when i focus on something really hard when i'm awake, sometime i will dream about it. for example, if i were to be studying for a mathematics exam i'd start dreaming of numbers. i've been focused to the great gatsby recently.. you know, scrolling through corny pinterest memes, watching tragic animatics.. dramatic tiktok edits,,,, i forgot most of the dream when i woke up, but i remember dreaming of being in the setting of the book (at least, how i pictured it when i was reading it; i've never been to the us), i couldn't control my body like most dreams, so people just talked at me as i watched everything go down.. but i distinctly remember gatsby(i thought you could only dream of faces you have seen before, but he did not look like dicaprio) coming up to me in his pink suit, with a smile that certainly was not understanding, i'd seen it many times before when my friends threatened to touch me. as he walked towards me, unpleasantness seemed to come with him. how could anyone fall in love with this guy? he came up right before me, like those awkwardly loud gym coaches that try to be friendly but end up invading your personal space, i appreciate them, but they're a bit intense. he looked me in the eyes like an magpie getting ready to swoop at you, and he said "nick me 'till i carraway, ...old sport" at two am i woke up in a cold sweat, muscles cramping and my mouth feeling like the sahara desert. i used to think reading before bed prevented dreams. "( – ⌓ – )