*Blitz's P.O.V*

It was well into the night when I saw Stolas had reverted back to his normal form as I slept and was currently muttering to himself while dreaming. His feathers occasionally fluffed up under my hand which I gently pet back down simply thinking he was having a good dream about something. Thinking this was the case I had smiled before trying to fall back to sleep but, soon  enough it was revealed at just how wrong I was.

Not even four minutes later Stolas started getting frantic in his sleep and nearly sent me flying if it hadn't been for me digging my claws in which loosened some of his feathers which I felt bad about but, right now that wasn't my main concern. I had to calm Stolas down before he ended up hurting himself  with just how much he was thrashing around. I had made my way to the one area that I knew would be my best bet and that was the sweet spot on his neck and though I didn't have a beak I had tried preening that area and hoped it worked.

*Stolas's P.O.V*

I had shot awake finally able to escape that horrible dream when I felt what could only be described as a insistent pinch though at first I had no clue who was doing it until I felt gentle nipping where my sweet spot was on my neck which very few knew about before quickly spotting the familiar silhouette of three spikes and spotted scarring all along familiar arms and the owner's arrow like tail tip. It was then that my mind caught up to me as it finally realizing blitz was the  one that got me free from the nightmare that had such a hold on me I couldn't escape.

I had let him continue for a few more precious moments as I waited for any after images of the dream to disappear before gently petting blitz's spikes which went up on instinct poking my hand though I didn't care knowing they would act that way especially when he was in personal guard mode though when he relized it was just me the spikes laid back down as a purr could be heard right after. Blitz had stopped his mimicry of preening though he soon took his spot on my stomach and sat up.

When he sat up however I didn't expect him to be tearing up before I saw a flash of red collide itself under my chin before blitz muttered something about me not waking up for several minutes and that he had been scared that he would get in trouble for dislodging some of my feathers as he had no choice but, to grab hold to keep from going flying in my sudden awakening.

Hearing that he was afraid about loosening some feathers hurt, did I really make him feel like I would be mad just for some feathers being removed? I really hoped not.. I hoped he realized I didn't care about some loose feathers. they grow back constantly as molting was common with bird demons and dropping off feathers was normal.

The ones he loosened were likely ready to come free anyways though this made me realize I really needed to explain that bit of information to him so he doesn't freak out later during my next molt if he's panicking from the ones he already loosened. It's been a bit sense the last molt however with me using my demon form more frequently to help Blitz heal it probably sped up the process a little bit.

That was a future me thing to worry about as I could feel blitz nodding off again. He was becoming more dormant and did something I hadn't seen in nearly a year, Blitz had taken on his most vulnerable sleeping position which basically says "I trust you enough to keep me safe I'm defenseless right now" seeing that he felt comfortable enough to do this was a great sign as it meant I at least made him feel safe while he's at his most vulnerable and I hoped as we got used to this situation I didn't royally mess up. Only time will tell as I dozed off once again.