Hi, I love your writing.
Can I request a sleep headcanon for Volturi guards (We can ignore Smeyer canon!)
P.S. Sorry for my bad english
We can always ignore SMeyer’s nonsensical canon, fanfic is what brings order to what was once chaos. I actually quite enjoyed this one, I’ve never considered it before so it was fun to imagine something entirely new! Don’t worry about your English either chickadee, it’s better than mine and English is my first language hahaha!
Sleepy Guards:
Alec:
· Okay but lets get one thing straight – the twins have been sleeping beside each other since the day they were born
· They shared a womb, a cradle, a straw mat and blanket
· You really think they don’t still reach for each other in their sleep?
· They have always had separate beds since they joined the Volturi, but separate rooms? It took literal decades for them to get so bored of each other’s differing routines they decided to not sleep in the same room.
· Alec sleeps on his right side, Jane sleeps on her left, and they always, regardless of whether or not they have mates, reach at least one hand out to search subconsciously for the missing twin
· Alec doesn’t get as riled up throughout the day as his sister, he’s pretty laidback and kind of numb to life really so going to sleep for him? Quite easy, has no troubles falling asleep
· Staying asleep however
· It’s very common for Alec to wake up throughout the night, his PTSD is severe and this boy is an insomniac. You’d think centuries of falling asleep in his own bed, in a castle, down the hall from one of the strongest men on earth, would be enough to make you feel safe enough to sleep, right?
· Not when you wake up unable to move because something is pinning you down
· And you have vivid memories of rope pinning you in place to a stake while you burn alive
· Yeah, sleep paralysis and Alec go way back, and he’s not a fan
· He can’t take any medication for it because the venom dissolves it, and go to a therapist? What’s he supposed to tell them? + Oh hi doc, yeah so I’m centuries old and when I was a human still – yeah I’m a vampire now write that down – people thought I was a witch so burned me and my twin at the stake lol but I swear I’m fine!
· He suffers in silence (poor baby) but he has found one thing that helps a little. Lavender
· A little lavender spray on his pillow and it grants him another hour’s rest or so. Why or how it works he doesn’t know but he’s grateful for it and uses it nightly. Mostly, he wakes early and simply stays awake
· Please just give him hugs and stroke his hair if you sleep beside him till he wakes from his paralysis episodes, someone beside him reassuring him he’s okay really helps
Demetri:
· Some days he just collapses on his bed – his gift requires a lot of mental energy to be expended and it’s hard okay?
· Most days he has an entire routine he goes through before he goes to sleep
· Always has to fluff his pillow before he settles on it
· A sucker for washing his face before bed, even if it doesn’t need washing. He simply finds it soothing, a way of cleansing himself of the day if you will
· Has a single pair of silk pyjamas Felix got him with his initials on – he has never once worn them for fear of wrinkling them + Most people think he sleeps naked but actually Demetri prefers an oversized t-shirt and some simple shorts, it’s cosy
· Prefers to collect bedsheets over pyjamas. He wants every type under the sun and will not rest until this happens. The guard knows of this obsession of his and tries to buy him something fresh once a year to go towards his collection + His favourite bed sheets are the Egyptian cotton ones, so soft and smooth against his skin, it’s like a hug from clouds
· Demetri cuddles his pillow (secretly waiting for the day his mate sleeps beside him so he can cuddle them instead)
· Is the type to enjoy a fancy throw blanket at the end of his bed
· Tucks the duvet under his chin when he sleeps so he’s bundled up like a baby
· Despite what people think, he doesn’t let many people actually sleep with him. His bed is a safe space for him. Lovers can come and go but if you get to sleep in the same bed as him and wake up beside him, that is a huge sign Demetri trusts you
· Bought himself a king size bed – only sleeps on the left side
Felix:
· The type to never make his bed. However the sheets land when he gets up in the morning is how they stay till he crawls back into bed
· His bed sheets are always so plain, despite Demetri’s best efforts to buy him some fancy ones
· Sleeps shirtless (because why would you hide those rock solid abs) but has a collection of comfy sweat pants he wears on bottom + Sweat pants are to him what bed sheets are to Demetri – an obsession
· Has the magical ability to just fall asleep whenever he likes. LITERALLY whenever and wherever he likes
· Needs a solid eight hours or he is a major bitch. You don’t know what sarcasm is if you haven’t met a sleepy Felix + “Why can we never get missions just next door? In Milan, say.” “Why can’t we ever get a mission where we get to leave your whiny ass behind?”
· Can sleep in any position but always somehow ends up on his tummy by the end of the night. He just…splays everywhere. Star-fished face down with his arms tucked under his pillow and face smushed into the fabric
· Such a deep sleeper that you genuinely will need to shake him awake if you need him in the night, however this is not recommended because startling Felix awake has approximately led to three missing arms, two crunched up noses and one spinal displacement
· Isn’t too much of a cuddler so when sleeping beside someone else, more often than not he only has one arm around them. If his mate wants cuddles, they’ll literally just have to sleep on top of him
· Doesn’t tuck his duvet underneath the mattress because he’s so damn tall, his feet have to hang out the duvet, otherwise he can’t stretch out in bed + Besides, what monster under the bed is more terrifying than the one on it? You think the Boogeyman is gonna mss with Felix’s feet? No sir, he gives him a pedicure and moves the fuck on
Jane:
· Everything we discussed with Alec still stands, she is always reaching out for her twin in the night, but her PTSD manifests quite differently
· Jane has trouble falling asleep and doesn’t end up going to bed until the early hours of the morning. It’s part insomnia, part a genuine fear of falling asleep
· She never knows when the night terrors will strike
· Alec is usually the one who will run to comfort her, it took centuries for her to even consider letting anyone else so much as ask if she’s okay
· One time a lower guard mentioned the screaming from her room one night, she fried him with her gift so bad he shattered into a thousand pieces – they still haven’t found the piece of skin that goes beneath his eye
· Has a very meticulous routine she follows starting with removing the days make up and ending with fluffing up her pillows before she goes to bed. This routine is more for her own sanity than anything else, because then she can say she’s done all she can to try get a good night’s sleep if it fails
· There have been nights that neither twin manages to sleep at all and they simply venture to one another’s room to watch some TV or read together
· Jane has absolutely no need for face creams (she is never going to age or get blemishes after all) but a bit of skincare at night is her new favourite habit. It makes her feel a little more normal
· Demetri converted her to throw blankets, Jane has a selection she cycles between now
· Sometimes she will wrap herself in her blanket and then get under the duvet because she likes being cosy
· Is the type of person who just…doesn’t move? All night? Like seriously this girl doesn’t know the meaning of the word wriggle. The only time she moves is when night terrors make her thrash, and thankfully they’re further apart now than they were before
