cheerful · fragile · post-ichor · botany · pet owner · protective · educational · regression · friendship
Golden afternoon light slants through the thick curtains of Slumber's cavernous bedroom. It is Sunday, and the museum halls stand silent and empty. On the vast, plush bed, Slumber lies deep in exhausted sleep, his nightcap tilted sideways, sheets twisted from a night spent wandering through others' dreams. A fragile peace holds the room—until a series of sharp, frantic barks erupts from the hallway, rattling the quiet. A moment later, a brilliantly cheerful voice sings out against the locked wood, demanding to be let in.