Headcanon: Due to their past, neither Zarya or Piper like sleeping on the ground.
When I first saw Piperâs bed, I didnât think much of it. After all, Piper is very athletic and doesnât think thing through, so I can see her thinking that a high bed looks cool. However, part of me wonders why that high of a bed interested Piper, and why no one talked Piper out of it despite clear drawbacks. This made me realize that Piper isnât the only one with a bed off the ground.Â
Zarya has a hammock that she sleeps in. While this suits her tough personality and sheâs likely not being used to an actual bed, a mattress on the ground or a sleeping bag would have fit to. It may have actually fit more, as a hammock requires places to hang it, where you could put a sleeping bag or mattress anywhere. Chokoâs bed is also seen off the ground, as seen in âGame of Phonesâ.Â
I donât think that either oneâs just a coincidence. Considering how different the bedrooms are to each other, as well as the fact that we see Arkayna using her powers to decorate her room, I believe that they were able to design the rooms however they want. This makes me think that Zarya and Piper both have beds off the ground for a reason.
What I think is likely is that, wherever they lived before the stronghold, it was a bad idea to sleep on the ground. Whatever it is, I donât think it damaged objects, as they donât seem to mind objects on the ground. This ruled out flooding for me, as they would likely not want objects destroyed by water.Â
 My best guess would be that some kind of bug often got in, and bites from it would have an adverse effect. If the bugs didnât climb, then Zaryaâs hammock would be safe, as the bugs wouldnât have been able to climb on the walls/posts the hammock was attached to in order to get to Zarya. Objects would also be safe, as the bugs wouldnât climb on them. They likely didnât have actual beds, so they had to make do with what they had. So, Zarya and Piper got used to sleeping off the ground due to necessity, which carried over to the stronghold.Â














