He gives a quiet and wry - almost bitter - laugh as he scrapes a hand tiredly over his face. ]
Nightmares. Unfortunately my brain doesn't take naps while it thinks I'm... in danger like this.
[ Not when every nerve is hyper-aware. Those memories surfacing all too easily, when falling asleep would mean drowning and death. Even if he did doze off, he'd immediately jerk himself awake again. And the times he'd used something to keep him under had just left him trapped in those nightmares, unable to wake. He's not sure that's actually better than being awake in a different sort of nightmare.
He just waves a hand, as if to dismiss the entire mess. ] I'll be fine. I can hold it together until we get out of here. I've done it before.
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He gives a quiet and wry - almost bitter - laugh as he scrapes a hand tiredly over his face. ]
Nightmares. Unfortunately my brain doesn't take naps while it thinks I'm... in danger like this.
[ Not when every nerve is hyper-aware. Those memories surfacing all too easily, when falling asleep would mean drowning and death. Even if he did doze off, he'd immediately jerk himself awake again. And the times he'd used something to keep him under had just left him trapped in those nightmares, unable to wake. He's not sure that's actually better than being awake in a different sort of nightmare.
He just waves a hand, as if to dismiss the entire mess. ] I'll be fine. I can hold it together until we get out of here. I've done it before.