𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒 & 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐒.

 

𝑊𝑂𝑅𝐷𝑆.

“Don’t worry about it. I was already awake.”

“I broke the lock. You were screaming.”

“Hey, last night... Are you okay?”

“How long have you been having nightmares like this?”

“Talk to me.”

“Let me stay. I can make you breakfast in the morning.”

“How long have I been out?”

“What happened?”

“Hey - hey! Hey! It’s me! [Name], it’s me, hey.”

“Was it the same as last time?”

“Strange place to fall asleep.”

“Do you ... live here?”

“Would it help if I stayed?”

“You were already asleep, I didn’t want to wake you.”

“It calmed you down, I think.”

“You’re safe. It’s okay, I promise you, you’re safe. You need to stop fighting them.”

“I’m sorry, I know, I’m trying to help you. I want to help you, you’re hurt, I’m - god, I’m sorry, please go back to sleep.”

 

𝐴𝐶𝑇𝐼𝑂𝑁𝑆.

(𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑏𝑦 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠, 𝑒𝑡𝑐!)

[TALK] - for receiver’s muse to be talking in their sleep.

[AWAKE] - for our muses to be lying awake together, neither one of them able to get (back?) to sleep.

[JOLT] - for receiver’s muse to jolt awake after a nightmare, possibly being held/talked to by sender’s muse.

[HURT] - for receiver’s muse to be half-conscious after an injury, and not able to keep their nightmares separate from reality.

[SOOTHE] - for sender to comfort receiver’s muse while they’re having a nightmare, trying to keep receiver asleep.

[TUCK] - for sender to find receiver’s muse asleep somewhere and tuck them in with a blanket (or jacket, etc)

[QUESTION] - for sender’s muse to check whether receiver’s muse is Okay, in the morning after a nightmare, in a wordless way (touching their arm, etc)

[PLEASE] - for receiver’s muse to ask sender’s muse for comfort after a nightmare, or for company staying up so they don’t have a nightmare.