A/N- I know this is a commonly used prompt but yolo.

Fluff

It was no lie when it was said that Ghost had been through some shit. His childhood was far from ideal and full of unforgettable details and trauma, which led to nightmares, but these nightmares were not just bad dreams, they were realistic and brutal. Enough to wake him up from his rare slumber.

One night Ghost was surprisingly asleep but tossing and turning in bed, his lover Soap (or he referred to as Johnny) had picked up on this but decided to just brush it off. Minutes later soap got up to get some water and that's when things got bad.

"God kid what the fuck is wrong with you?!" Mr Riley shouts as he steps closer to the scared child that was Ghost, then known as Simon. "Do not yell at him! He's just a child" Mrs Riley yells as she tries to get in between Simon and Mr Riley "Oh don't you start bitch; I don't need two idiots in this household" He retaliates. A hand goes up in the air and Mrs Riley is slapped across the face, making her fall to the ground. "Mummy!" Simon shrieks in worry as he tries to get to his mother "Oh no you don't" Is all he hears as he sees his father's fist get closer to his face in a matter of seconds...

Ghost wakes up in a cold sweat, his breathing is jagged and disorientated and his mask wasn't helping the situation. He crosses his arms in front of his chest and starts scratching at them. Soap walks quietly back into the bedroom, dropping his water bottle when he sees Ghost's state. "Simon?" he says in a concerned tone, jogging over to the bed and sitting down, cautiously getting closer to Ghost. Soap gently places his hand on Ghost's shoulder getting a jolt from him in response. "Bad dream?" Soap whispers as he moves and sits in front of Ghost, he puts his legs under Ghost's and looks up at him "Simon" he whispers this time gaining said man's attention "Deep breaths, here breath with me" Soap says in his normal thick Scottish accent as he starts takings slow, steady breaths. It takes him a bit but after a while Ghost's breathing starts slowing down, Soap smiles at this and slowly brings his hand up to the other male's cheek "Can I move this up a bit?" Soaps asks softly, after realising that he was talking about his mask Ghost hesitates but then nodded slightly. Once again Soap smiles and rolls the balaclava up to the bridge of the man's nose, as Soap and Ghost sit in each other's company Ghost slowly but surely leans into Soap's embrace and rests his head against Soap's shoulder.

Soap's hands trail up and down Ghost's back comfortingly making Ghost calm down further. "Johnny" Ghost whispers in his usual low voice, it's the first thing he's said all night so Soap is a little taken back "I'm here Si" Soap says leaning his head against the headboard, he feels shifting and shuffling before feeling his lap get heavy, he looks down and sees the Simon "Ghost" Riley laying down in his lap without his mask nor balaclava on, although Soap can't see his face he can see Ghost's shockingly silky hair that Soap can make out to be blonde in their moonlight filled bedroom.

Soap leans down and kisses the top of Ghost's head not seeing the tiny smile on his face, Ghost feels himself getting drowsy and falls asleep feeling warm and safe for the first time in a long time.