Drabble: Turnabout
Turnabout
comicdrabbles Prompt: First
fanfic100 Prompt: Circle
A companion piece to Nightmares
Bruce will never admit it, but he sleeps better when she's there. It's not just the sex; Diana's mere presence seems to keep the nightmares at bay. For the first time in years, he feels rested.
Until the night he hears her screaming and sobbing, hears her imploring Someone in a language he doesn't understand.
He starts by gently shaking her shoulder and calling her name, pulling her into the circle of his arms.
Her eyes open; he is stricken by the terror and loss they hold.
And he adds one more entry to his mental list of reasons.