Jeongyeon sat up in bed with a strangled gasp. She had woken up from a nightmare--just a nightmare--and she whispered to herself over and over "it's just a nightmare" as she laid back down and tried to catch her breath, hoping that she hadn't woken up Momo.

"Jeongyeon?"

Oh no, Jeongyeon thought to herself. She quickly tried to wipe her tears away, but a warm hand was quicker to touch her wet cheeks.

"You're crying," Momo murmured gently, her voice full of concern.

Jeongyeon thought about denying the truth for a moment, but there was no point in doing so when Momo was already brushing away her tears, already lacing her hand into Jeongyeon's, already sidling up to her with soothing butterfly kisses down the length of her chin.

Momo, who Jeongyeon always cared for outside of their bedroom, was always her protector when they slept. Because Jeongyeon could do nothing to shield herself against the intense nightmares that invaded her sleep, and it was only Momo who could soothe her when the nightmares came.

When the nightmares weren't bad, when Jeongyeon only woke with a small jump and could easily return to sleep, they called this situation "green". Momo would gently intertwine their fingers and provide a steady reassurance against Jeongyeon's hand until the older girl fell back asleep.

When the nightmares were a little worse, when Jeongyeon awoke with a startled cry, her breathing shallow and fast, they called this situation "yellow". Momo would sidle up to Jeongyeon, their fingers intertwined, and she would hold Jeongyeon tightly in a hug until the older girl was relaxed enough to sleep.

When the nightmares were intense, when they sent Jeongyeon into a turbulent fit in the real world, when Momo awoke to the sounds of Jeongyeon thrashing around in a half-asleep state, those situations were called "amber". The first amber night had scared Momo when it happened. It was before she knew how intense Jeongyeon's nightmares could get and before she had learned how to comfort Jeongyeon during the aftermath, but Momo instinctively hugged Jeongyeon until the thrashing stopped, until Jeongyeon woke up fully and her heart stop