The Disaster Expedition and How They Sleep
Usually sleeps on his back or side.
If Maelle had a nightmare, he’d let her curl up next to him without a word. Just wordlessly open his arm and rub her back until she drifted off again.
Sometimes falls asleep with his arm still attached (which Lune will usually remove for him).
Always says “Goodnight, team,” even if they’re all passed out already.
Sleeps close to Maelle but never smothers her. If she wants to get closer, she can.
Snores but not obnoxiously. Maelle finds it comforting.
Always ends up cold because he gives everyone else his blankets if they want them. He never complains.
Usually falls asleep first. If he’s not actively being spoken to, he’s gone in five minutes flat. Quiet, warm, dad-asleep.
Classic “dad-who-slept-on-the-couch” energy when he wakes up.
Sleeps on her back most nights. (“Aren’t you afraid of sleep paralysis??” “No??? Should I be??”)
Usually doesn’t move at all. You’d think she was a corpse.
Probably has a dream journal lmao
If she has bad dreams, she doesn't mention them. She just gets up and works harder that day.
Pretends her mind quiets at night. It doesn’t. She lies awake more often than she admits, thinking about probabilities and consequences and people she wants to save.
One of the last to fall asleep. If people are still chatting, she can’t go to bed because she’ll get FOMO.
Usually the first to wake up.
Elegant morning ghoul. Moves slow, gracefully.
Nobody is allowed to talk to her until thirty minutes after she wakes up.
Startlingly petty in the morning.
Sleeps with her bra off. She does not care. (“What if we’re attacked??” “They’re a distraction.” “FOR THE NEVRONS??”)
Loves snuggling, so she doesn’t mind if someone else (usually Maelle) lays close to her.
Rests easier with people nearby. If they’re separated, she lays awake worrying. The first few nights at the Gestral village, before reuniting with the others, was rough because of this.
After Gustave died, she’s usually the one Maelle goes to sleep with when she’s scared or has had a nightmare.
Talks in her sleep. It’s usually just incomprehensible mumbles.
The ultimate blanket thief. And then kicks them all off because she’s hot.
Once got up to pee, tripped and fell over Monoco, face-planted, and just fell asleep like that.
After long battles, she always sleeps closest to Maelle. Just in case the girl wakes up in a panic. She won’t say it aloud, but she likes being the first one Maelle sees.
Always groggy in the morning.
Curls up into a little ball. She can make herself VERY small.
On rare nights when she feels safe and unguarded, she starfishes.
Has frequent nightmares, but she’s (mostly) able to not wake up screaming anymore so she won’t disturb the others.
Sleepwalks. Once woke up in the middle of a river. All she can remember of the dream she was having was being in a burning room, then the fire going out suddenly…
Will instinctively cling in her sleep. Like a little sloth.
Snores softly, but only when she’s really tired. It’s more like a warm, whuffling noise. Like a snuffly piglet.
Clings to the blanket with surprising strength. If she’s shivering, good luck getting it back.
Before the funeral, she slept with Gustave’s arm held against her chest like a stuffed animal. It was a gut-wrenching sight for the others.
Cries in her sleep sometimes.
Also cries herself to sleep sometimes.
Wakes up with HORRIFIC bedhead.
Very quiet in the mornings, even more than usual. Stays bundled up until she’s mentally booted up for the day.
Sleeps on his side but will also sleep propped up against a tree.
Usually the last to fall asleep.
If someone touches him in his sleep, he’ll wake up swinging—hard. The only exception is Maelle. She can nudge him, and he’ll just blink blearily and grunt.
Snores when he’s REALLY tired. And it is LOUD.
NOT a morning person AT ALL.
Don’t touch him. Don’t look at him. Maelle is the only one allowed to poke him awake without consequences. Monoco is usually the one who will wake him up.
Curls up when he sleeps. Or lays on his back.
Usually sleeps away from the others. Because he once rolled onto Lune and almost crushed her.
Noco would sleep buried in his mane. After Noco dies, Monoco either cradles his jar or sleeps curled around it protectively.
Maelle once bumped into him while sleepwalking, and he just shuffled her back toward her bed like a sheepdog.
If anyone tries to wake him early, he grumbles like a bear.
Shifts very slowly in his sleep. Rolls over like a log. If you hear creaking, it’s him.
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