Insomnia

[celebratory]

the i n s o m n i a meme
It happens to everyone - sometimes, you have nights where you just can't fall asleep, no matter what you do. It could be for a number of reasons, or no reason at all. And this is what's happened now: you've been laying in bed for what feels like hours, just tossing and turning, and nothing seems to help. So what's left to do? Get out of bed and go wake someone else up, of course. If you're not getting any sleep, then why should they?


i n s t r u c t i o n s
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o p t i o n s

01 • FEAR.

Maybe you're hearing strange, indeterminable noises; maybe there's a severe storm happening outside; maybe you watched a scary movie before bed? Whatever the reason, you're terrified and it's keeping you awake. You just want to wake someone else up so they can protect you from the monster in your closet.

02 • HUNGER.

Your stomach is growling and it just won't stop. Or perhaps your throat is so dry you could cough up a tumbleweed? Well, you've gone to the kitchen to remedy this and hey, that was a pan that just dropped on the floor. It was loud enough to wake the dead! Oops.

03 • PAIN.

Your body is completely worn out, be it from exercise, battle, sickness, or what have you. Either way you're in enough pain to keep you from sleeping, so maybe someone else has a home remedy or something, or can at least help you take your mind off of it.

04 • SOLITUDE.

For some reason, your bed just feels so empty at the moment. You're feeling terribly lonely and really just want someone to keep you company for a while. Maybe it'd be easier to fall asleep if you're with them...

05 • DISCOMFORT.

Your room is an oven. Either that or a freezer. Or maybe this bed is just really uncomfortable? Who knows why you can't get to sleep, it feels like it could be anything. Why even bother trying? Maybe someone else can preoccupy you until you feel tired enough to ignore your discomfort.

06 • PENSIVE.

Something's on your mind, and no matter how hard you try to focus elsewhere, it's just not going to work. Your body may be tired, but your mind is incredibly busy and it's virtually impossible to get to sleep. Surely, talking it out with someone else will help?

07 • SADNESS.

Something terrible has happened that day, perhaps; or you could just be severely depressed. Either way you're trying your hardest not to cry yourself to sleep, and it's not working at all. Better find a way to get it out of your system somehow; you need a shoulder to cry on.

08 • ANGER.

You are just... fuming. Who knows why - that annoying dog is barking again, or maybe the people next door are getting busy and keeping you awake. Whatever the reason for your ire is, you'd better put an end to it so you can get some damn rest already! Go wake up a friend so you can complain to them.

09 • RESTLESS.

You're far too energetic to sleep right now. Maybe you're just trying to do so out of necessity - you have to be up early tomorrow! But you just don't think you'll be able to fall asleep for a while now, so why waste the time trying to sleep when you could be doing something else? Namely bothering someone else - you're totally jealous because they're getting more sleep than you.

10 • WILDCARD.

Choose one of the options above, or make up your own scenario.

Comments

[abit_ofboth]

[Mobius might think he’s being clever, but Loki can hear the self-deprecation in his voice. He’s heard it enough in his own over the years. And really, Loki pays more attention to Mobius than anyone else he’s ever met. Pretty hard to pull on over on him now.] Well, any time you need to hear it, I will happily remind you.

[Loki attempts to give Mobius a non-plussed look at that comment, but it fails pretty spectacularly. All he can really manage is fond. He does not, however, give him a verbal response. Instead he simply climbs into bed as directed and once Mobius is also settled, he immediately works his way into his arms, resting his head on Mobius’ chest.

In the softest, quietest voice possible. So low Loki hopes it goes unheard, he whispers.]

I think I love you.

[timeanalyst]

[He heard that, you little scamp. His eyes might be closed once his head hits the pillow, but Mobius gathers him into his arms without hesitation and lets Loki get comfortable.]

I know I love you. [He sits up just enough to be able to press a kiss to Loki's hair, then it's back down against the pillows, giving him a squeeze of a hug.]

Let's get some rest, sweetheart. We're gonna need it.

[abit_ofboth]

[Loki’s eyes fly open at the confession. It’s not like he didn’t know, not really, but to hear Mobius say it so easily like that fills him with a happiness he wasn’t sure he was capable of until just now. No one has ever made him feel quite so good as the man holding him now.

He lets his eyes close again and relaxes fully into their embrace even as he holds Mobius a little tighter. He hopes he never has to know what life is like without him because that isn’t a world he wants to live in.]