The Gremlins' Sleeping Style
Sylvan :
When sleeping alone, he is the starfish-style sleeper—because even in his sleep he is open and welcoming. It works best because before Sylvia warm-up to him and his family, she was awfully reserved and scared to ask for affection and comfort, so Sylvan kept the invitation open even while he slept. That way, his new sister didn't have to ask if she needs comfort and doesn't want to sleep alone. However, the moment someone climbs into his open arms, he will instinctively turned to a bear trap—his arms will curl to hold whoever that was snuggling up to him, holding them secure to his chest and he will keep them still by grounding his chin/cheek on top of their head (and yes, that includes Riz who is taller than him; everyone is small spoon if you decide to cuddle with Sylvan) 😂
Sylvia :
Fetal position unless whenever she has to sleep outside in the element where danger could strike (if that was the case, she would sleep leaning against something, arms crossed and hand holding her wand) . Before she was yeeted across multiverses to Sylvan's world, she wasn't allowed to ask for comfort and affection, sometimes even punished for it. That's why she always sleep in a fetal position considering that back then, the only warmth she could get was from herself. Then, she become Sylvan's sister and although she gets overflowing affection and warmth from him, the habit persists when she has to sleep alone.
Riz :
Straight on his back, his hands often clasped over his stomach—basically the dead people in a casket style of sleeping 💀 Since Riz took the role of a parent to his niece/sister when he was super young, he thought of himself as her father figure and guardian, thus learning to be the place to be relied on instead of relying on others which is reflected in his sleeping style. Also, as a child, he moved around a lot in his sleep and had serious bruisings, which is something he wished to avoid now he is older and has more control of his body. The only time Riz's stiff shoulder will relax and he would actually curl in his sleep is when he took the open spot on Sylvan's arm that Sylvia hasn't occupied. 😂
Mildred :
On her side or her stomach because she sleeps surrounded with plush teddy bears, pillows and blankets at her home so she found it the most comfortable when she sinks into pure softness that was her bed. Mildred also likes being with people, so if she is not sleeping alone, she would try her best to position herself at the spot where she could feel the other person's breathing or heartbeats but at the same time able to use her body to block any incoming danger from hitting that other person (habit she picked up after Hogwarts and travelling the Highlands with a concerned Ominis insisting to watch her back) Obviously she would sleep on top of Sylvan. He's strong and she's smol, so they both are perfectly comfortable 😌
Because Noelle's MC sleepover party got me brainrotting at 3am. My gremlins do make contact with each other and the centre they gravitated towards is the unhinged pastel boy 😌
This makes me want to keep writing about their dynamics because I love these murder gremlins so much.
