Milk and A Stormy Night [Romano X Reader]

"[Name]!" Antonio calls.

You hurry to his side with your pajamas on, leaving the toys you were playing with behind. "Yeah, Toni?"

He kneels down to your level and pats your head, "Feli and Lovi are in the room now," He smiled, "Why don't you join them? It's almost bed time you know."

You smiled brightly and nod as you scurried past Grandpa Rome on the way bidding him a goodnight.

As you enter the room, you find Feli and Lovi each on their beds, sound asleep. You smile and head to your own bed, snuggling yourself into your blankets and slowly drifting to sleep.

 Awoken by a loud BANG, you quickly sat up looking around. You set your gaze on the window just in time to see a streak of lightning scribble across the sky followed by another, much louder ROAR of thunder.

Slowly you lay back down to sleep. At least,you tried to. You shifted around your bed, turning left to right, trying to find a good position. But sadly, to no avail. You lay on your bed, eyebrows furrowed and eyes set gaze on the ceiling. What is a girl to do to get some sleep around here? Then as if a light build had lit in your head, you sprang up to your feet. Milk! That's it! 'Nothing like a glass of milk before bed!' Is what you thought.

As you sprang to your feet, you tiptoed quietly towards the door. But you stopped as you noticed a quick shift from the corner of your eye. You turn your head to meet Lovino's bed. He shifted again, this time facing you. You heard him sniffle as he covered his face with the blanket followed by another loud roar of the thunder outside.

Completely forgetting about the milk, you scurried quietly to his bed, setting down your arms infront of his shaking body.

"Lovi..?" You softly whispered, looking closely.

"Wh-what." He replies, voice a bit quivering.

As soon as you hear him response, you reached for his covers only for him to jerk it back as soon as he felt your pull.

"Don't do that! Leave me alone, [Name]!" He quietly exclaimed, not wanting to be heard by anyone else in the room.

The thunder sent another shuddering BANG as it sent Lovino gripping his blanket and forcefully covering his ears as his whole body shakes. Then you remembered. His fear of thunderstorms.

"Hey, Lovi?" Yours say, trying to call his attention.

"Wh-what is it now?" He asked, slightly irritated, but the sound was more shaky than usual.

"Do you want me to sleep on your bed tonight?"

A long pause was present as he didnt answer, leaving you to wait. Your bare feet, freezing from the cold floor, but still you waited. But finally, Lovino  scooted to the other side of the bed, giving you the space you needed. Smiling softly, you hopped on and laid there, staring at the ceiling.

The thunderstorm still hadn't stopped, and so has Lovino's quiet sobbing. You scooted towards him, trying to pull the blanket away form his face. This time, he didnt resist. Bad timing, though. Because as soon as you pulled the cloth away from his face, was just as the lightning drew its mark on the sky, cuing the thunder to give out another crashing sound. Shocked by the slightly louder noise he heard, Lovino's hand instinctively shot up to his ears , covering them tightly as more tears streamed down his face.

You stared at the shivering Italian boy before you, worriedly. He seemed so cold that he was shivering. He looked paler than usual and can't seem to go to sleep. You thought of ways, but failed to do so. But after moments of thinking, you finally remembered about the milk! The reason why you're here right now. Of coarse! Nothing like milk before bed, you thought again.

Hopping quietly out of bed, you tiptoed to the kitchen, careful not to wake Antonio or Grandpa Rome up only to get some milk. You walked back to the room, the glass of milk in hand as you placed it on Lovino's bedside table. You scooted to him, his back was facing you now, as you slightly shook him. He flinched but quickly looked back only to find you smiling at him.

"Lovi, would you like some milk?" You offered, slowly taking the glass.

He stared at the white substance for a moment, then to you. Slowly he sat up, wiping his eyes and trying to collect himself. He took the glass and gulped all the milk down, not a single drop left. You smiled as he handed you back the glass and laid back down.

"Feel better..?"

He nods, looking away, a light pink covering his cheeks. He patted the pillow next to him, "Come on. Let's sleep already." He says, thankful for the darkness to cover his blushing face.

You nod and settle down on the spot he appointed to you. Moments after, you close your eyes but feel another shift. And this time, Lovino scooted closer to you, sliding his hand under your head, letting you lay on it and wrapping his other arm around your back, pulling you closer to him so that you were leaning on his chest. He stiffened a bit as he felt you snuggle comfortably on his chest, but soon relaxed after smelling the oh so sweet and familiar scent of his childhood and probably his now most trusted friend.

"Goodnight, Lovi." You manage to choke out as you stifled a yawn.

"Goodnight, [Name]."

And with both of you snuggled up and warm on your bed, the storm outside had finally started to calm down.