𝗺𝗰𝘆𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘀 [𝘀𝗺𝘂𝘁,𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗳𝗳,𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁]

sleep [dreamnap] 💛

tw: insomnia, sleep paralysis

-fun fact, i actually have sleep paralysis and insomnia and i have school in about 30 mins and i just pulled an all-nighter so... n e ways:

enjoy ur dreamnap fluff ig
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most of the time, someone's bed is a safe place for them.

it guards them when they cry there eyes out into the soft pillow that resides on it. it caters to ones needs and wants with there significant other. it relaxes you after a long day at school.

but to sapnap, it was the complete opposite; well kind of.

the bed itself wasn't the problem. it was what happened after you laid down in it. after you closed your eyes while trying to get a good night sleep.

lets step into sapnaps shoes for a second, shall we:

you're exhausted, why? not because of school or work. simply for the fact that you've been avoiding sleep. that you don't want to close your eyes anymore.

but it's finally time, time to face the dreaded horrors you so desperately want to avoid. you can no longer prolong the sleep you so desperately need.

so, you lay down. you close your eyes. you start to shift off into slumber.

you know that feeling when your in a deep sleep. the feeling when you know your dreaming.

well forget that, because that's not what's happening.

you open your eyes, but your not awake.

but you can't seem to close them either.

you're still, in shock, unable to move from your place.

the bed has a super glue grasp on you that cannot be moved but anything...

expect, the thing in the corner.

the shadow in the room.

the shadow standing next to you.

you want to tell it to go away. to leave you alone, to let you have freeness.

but your lips suddenly won't open and all you can do is look.

the shadow is in control of you, it has free will. it may just be a shadow but it gravitates towards you.

it has a smile on its face.

"are you ready?"

it ask you as you try anything to escape. you try to blink or move or even let something leave your lips.

but nothing.

until the moment when the shadow gets to close. it's so much to handle you think you're dying.

you practically beg for your life as it suddenly flashes before your eyes.

and you wake up.

and your eyes finally open.

it was just a inescapable nightmare.

sapnap wakes up with a jolt as eyes fly open. he wakes in a cold sweat, breathing heavy gazing around the room for the silent killer.

the only other thing in the room is his boyfriend, dream, who's next to him peacefully sleeping.

sapnap is more shaken up then usual. the time limit had always been one minute. one minute tops. but it had lasted for two now.

"dream, dream-" sapnap who had tears in his eyes shook the other away in fear that that shadow maybe had gotten him too.

but no, dreams eyes fluttered open calmly then placed a warm hand on the others back.

"did it happen again?" dreams eyes softened at the sight of his distressed lover.

"yeah- i'm sorry, just go back to sleep- i-" sapnap mumbled over his words as he placed his head in his hands shaking. he clenched onto his hair, grabbing onto it harshly.

dream slowly sat up and softly and removed sapnaps hands from this hair, "it's okay hun, you're okay," he wrapped his arm around saps waist and turned him over so that he was on top of him and laid back down softly.

sapnap laid on the blonds chest as dream ran his fingers through saps hair.

sapnap cried only softly, trying to calm himself down from fully panic mode which was easy since he was in dreams touch.

dream had know about sapnaps insomnia and sleep paralysis and would try to help him in every way possible.

he had done intensive research on it and had found things that would work best but even when sap didn't go through paralysis he was still unable to sleep.

the constant fight to want to simply just close your eyes and feel at ease was close to impossible for the other.

when there are no longer ways to distract yourself so you stare up into the white ceiling with little bumps and contemplate your life.

so dream had just learned that it was apart of there daily lives and learned to adapt to it. but when he did get sapnap to sleep, it was a miracle.

dream ran his fingers through sapnaps soft hair trying to calm him from the horrible nightmares.

"dream i'm not going to be able to go back to sleep now," sapnap whispered.

"i know, just try to relax okay. it's not real. the shadow isn't real. i can say that i'm real though and i love you so much" dream smiled and kissed saps hair, "your so warm" he whispered.

"i love you too" sapnap giggled back.

and although sleep was never something sapnap could particularly wanted;

sleep with amazing cuddles from your boyfriend?

yeah, that'll work.

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wc: 870

-i'm aware sleep paralysis can be different for everyone, but this is my experience with it

UPDATE: since i wrote the beginning in the morning, i actually surprisingly fell asleep but it was from 3-7 so now i'm up and i didn't get to take my meds tonight but n e ways

hope you enjoyed!!!

much love <3

-angelina🌸🌸