Nightmare [Segar]

The ocean breeze carried the scent of salt with it, brushing over her pelt and tainted her with the smell of the sea. Ghost did not mind, her haunting grey posture remained just a touch out of sight, she wondered if he had heard her soft breath of his name at all, but he twitched, rising from the floor of his den with an abundance of grace, approaching her with all the confidence in the world. The den she paid no heed too. She was not here for the four walls as she slipped inside.

She turned to face him the moment the winds had left her back. She wasted no time on words on breathless phrases, she wasn't even sure why she was here. The promise of a warm body, a steady heartbeat? Her nightmare had plagued her seemingly forever, cat naps and exhaustion were common place for her. She stepped forward and dipped her head, ears pinning back against her cranium as she tucked her skull beneath the strong bones of his jaw. She curled her body into his chest, fur gently brushing up against his own.

"Can you make them stop?" Just the barest hint of desperation colored her tone.