#dreamless sleep

[sliebman10]

Dreamless Sleep

Remus woke up with a start. He could feel Sirius thrashing next to him, He reached out and touched his shoulder, feeling his skin drenched in sweat. “Padfoot,” Remus said. Sirius didn’t respond and Remus could see tears streaming down his cheek.

“Padfoot, wake up, darling,” Remus said, shaking his shoulder a little. He felt Sirius draw his breath in and stop moving. Flicking his wand at the bedside lamp, he could see Sirius blinking at the ceiling.

He pulled Sirius against him, he murmured “You’re safe,” into his tangled hair. “You’re safe, love.” Sirius’s heart was beating wildly. “Breathe with me?”

Sirius nodded and Remus breathed in and out slowly, until Sirius was able to match his breath.

“I didn’t mean to wake you,” he mumbled into Remus’s chest.

“It’s fine,” Remus said, running his hand over Sirius’s back in soothing circles. “Do you want the potion for dreamless sleep?”

“I-” Sirius sighed. “Yeah. Thanks.”

Remus didn’t know exactly which Azkaban horrors were visiting him in his dreams, but if he could help relieve that for a few hours so Sirius could get some rest, he absolutely would.

Word count: 189

@wolfstarmicrofic

[lulublack90]

Prompt 11 - Dreamless Sleep

@wolfstarmicrofic April 11, word count 187

CW - Addiction (Dreamless Sleep potion)

Remus downed another bottle of dreamless sleep. It was the only thing that helped. Without it, he couldn’t sleep more than a few hours before he jolted awake covered in sweat with images of James, Lily and Peter’s smiling faces dancing behind his eyes. 

The worst dreams were those of Sirius, and he couldn’t think about him now, not after everything he’d done. It broke his heart anew every time Sirius’s name crossed his mind. How had he not seen it? How could Sirius do that to James, to Lily, to Peter? To him? The potion began to pull him towards sleep and he let it. He knew he was addicted to the endless nothing it created, but he wasn’t ready to let it go. And anyway, who was left to tell him not to? He was all alone, he could do as he pleased. 

Sirius’s face filled his mind as he slowly fell asleep. His grey eyes, staring straight into Remus’s soul, were the last things to disappear into the void as the dreamless sleep granted him his reprieve from what had become of his life. 

[descent-horizon]

A voice calls, a cry in the dark Telling me to crawl to the light But I won't, the show has just begun I'm giving one last encore tonight - Our Little Horror Story, Aviators

Greetings, visitor. Welcome to the Nineteenth Floor. This is a rebooted version of @sleepless-nights-starless-skies, an ask/roleplay blog centered around the @eventide-paradox's Dandy's World OC/kinsona, Horizon the Black Hole. This is also a sister blog to @falling-crescent, where you can find his...replacement.

The first Toon ever made, Horizon and his cast of prototypes were discarded by Delilah the moment she had perfected the Toon-making process, cast aside in favor of the modern cast of Toons that we all know and love. Horizon, however, didn't take his abandonment lightly. Stewing in anger and resentment, the black hole was reforged by the Ichor into something else, something new, reborn from the broken remnants of the old.

He won't be abandoned again.

Here's a big fuckoff loredump, read it if you want.

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RULES: -> No explicit NSFW, although suggestive content is allowed on a case-by-case basis. -> Bigotry will not be tolerated. Get your shit off my blog. -> Magic anons and roleplays are welcome, but keep in mind that we'll likely take a bit more time than usual to get answers to those out.

TRIGGER WARNINGS: This blog will likely contain mentions and/or descriptions of abuse, manipulation, and gaslighting. It's important for me to note that Horizon is an individual who has been damaged on a fundamental level. Yes, he is capable of kindness and compassion. Yes, he can be sympathetic at times. Yes, he has been made a victim time and time again. But that does not make him a good person.

TAGGING GUIDE: OOC -> #dreamless sleep Posts -> #setting the sun Roleplays -> #insomniac's epitaph Reblogs -> #the abyss stares back Asks -> #whispers in the dark ??? -> #blood of the covenant

For visualization purposes, here's Horizon's ref, drawn of @3dens-serpent. NOTE: This reference is outdated and inaccurate. It will be replaced with an updated version eventually, but this will have to do for now.

[wolfstargazer]

March 11th - Dreamless Sleep - @wolfstarmicrofic - word count: 446

The potion stood on the beside table, a distinctive shade of purple. It was both a promise and a threat. The promise was of a dreamless sleep, the type of which Sirius found hard to come by since his time in Azakaban. The threat came in the form of Remus' words as he entered the room and saw Sirius eyeing the concoction with suspicion.

"You will drink it."

Sirius raised an eyebrow. Remus' occasional sterness, even now, could make Sirius bristle. In their youth it had lead to frequent misunderstandings. Sirius had found it a most unlikeable quality in someone he considered a friend.

But this was before... before age and experience had mellowed Sirius' temperament a little. Before Sirius had become more intimately acquainted with Remus' true nature behind the sometimes brittle facade.

"You always could be bossy," Sirius teased. Remus looked a little churlish, although his expression instantly softened when he caught the humour in Sirius voice when he continued, "I'm not sure I missed that whilst in Azkaban."

Remus sat down on the bed beside Sirius, passed a hand wearily through his hair, and said with a slight smile, "You've borne it mostly without complaint. You just don't like it when I'm right."

"Hmmmmph." Sirius made a dissatisfied noise. Just because he knew the sense in what Remus was saying didn't mean he had to like it. Although he knew it was stupid, it felt like defeat somehow; that he would need to resort to a magical intervention to chase away the nightmares. But it was becoming a problem; a problem he couldn't face down on his own. Only his pride had stopped him trying it until now. But Remus had insisted.

As if sensing all of this, Remus reached out and placed a hand on Sirius' shoulder.

"It isn't weakness to accept help when it is needed," Remus said. Sirius felt a fluttering in his stomach at the way Remus looked at him. He really did have the kindest eyes Sirius had ever seen. "If it were me or Harry, you would tell us something similar."

Sirius gave a short bark of laughter at the truth in Remus' words.

"Yes. But you forget how truly great I am at dispensing advice I don't then follow myself," Sirius said.

Remus laughed a little. Sirius sighed and stiffled a yawn. Remus went to withdraw his hand when Sirius suddenly seized it and, gripped by a vulnerability he didn't care to conceal, asked, "Stay awake when I take it until I fall asleep, will you? It helps...to know you are there."

Remus smiled, gave Sirius' hand a light squeeze, and nodded.

[musicmakesyousmart]

Evan Caminiti - Dreamless Sleep

Thrill Jockey Records

2012

[starstruckodysseys]

obviously if i talked about sun-rize i have to post about the original girlies, aka dreamLess SLEEP aka my bandori oc group

nami suzuki:

leader and dj of the band, nami is reserved and often unnoticed. she isn’t used to socializing, as she lives alone and has for most of her life, as well as not really having friends. she seems detached from most things due to both depression and not wanting to become attached only to lose the things and people she loves.

kiyoko aiuchi:

a free-spirited, cheerful bassist, kiyoko joined the band on a whim as a way to better her own skills. she takes it as her personal mission to get nami used to the world, but understands that it’s hard for her. she’s gay about it. insecure about her own skills and has a tendency to take this out on others. a little bossy, but only because she loves her friends and wants what’s best for them.

sayaka hitachi:

vocalist and guitarist of the band, sayaka often comes off as cold and unapproachable. she pushes people anyway because she thinks she doesn’t need anyone but herself. can be controlling only because she feels like she has none in her own life, often butting heads with what kiyoko feels is best.

aoi ishikawa:

warm and caring, aoi is the older sister figure slash keyboardist of the band. she clashes with sayaka a lot of the time, as the oldest two of the band, due to their opposing ideals and personalities. very well known and loved around town. deeply passionate about the band and the first one besides nami to really take it seriously.

nanako ikutsuki:

drummer and resident gamer of the band, nanako is childish and often seen as immature. despite this, she’s a little short-tempered, getting angry when people don’t listen to her or treat her like a child. viewed as the band’s moral support due to her nearly unwavering positivity, though she learns that not everything is sunshine and rainbows.

[shaw-punsexualnerd]

Hush now, hide, all you little ones Rush now, into the middle of nowhere Singing and laughter will die

Dreamless sleep, follows the Nowhere King When his kingdom comes, darkness is nigh

Quiet, crawl to the in-between Silent, secretive feeling Of fearsome hatred that reaches the skies

You will bring joy to the Nowhere King When he sees the light leaving your eyes

[ostensibleangel]

𝘚𝘏𝘈𝘋𝘖𝘞𝘚 𝘐𝘕 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 𝘖𝘍 𝘎𝘖𝘋

Generations under earth

tunneling at memory

screeching silk wagons

beaming electric

Senses in Furs

ears ringing

feline listening

for rats in walls

Extinction pools

shining tar pits

proud eyes interfere

churning out dreamless sleep

Scattered plumage

the last glass gone quiet

rattling pearl globe

gone soft

Champagne veils of loneliness

stolen from our mothers

bloodletting,

from our fathers

Distrust towers

over a deceptively peaceful

and merciful climb