[I swear, I'm having large amounts of motivation for this story. Probably because this, like Thoughts Are LOUDER In Silence, it is an old story from like,, June of this year (2019)

The idea for this torture is brought to you by @Barely_Binary ! Show them some love!]

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Deceit smelled a strong scent of smoke and felt a burning heat surrounding him. He tried to move but he couldn't, which sent him into a panic. Opening up his eyes, he could just barely make out anything but black smoke and an orange fire. A growling sound filled his ears and he looked around, trying to see what was happening. 

"Aww, the poor little snake seems to be scared," a sadistic voice rang out. Deceit let out a whimper, wincing as his lungs burned from breathing in smoke. 

"Wh-why are you doing this to me?!" Deceit asked, flinching when he saw a beady eyed bear circling him inside the ring of fire. 

"Your little nerd thought he can take you away from me. He even went as far as to try and do to me what I am doing to you." The voice laughed. Deceit tensed up, knowing exactly who this was. "Too bad the pathetic little duke had to crash the party. You can thank Logic for this."

"What did you do to him?!"

"Oh nothing. He's just taking a little rest."

The acidic taste of a lie filled his mouth, causing him to gag. Deceit swallowed thickly as he tried to get out of the rope. He didn't want to die! Not like this! The bear growled and lunged at him.

The last thing he remember was the burning of his lungs and the sadistic laugh of the Sleep embodiment. 

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Deceit woke up gasping for breath. It felt like he was suffocating and his lungs burned like hell. He coughed as he tried to sit up, only to fall back to a laying position as he held his torso. Tears filled his eyes as pain spread across his body. 

He bit his lip and whimpered. He was alone in Logan's room and he didn't want to be alone. He wanted Logan to hold him and—

Wait a damn minute! His breathing hitched as realization kicked in. No! Nononono! I can't like Logan! 

His breathing began to speed up as he imagined all the bad things that would happen if he told Logan. His body shook as he silently sobbed, knowing he could never have Logan and that he was stuck with Remy. 

Gentle hands scooped him up and he was soon swaddled in warmth. He curled into the warmth, opening his eyes a little as he felt someone playing with his hair. He saw Logan smiling down at him, causing more tears to roll down his cheeks. He hugged Logan tightly, not caring about his pain.

"What's wrong, Dee?" Logan asked softly as he hugged back. Deceit shook his head, unable to say anything about his nightmare. He just wanted to stay in Logan's arms and never leave them.

"I don't want to talk about it." Deceit mumbled, not caring that Logan can tell when he lies. He willed himself to not start sobbing again. He nuzzled Logan's neck and that's when more realization hit him:

"You smell like smoke Logan.."