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written for @atla-side-character-week day seven: pre-canon
Rating: General Audiences
Relationships: Bato/Hakoda/Kya (Avatar), Hakoda & Sokka (Avatar)
Characters: Hakoda (Avatar), Bato (Avatar), Kya (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Hakoda-centric (Avatar), Sleep Paralysis, Hallucinations, Hurt/Comfort, Light Angst, Southern Water Tribe (Avatar), Established Relationship, Established Bato/Hakoda/Kya (Avatar), 3+1 Things, bc i didn't feel like doing a full 5+1
Hakoda can tell this morning will be one that brings sleep paralysis. He woke early - too early - and spent an hour sharpening hunting knives by the light of the fire until he was tired enough that he felt he would be able to fall back asleep.
He slips back under the covers carefully, not wanting to disturb Kya or Bato. His eyes are already dropping shut as he turns onto his side, facing his partners who both remain fast asleep. Sleep pulls at his limbs, his body tugged into the in-between limbo where sleep paralysis happens.