#i'm tagging it like that for organization purposes but this is not a hc. f&b says that j.off didn't sleep well

[jofreys-mv]

joffrey's sleeping habits are incredibly bad ― he has trouble falling asleep and he often wakes at dawn. he may go several days with little sleep. while rarer, he may skip days entirely when it gets truly bad. he's used to it, and he's too restless to stay abed waiting for the rest to rise as well, so most days when that happens he tends to start his day earlier. it is inconvenient when he's younger in that there's not much he can or wants to do, but staying resting is close to unbearable for him. he attempted to get into reading, but he's not too fond of it, and while he would sporadically fall into it due to boredom, it was rare for him to stay in his room. there were regularly guards around in any case, always on rotation, so he was never alone either, even with most of the castle still asleep. dragonstone made him feel safe in a way that never made him worry about being alone, and he'd carry that attitude over in general no matter where he was. he regularly ended exploring various parts of the castle, or going to find tyraxes, or watching the dragons to pass the time. he'd attempt to practice with a sword on his own when he was older. it is not something that ever goes away, either. he has some periods of time when he may get better sleep, a few months in a row where he manages a somewhat constant sleep routine, but it never lasts for too long.