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Part 2 of sweet dreams
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first star i see tonight

Summary:

“...The one time, you burst into Sapnap’s room in the middle of the night and started flicking on and off his lights and like, started muttering demonic shit.”

Or; A brief glimpse into Sapnap's experience with sleepwalking George.

Notes:

i don't normally post drabbles but...

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Work Text:

When Karl first told Sapnap he should try getting on a normal sleep schedule before he came to North Carolina, Sapnap had insisted he would be fine.

And then proceeded to promptly get his ass kicked by exhaustion following the realization of how difficult it was to keep up with the filming schedule there when he was going to bed in the early early hours of the morning. There wasn’t much of a choice on wake up times when it came to Mr. Beast videos, and though Sapnap had fun, the days were packed and would have gone much smoother for him if he were sleeping by at least somewhat normal times. So, at the next invite, Sapnap was determined to be prepared.

He was honestly proud of how quickly he had been able to shift his sleep schedule back on track, into one that at least somewhat resembled that of a Normal Functioning Human Person’s. Karl had doubted he would actually do it, and by extension end up overtired and napping the whole trip again, so it was a feat Sapnap was sure to rub in his face at 

He spent the week and a half leading up to the trip developing a perfect night time routine. He had really taken a liking to peppermint tea each night, and had even started a functioning skin care routine that made him feel fancy. All that was missing at this point was a silk sleep mask. 

Tonight, he had climbed in bed a little later than usual, but figured it was still better than four in the morning. He scrolled through Twitter until his eyes felt leaden and his thoughts were foggy. He dropped his phone on his night table, haphazardly brushing his fingers over the charging port to make sure it was plugged in before letting himself drift off. 

His dreams were pleasant hazes of North Carolina fires and familiar hugs. Pink-cheeked laughter and hands clasped together with ring-clad ones reminiscent of his last trip out that made him feel peaceful. A smile graced his lips in his sleep.

The sudden slam of a door jolted him awake violently.

He inhaled sharply, looking around frantically. “Wha–wha’s goin’ on?” 

His heart raced as he pushed himself up and struggled to get his bearings, the lights in his room flickering like strobe lights. He raised an arm to half-shield his eyes from the painful brightness, squinting at the entrance to his room as his gaze finally landed on the culprit.

“Oh, what the hell–” Sapnap groaned. George was standing in the doorway, muttering gibberish and flipping the light switch up and down while he stared blankly (horrifically) dead into Sapnap's soul. His eyes were half-lidded as they always were when he was sleepwalking, but the glazed nature to them did nothing to diminish the sheer intensity of his glare and if anything, made him look even more zombie like.

Dream appeared behind him moments later in the doorway. 

He offered Sapnap a sheepish smile, placing gentle hands on George’s shoulders to guide him away. “Sorry, sorry. Go back to sleep.” His whisper was loud and rushed.

George seemed to protest for a moment before letting himself be turned out of the room. Dream flicked off the lights and closed the door behind them, leaving Sapnap alone in the dark and still in a mild state of shock, trying to process what the fuck just happened.

With a groan, he rolled over and closed his eyes, pulling his blanket up over his head and inhaling hot air. His heart rate was finally starting to go down and he shivered.

Yeah, he was definitely making Dream buy him that silk sleep mask after this. He deserved it.

Notes:

i wasn't initially going to post this but I could not get it out of my head and writing it made me laugh. Definitely more actual content and fluffiness to come to this series soon though have lots of stuff in the works !!

 

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