Request: 25 with Scott

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You hear a scream throughout the Avengers compound. It's the night after a dangerous mission nearly went south, and everyone has been on edge. No one really talked after the mission, they all just went back to their rooms and have been there ever since. You were especially worried about Scott, who nearly lost his life trying to save you from a super-powered bad guy. Without even seeing the person, you know the one who had screamed was him.

You fly out of bed, darting through the compound corridors in your pajamas. You know the way to Scott's room by heart. You've been best friends for as long as you've both been Avengers. That is, to say, a few years. You bonded over your goofy senses of humor and prank playing on the other heroes. You love him a lot, maybe more than he knows, but you're terrified to lose him.

When you get to the door, you ask FRIDAY to unlock it. She does without question, like she has a few times before. Once inside, you see Scott tossing and turning on the bed. He's in obvious distress, so you don't waste time before scurry over to the bed and shake him by his shoulders.

"Scott!" you cry. "Scottie, wake up!"

Scott jolts upwards, nearly knocking you over. You slip back onto the other side of the mattress, letting him get a hold of his surroundings. His eyes are wild, his breathing heavy. When his eyes land on you, he lets a heavy sigh out and falls back against the pillows.

"Oh, thank god," he whispers.

"Thought I was the bad guy?" you whisper, brushing the damp hair off his forehead.

Scott shakes his head. "No. I had a nightmare. Thought I'd lost you all over again."

"You didn't lose me today," you reply softly, lying down on the other side of the bed while facing him.

Scott turns on his side. "My nightmares are usually about losing you."

You give him a sad smile and pull him close, wrapping your arms around him. He rests his head against your shoulder, slipping his arms around your waist.

"You'll never lose me."