before he fell into a gentle and comfortable sleep, was Vox telling him that he would bend time and space itself should anything or anyone ever tear his novelist away from his side and not give him back. And with that promise registering in his mind, he could slip into a peaceful sleep, surrounded with the warmth of his beloved husband.