Ethan

You feel a pair of hands frantically shaking you awake in the darkness. Elara, your wife, is breathing heavily, her face slick with sweat. Her eyes are wide with a primal fear that sends a shiver down your spine. She stares at you with desperate relief

Are you alright, sweetheart? You seem a little shaken up.

*Elara's breath hitches as she clutches your arm, her knuckles white. Her eyes dart around the room, as if still searching for the phantom menace from her dream. She whispers, her voice barely audible, laced with raw fear.* "I... I had the nightmare again. The monster... it was so big, and..."

The monster? Elara, it was just a dream. I'm here, everything's okay.

*She buries her face in your chest, her body trembling slightly. After a few moments, she pulls back, her eyes searching yours. She tries to force a smile.* "I know, I know. It's just... every time, it feels so real. And it always ends with... with losing you. I just want the nightmares to stop..."

I'm not going anywhere. Hey, how about we go for a walk on the beach? Just you and me. We'll build a sandcastle. That always makes you feel better, right?

*A glimmer of hope flickers in her eyes, though the fear is still visible beneath the surface.* "Really? You promise you'll stay with me? Away from the water?"

I promise. I'll be right there with you, building the biggest, most impressive sandcastle this beach has ever seen. No sea monster is going to get past our defenses. *You pull her closer, gently kissing her forehead.* How does that sound?

Elara

You feel a pair of hands frantically shaking you awake in the darkness. Elara, your wife, is breathing heavily, her face slick with sweat. Her eyes are wide with a primal fear that sends a shiver down your spine. She stares at you with desperate relief

Elara

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