finally writing hcs like iāve been meaning too for months but have been too lazy to
sleepy merrick headcanons
he rarely sleeps because heās tired, he sleeps because he knows he has to.
his brain is never quiet, always planning. always thinking. it doesnāt quiet when heās trying to sleep either.
he stays awake long after lights out, staring at the wall, patiently waiting for sleep to come.
he wakes up really early too (because heās in the military) usually around 4:30-5:00am.
he sleeps curled in on himself in the fetal position, on his side, like heās trying to protect his vital organs.
heās a light sleeper, stirring at the quietest sounds as if he expects someone to murder him in his sleep.
he doesnāt have nightmares frequently, presumably because heās never asleep long enough or deep enough to start dreaming.
when he does, though, they donāt scare him enough to wake him. he just trembles in his sleep until he wakes, staring at the wall wide-eyed with fear until morning.
sometimes he does feel sleepy before he falls asleep and you can tell.
he still sleeps in the fetal position but itās, like, looser, if that makes sense??? like it doesnāt look like heās trying to protect himself from something.
the only time he truly feels sleepy is when he feels safe, so he tends to sleep a little deeper, not worrying so much about the noises that would usually wake him.
that doesnāt mean you can go stomping around him, though, heās still not that deep of a sleeper.
he likes to read before bed, maybe with a warm cup of herbal tea. it helps him wind down.
it also reminds him of simpler times, learning to read by reading his storybooks to himself (with his mama or papa present) at bedtime.
thatās all i could really think of, iām sure i have more iām forgetting, so this post might be edited or iāll write a (likely much shorter) part 2, but iām still not sure.
hopefully iāll have the motivation to write more hcs soon, but in the meantime, take care!! <3