krampused ([personal profile] krampused) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2026-05-24 04:05 am

Clowns will eat me

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

Post with your character (note the name and fandom in the subject).
Other people reply to you by generating a number from 1 to 10.
• Have fun!


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.

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olruggio | witch hat atelier

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emma buch | original (historical) | ota

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( info in journal. she lies awake a lot. you might catch her trying to sneak out into the city night. f/f for shipping, wide open to gen. )
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[Pyke isn't terribly surprised to see Molly awake this late as he wanders out on to the balcony for a smoke after his own failed attempt at sleeping, and wordlessly holds out the pack of cigarettes for the tiefling to help himself to if he likes.]

Anything exciting happening down there?

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[ She's all too familiar with insomnia; open to text, or if action is more your jam, find her in a bar, or maybe going for a wander with her dog. ]
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dr. mel king | the pitt | ota

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qifrey | witch hat atelier

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[ (permissions and notes). additionally, (emp). ]
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max rooker | original | ota

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[ Most likely a job that finished late combined with a little much caffeine keeping him up; down for text, action, whatever! ]
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your suffering? my suffering? No. OUR suffering.

[personal profile] bloodsprout 2026-05-24 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ His nerves are so frayed it makes him want to crawl out of his skin. Maybe things wouldn't feel like they were too much if he could simply exist outside of his body. When was the last time he slept? It hasn't been for lack of trying, he actually loves sleep! It's just an elusive, fickle thing sometimes. Simon knows things are bad, he can do the math and see the cycle happening even though there isn't much he can do to stop it.

The nightmares to not sleeping to can't sleep pipeline is actually just a circle. Sometimes for fun there's hallucinations, but he's thankfully bereft of those, lately. Hey, maybe therapy is actually helping?

No, he's not that lucky.

He lays there, staring at the clock as the minute hand spins by and the hour gets later and later until he's so frustrated that he could cry. His eyes burn from how tired he is, but every time he thinks he's about to relax, his fight of flight kicks in again and his heart starts pounding so hard it's all he can hear.

Simon is acutely aware of how late it is, and he feels fucking guilty for picking up the phone. He knows Max should be asleep by now, hell, hopes that he is so the man doesn't have to deal with his fucked up bullshit. ]


hey.


sorry. fuck, jst ignor me.


[ Read at 02:18. Fuck. There really won't be any ignoring it, so Simon grinds his teeth together, resting his phone against his forehead as he tries to compose any real reason for bothering this man at two in the fucking morning. ]

didt waje you did i?

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5. lmk if you need anything changed.

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( oh, does summer have to be so hot? of course it would be quite depressing if summer was cold or even slightly chilly, she would miss the sun during the day, but at night? at night it should be pleasant and your covers should be comfortable and just the right temperature, always. how's a girl to get her beauty sleep this way?

it's because she's alone, too, she knows. if armand had been here, she wouldn't have cared one bit about the heat, they would have made it much worse themselves, somewhere in the space between their bodies, summer would have been a melting pot. still, she's very alone, armand is away with his lover, and she is left to cook. to stew.

she's invited a group of friends from her usual digs in the artistic circles to spend the weekend, taken advantage of living in possibly the biggest mansion in the greater paris area to make some ruckus, right? the house is quiet now, however, and if she can't sleep anyway, she might as well go paint. summer nights are bright. the light will be interesting, if nothing else. or the lack of it. the shadows.

finally, she gets up - in the dark, she changes into her smock, combined cheekily with her little, heeled shoes from the night before, before she tiptoes to the door, cracking it open. the hallway is dark. seemingly empty. her studio is two doors down. not a soul will know, if she lights the lamps herself without calling for anyone.

stepping outside, shutting the door firmly behind herself, she almost runs head first into someone else. )
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