~Jennie’s~

“Shhh, it’s just the sky playing drums, Blue. Loud, yeah, but not scary. You’re safe. You’re safe with me.”

His voice is soft. Too soft for Reo. Too kind. Too calm. Too… everything he never used to be.

I freeze outside the nursery door, one hand gripping the hallway wall. Thunder cracks again, and Blue lets out a whimper. But he doesn’t scream this time. He just holds on tighter to Reo’s shirt.

I was coming to check on him. Blue never sleeps through storms. He always wakes up confused and scared, cheeks wet with tears before he even knows what’s happening. But when I heard the hum of...