#to understand the genre. i think phoenix would also do such Research in college. to Learn About People. About The World.

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hehe. almost christmas!

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Hello ~ I would like to request (for all my fellow sleep deprived students) rfa + v and saerans reaction to mc who cant sleep well because of stress caused by school. Like sleeping a couple of hours at night and them napping and sometimes sleeping in the weekend like 15+ hours. Thank you :)) ~~~ sorry for my english and have a good day/night ~~~

Honey, I relate so hard. First term I got no sleep because I was so stressed with all the work given to me.

RFA + V and Saeran reacting to an MC unable to sleep due to stress from school

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★ Yoosung ★

Honestly, he isn’t one to talk about not sleeping much considering the amount of video games he played during college. However, the difference between what he was doing and what you’re doing is that you are not sleeping because you are so stressed from school.

From the moment you get home to the moment you leave, you are frantically doing school work. Yoosung gets into bed pretty late in hopes that you will come and rest with him, but around midnight you are still usually working.

He tries to alleviate some of your stress by doing household chores you would normally do. For example, cleaning the dishes. However, he did a really bad job the first time so you had to redo it, but after that he got the hang of it and would do it for you.

He’ll also sometimes do the laundry. He had to do the laundry when living with his mom, so this isn’t something he messes up. What a sweetheart

To help you with sleep, Yoosung suggests cutting back on caffeine, so no more coffee. And he even decides to do it with you so you don’t feel alone.

“Yoosung, please, I need one more cup.”

“No, cutie, what you need is some sleep. If you are unable to continue without a cup of coffee, listen to your body and go to bed. Come on, we’ll go together and cuddle!”

Yoosung also suggests that you set yourself a regular bedtime, and once in bed, read. He buys you a whole stack of books in your favorite genre, and he’ll even read to you some nights.

♪ Zen ♪

You need to sleep.

He refuses to let this charade of you not sleeping go on for long. It is not healthy for you to only sleep three hours a night.

“But, Zen, I take naps during the day-”

“Jagi, that isn’t enough to keep you functioning. This isn’t healthy for you,” he says, pulling you in for a hug so he can rub your back and play with your hair.

Zen completely understands your stress with school. Before he dropped out of school, he admits to getting stressed with some of the work he was expected to do. He definitely thinks, however, that you are being too hard on yourself, and that it’s essential for you to take some breaks.

But the anxious look and expression on your face whenever you are pulled away from your work just shows him how much school means and effects you. He thinks your stress and anxiety with school is much more serious than it seems. “Jagi, please try to relax. It’s one paper, and from reading it over once I can tell you now it’s really good!”

Zen suggests going on twenty minute walks or runs with him to take your mind off of things. He tells you the fresh air will help you and put you at some peace.

He even says if you want that he’ll give you a piggyback ride around the neighborhoods!

To help you sleep, Zen will cuddle you under the sheets, the blanket wrapped snug around you guys, and he’ll just sing to you. Sometimes it will be songs from his latest musical, songs he knows you like, or he’ll just hum to you.

“Just listen to my voice. Let my voice be what drifts you into a deep slumber.”

Zen also likes to do stretches with you before bed not only to help you destress but to tire you out a little bit.

He positions you on your back with your legs against the wall. Sometimes he’ll massage your shoulders while you’re doing it, or he’ll join you.

❀ Jaehee ❀

Jaehee knows where you’re coming from. Her stress comes from work, but she understands completely not being able to sleep due to stress.

She is more than happy to help you and share some of her tips in dealing with stress and sleep. For one, she has lavender scented candles all around the apartment. Lavender is known for reducing anxiety with its lovely aroma. She makes sure every candle in the house is lit when you sit down at the desk to start your work.

Jaehee suggests limiting your caffeine; no coffee or tea past 8 o’clock. She even does it with you to encourage you, and so you don’t feel alone.

Instead of coffee, she suggests having a glass of hot milk before bed since she read online that milk helps you to sleep.

“Mm, thank you, Jaehee, but do you think maybe I could just have one cup of coffee instead?”

Jaehee frowns, putting the glass of milk on the bedside table. “If you have a coffee now, there is no way in hell that you are getting to sleep.”

“But I still have tons of work to do. I have a project that’s-”

“That’s not due for another week. You can afford to take a break from it, ok?” She won’t have any of your excuses. 

Jaehee also suggests that you take a melatonin before bed. At first, you’re really hesitant about it, but after awhile you agree to taking it, and it does help to knock you out. However, that doesn’t solve the fact you are still incredibly stressed in bed, thinking about school even as you drift off to sleep.

After a while, realizing that the stress really is just consuming you, she suggests that you start seeing a professional to talk about your stress and to find proper ways to cope with it. That or see the counselor at your school.

☂ Jumin ☂

Like Zen, he refuses to let this go on for long; it is not healthy for you to only get three hours of sleep each night and then to sleep for more than 15 hours a day on the weekend. He has his doctors on speed dial and everything, and he’s already setting up appointments with therapists to help you with your stress once you tell him that’s the reason you can’t sleep.

The first time he saw your habit of no sleeping and swamping yourself in work, he was willing to let it go because he’s no better in all honesty.

But after a week and you finally confessing to having this issue all year, oh, he’s not having it and he’s doing whatever he can to help you. With stress and your sleeping.

Jumin arranges tea times for you and him. He believes not only will this help you to alleviate stress and to relax, but himself too. Everyday at 5, you will put your school work down and he’ll put his work down, and the two of you will go to the kitchen to have some tea.

Jumin makes your favorite tea and brings some cookies too for you guys to nibble on. If you are still visibly stressed, he’ll ask you to explain to him what it is exactly in your school work that is stressing you out, and if there is anything he can assist you with.

“I don’t want to take you away from your work, darling. I can figure it out I’m sure,” you say, though there is uncertainty in your voice.

Jumin frowns, reaching across the table to take a hold of your hand. “Sweetheart, I am more than willing to help you. I can take an hour of my time to assist you, especially if it means that you can at least get some sleep tonight.”

Jumin also regularly during the week will take you to a sauna; a nice big one reserved for just the two of you too.

Jumin is a little clueless at first when it comes to helping you sleep. As much as he thinks stress is a huge aspect of your inability to sleep, he also thinks you may have some insomnia. He first off decides to get a new and more comfortable mattress that is more supportive to your back. It’s soft, warm, cushiony.

Jumin will also read to you at night. He’ll have you rest with your head on his lap, and he’ll let you chose the book too. And hell, he’s reading till you fall asleep. It doesn’t matter if it means he’s reading for about three hours, he’s not stopping until he knows you are asleep.

☺ Seven/Saeyoung ☺

Guys.

Seven can not be talking here. He is no better than you are, and if anything, he is worse. But still, that doesn’t stop the fact he is incredibly concerned with your sleeping habits.

It’s totally ok for him to sleep at iradical times, but you, no. Immediately he’s doing research on insomnia and proper ways to help someone with stress. He’s hacking into your school to see the agendas.

Seven offers going on walks when he sees you at your desk, visibly anxious and getting yourself worked up. “Honey? The fresh air is calling for us. Maybe we can even get a ride on my phoenix.”

“That sounds wonderful, honey, but I have– SAEYOUNG!”

No buts, no nuts, no coconuts, he is pulling you out of your chair and dragging you outside. If he has to, he’s handcuffing you to him and he’s dragging you around the neighborhood. That may only just stress you out more, so he’ll start to tell you funny stories and jokes till you’re distracted from the work left at home and more relaxed.

To help with sleep, he has the house automatically dim the lights around 8 o’clock each night. This can be a bit of problem sometimes since Saeran and Vanderwood really attest to it.

“Can’t you atleast wait till 9?”

“Idiot brother, I can’t read my book now!”

Seven also likes to do exercises before bed. The exercises does it’s job, tiring you out, but also a lot of fun, making you both laugh. “Now the happy baby pose! No crying babies. Honey, I think you just made the sound of Yoosung’s emoticon!”

❆ V ❆

His sweet girl is stressed, and it’s causing inability for her to sleep, and he hates it. He hates that whenever you come home from school, after kissing him and offering to make tea, the first thing you do is sit right at your desk and work.

And you work for about 6 hours straight, with only a few bathroom breaks and one break for dinner. V think’s it’s great that you are hardworking and focused on school, but he feels you are too hard on yourself, and if you don’t learn to take a break, or just sleep, you’ll grow sick.

It’s incredibly concerning when he’s getting into bed around 11 and he still sees you at the desk with the lights on, a cup of coffee besides you and your hand wringing through your hair. He’s pretty sure the most sleep you get in a week is about 8 hours, and that is what you should be getting every day!

And on the weekends, you’ll be in bed for 16 hours. Once time you nearly slept through a Saturday. V knows he can’t let this go on for much longer. It isn’t good for your physical or mental state.

He sits you down and asks you to tell him specifically what it is that is making you stressed in school; projects, papers, big tests, what is it?

“Well, I have a really big test in my Chemistry class coming up. And if I fail this test, it could bring my whole GPA down, and if that happens, then-”

“Sweetheart, calm down. You need to slow your heart rate.” He takes a hold of your hand and massages your palm lightly. “Here, why don’t you show me what it is you need to study for your Chemistry class, and maybe I can help you.”

V will put all his work aside to help you – even if it means he’ll have more work later on. What matters to him is that you are calm and relaxed, and he feels if he leaves you alone for any longer than an hour to work, you’ll drive yourself mad.

V limits screens, for the both of you, each night. Of course, he won’t force you, but he really enforces that you come off of any computers, any phones at around 9 and start to settle down. He suggests that you guys build a puzzle together if you’re still will awake.

Normally, the peacefulness and quietness of the puzzle building helps you to become sleepy. One night, and he was quite happy about this, you fell asleep on top of the puzzle, and he carried you to bed.

He gets a better mattress. One that is more comfortable and suitable for your back and supporting you in general. As a little stress reliever, he even suggest that you guys jump on the bed together, and then do another activity to wear each other at~

☻ Saeran/Unknown ☻

At first, Saeran didn’t really notice that you were so stressed from school and hardly sleeping since he was so concentrated on getting his own health back on track.

But when he finally does see just how little sleep you get and just how stressed out you really are with all the work from school, he feels terrible for not noticing before and not doing anything to help you.

Now watching you, he can’t figure out how he didn’t realize or notice you were only getting about three hours of sleep a night, and if not with him always at your desk doing work, and using the weekend to sleep for about 18 hours!

He brings it up casually over a bowl of ice cream at the dining table. You’re sitting next to him, the two of you have your pinkies hooked and your shoulders touching; a simple gesture of affection.

“MC? How is school?”

“School? Oh, well… it’s stressful, but you don’t have to worry about it.”

Saeran frowns. “I’m worried about your sleeping.”

“Oh… I am too, but you don’t need to concern yourself with that. I’ll figure something out. I… promise.” Oh, Saeran is going to worry, no matter what you tell him. And he’s going to help you whether his actions are subtle or obvious.

Saeran first has to look up what to do to help someone sleep and deal with stress. He tries to think back to some things you did with him when he was having particularly bad nights sleeping, or when he was stressed over life in general.

Saeran starts with making work around the house a little easier for you. Still living in the bunker, Seven hardly does anything, and when Vanderwood isn’t working, it’s normally you tidying up, doing the laundry or making dinner.

Saeran decides to start by doing the laundry so you don’t have to do it or worry about it while you’re doing your work. He also downloads some cooking recipes on his computer so he can cook dinners once and awhile.

Saeran decides to establish a regular bedtime with you. He thinks for one, not only will it be beneficial for you, but it will help him out too. “9 o’clock every night? But… I don’t know if I will be done, honey?”

“I don’t care. Having an established bedtime will help you with sleep. If you still have work to do, you can get up early in the morning.”

Before bed, Saeran always brings you a glass of warm milk because he read online that milk, especially when warm, facilitates sleeping.

Saeran will give you massages, even if you don’t ask from them – sometimes you will, and sometimes you just let him grab you and tend to you. He has you lay on your stomach so he can massage your shoulder and back. And with lying down in the bed, his hope is for you to drift off to sleep.

In general, to help with both the stress and lack of sleep, Saeran is very comforting. When he sees you’re stressed, he compliments you and encourages you, reminding you it’s ok to take breaks. “I’d really like some ice cream. You should get some with me.”

“You look so beautiful when you’re concentrating… but I think you should take a break. You’d look even more beautiful relaxed.”

When he sees you struggling to sleep, he’ll kiss your cheek or neck and pull you to him. He’ll soothingly rub your back and stroke down your hair.

“Try listening to my heart. That might help you.”

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