This is more Rumira than polytrix, but I digress.
Trainee era Rumira who hate each other. Mira thinks Rumi is a perfect princess who can never do anything wrong, and her prissiness drives Mira insane. Rumi hates how uptight, blunt, and passive aggressive Mira is towards her.
That all changes one night.
It’s around midnight when Rumi goes to get a glass of water. It’s mostly quiet, until she hears whimpering. She thinks it’s coming from Zoey’s room, so she checks. But the maknae is completely passed out, with no signs of distress.
Shockingly, the whimpering and whining is coming from Mira’s room.
Rumi slowly pushes the door open, and is slightly bewildered at the sight in front of her.
Mira is squirming in her sleep, brow furrowed, eyes clenched shut, soft noises of distress falling from her lips.
Rumi can vaguely hear her saying “Won’t do it again.” and “Please don’t hurt me.”
Rumi isn’t sure what to do. Does she interfere? Does she let Mira sleep? Sure she isn’t Mira’s biggest fan, but she doesn’t want the dancer to be so visibly in distress.
Mira suddenly grows worse. Thrashing much harder, to a point where she could potentially hurt herself.
Rumi makes the decision then. She sits on Mira’s bed, gently shaking her and trying to coax her awake. She’s fully sobbing in her sleep now, begging and pleading for it to stop.
Rumi shouting her name is the only thing that wakes her up.
She jolts awake with a gasp, flailing wildly as she tries to figure out where she is.
“Hey, hey. It’s me. It’s Rumi. You’re safe.” Rumi murmurs, placing her hands on Mira’s arms. “It was just a nightmare.”
Mira is still reeling from the nightmare, and seeing Rumi be so comforting with her is even more shocking.
“Sorry. Didn’t mean to wake you.” Mira’s walls are climbing back up. Rumi shakes her head. “Don’t be, it happens to everyone. And you didn’t wake me, I was just getting water and heard you.”
“I’ll uh…let you get some rest. I’m down the hall if you need anytning.” Rumi stands up, leaving the room.
“Rumi?”
“Yeah?”
“Thank you.”
“Of course.”
After that night, something shifted between Rumi and Mira, and they silently promised to themselves to always have each other’s backs.
