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?
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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.
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bakerstreet2020-10-01 04:32 pm
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I - well, yeah, I want to sit on the ground before I fall out of the tree and make a fool out of myself, but. I don't know if hugging me is actually pleasant? I know I run hot compared to a lot of people. I've been lovingly compared to a furnace.
[This completely proves her point about him not wanting to take up space in any capacity and he realizes it only after he's said it, wincing slightly. Ugh. What are social skills?]
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I don't feel things quite the same as humans do, anymore. As long as you're not actively on fire, it doesn't bother me.
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I don't make a habit of setting myself on fire. I'd be fine, but my clothes don't tend to be, and it would make for a very awkward walk home. [The mental image gets a nostalgic chuckle out of him. Ah, the good old days of his mother throwing her coat at him and facepalming, muttering about decency. That's one of the few unambiguously funny things about the past.] But... that is my power, you know. Fire. That doesn't bother you?
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Fire's one of the things that will kill a vampire easily. Better than a gun, when it comes to us. But you're more afraid of it than I am, I think.
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It's a power that's easy to hurt people with. That's not my usual paranoia, fire is legitimately not something to play around with. I just thought you might not be comfortable with it, given the nature of the thing. But if you're alright with it... I would love a hug. If that offer is still on the table, I mean.
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In some tiny way, it makes me more comfortable. It means if I lose control someday, if I frenzy, you're not going to be helpless in the face of that.
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If you were to end up in that state, I would hope I'd be able to help you somehow. Snap you out of it, before you do something you regret.
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That's pretty unlikely. When the Beast takes over, everyone regrets what comes next. For that reason, it's best to never surprise me with fire--fire and sunlight and being hurt can all trigger a fear frenzy. And me not staying fed well enough would be the main cause of a hunger frenzy.
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Not. Not that this is a date, or anything. Probably.]
I don't surprise anyone with fire. Too many things in the world are flammable, you know? If I'm attacked it flares up now and again. But I've been working on fighting that instinct down over the years, and these days it's not a flare or a blast, it's just some flames I can hold in my hands.
But is it really something you need to worry about? You seem like you've got a good handle on this, and you're being vigilant about making sure things don't get to that point.
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[She toys with his hair idly while she holds him
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