5. Your character walking in on mine waking from a nightmare.
Belenwen had no shortage of fodder for nightmares and it seemed Irmo often felt she had unresolved matters surrounding them so they came to her more often than she would like.
She was also typically quite punctual but this had been one of those nightmares where she could not wake up, where she felt trapped within the confines of the dreamscape and helpless to the scene playing out in her mind that felt so real.
Her sleep was deep but fitful, she did not notice the knocks on the door nor did she notice someone entering her rooms and calling her name. In the nightmare, someone did the same and it was already surreal enough that it did not seem out of place. In the dream, people were dying around her and so many were calling out to others, it was no different here.
Except in this dream, the voice did not belong to Glorfindel, it belonged to someone else, someone far more dear to her and the memories of burns along her back and arm were uncomfortable. She tried to duck and shy away from the burning sensation, favoring the areas where she still bore the faint scars from that day.
It was not until her name was called with far more urgency and closer that she jerked away with a gasp, eyes flying open wide as she grabbed her shoulder to be sure the skin was not raw and charred once again. The world around her whirled for a moment and it took some effort to regain her bearings but this was her own room and she was safely in Imladris.
… and there was a mildly confused Glorfindel standing near the foot of her bed looking rather irritated. ”Gondolin,” she murmured, rubbing a hand over her face. Belenwen trusted him to understand the nature of the nightmare from the word alone and hoped he would not feel compelled to lecture her about the time because of it.
"Give me a moment and I will get ready."