2025-09-04 0:30:50 ¶ ●

It’s 3AM and instead of sleeping I’m writing TMA sleep headcanon’s to save in my drafts.

Jon - Jon has chronic insomnia and spends more nights doing work than sleeping. When he does sleep it’s usually at his desk because he can go from “not tired,” to “exhausted,” in about ten seconds. It’s really rare for him to have a good night where he can just get in bed and fall asleep, and when he DOES manage to get in bed early he usually wakes up wide awake around 3AM. It’s a curse.

Martin - Martin is kind of like one of those plants that die if they get a single teaspoon of too much water. He has a really specific nighttime routine and he has to follow it to get good rest. For him that means: He has to have the room pitch black, he has to be listening to soft music, he must write in his journal a bit before bed, he has to have a hot drink at least an hour before laying down, and it must be between 55 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit. All of these are non- negotiable.

Tim - Tim has sleep apnea and need’s a CPAP machine. Does he use it regularly? No because he doesn’t like being hooked up to it or all the noise it makes while he’s trying to sleep. Should he be using it regularly? Yes, because he’s flirting with death every night.

Sasha - Sasha is a really deep sleeper. Her most notable incident is when she lived in an apartment and slept through a fire alarm that was set off by another renter accidentally setting their dinner ablaze. It was a real fire. She could have died.

Melanie - Melanie is a terror to share a bed with. She sleeps in the starfish pose, she steals blankets, she kicks in her sleep, she snores like a bear. She is the reason Georgie could be appointed as a saint of patience because she’s had to sleep on the couch once a month since they got together.

Georgie - Georgie has the skill to fall asleep as soon as her head hits the pillow. She’s never really struggled with going to bed at night. She usually just read’s a book, maybe watches an episode of a show she likes, then goes to bed without trouble.

Basira - Basira has had extremely vivid dreams her whole life. They aways seemed so real that waking up could be a bit of a jarring experience because she’d be genuinely confused why she was at home in her bed instead of wherever her dreams took her. This stopped after she got a job at The Institute. She’s not sure if she misses it or not.

Daisy - Daisy sleep walks and sleep talks. Basira crashed at her place one night after a long day, and was startled awake in the middle of the night by Daisy walking into the kitchen, opening a drawer, saying “Damn,” then going back to sleep. In the morning she had no memory of what that was about.

Peter - Peter can only sleep if he’s at sea or has a noise machine going. For a guy who’s whole thing is being lonely, he’s never really been able to handle the stillness of the world while he tries to rest. Though he likes to keep up the illusion by wearing a sleep mask.

Elias/Jonah - Elias Bouchard had sleep paralysis and restless leg syndrome. Which is not something Jonah knew before taking over his body. He’s had a few rough surprises at night.

Gertrude - Gertrude has gotten three hours of sleep a night since she was eighteen. She’s just built like that.

Gerard - Gerard usually ends up sleeping anywhere but a bed. He’ll fall asleep sitting on a chair, or leaned up against a bookcase, or even just standing up in general. His sleeping habits are so awful that he doesn’t even usually end up willingly going to bed. Usually he just goes until his body ends up giving out with the need for sleep.

Michael Shelley - Michael sleeps with so many pillows he could drown in them. He need’s one for his head, a few to be pressed up against his sides, one to rest on his legs, and a few more that are just there for emotional support.

Anabelle Cane - Anabelle sleeps in weird positions. Her limbs always tangle in unnatural ways that make her look a bit like a spider that had been stepped on, and really it’s amazing that she’s never broken or dislocated anything with all that twisting. She could give The Distortion itself a run for it’s money.