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Dev had well and truly destroyed his sleep schedule. He wasn’t surprised by any measure- he could sleep nearly any time he wanted, and he often did want. But life had always kept him on some sort of schedule, with school or work. Now he had responsibilities as a camper, but his brother was using every spare second to nap, and it was difficult to turn him down. So for once, Dev wasn’t that tired. He was strolling through camp, enjoying the cool air and dim light from the cabin.

He didn’t have much in the way of night vision. He also wasn’t expecting anyone huddled under a shadowy tree. So when the person rustled the grass suddenly he jumped, and then froze. Reminding himself that monsters couldn’t get inside (and that he could knock out just about anything), he inched closer. He whispered softly, “You haven’t got any shoes on.”

The Khione cabin wasn’t the best place to wake up from a nightmare. Cold and empty, desolate to the pair of blue eyes that examined each corner out of a preconceived notion of terror. Kole scrambled out of his bed and barely had the presence of mind to grab his hoodie before he bolted, shoes forgotten forlornly next to the door.

He needed out of the cabin, away from the silence that just made everything so much more painful. He paid little attention to the surroundings until he tripped and sprawled in the dirt. He gave up then and pushed himself up just enough to scoot against the tree, burying his face in his knees and caring little for who might see him.

@Dev

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sunnydayskeepinthecloudsaway‌:

Sunny blushed, shuffling, would it be weird to appologze another time? she wondered if he wanted that. maybe she should just drop it. she honestly had no idea what to do in this situtation. darn homeschool and lack of social skills.

“I… uh… sorry okay hi dev.” she mushed about 3 different responses into one, hoping he would just pick whichever fit best and continue.

“It’s fine. Be more careful next time,” he said not unkindly, suddenly feeling deja vu for the countless times he’d told his brother the same thing. He scratched his head and looked around, more awake now.

“I should probably get going. Maybe I’ll grab lunch... what time even is it?”

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wedreamofdeception‌:

Navin moved to shimmy away from Dev but he still wasn’t used to having the size of the cabin beds and in a rather ungraceful moment, he fell off the bed. With a solid oof he hit the ground face first still tangled up in his sheets. 

“Okay, okay, I’m up!” He declared as he shot up, voice still a little mushy from drowsiness but it was a start. Disoriented and a little confused at his sudden drop, he gave Dev a squinty-eyed look that was more general tiredness and annoyance than anything else. “What time is it? I swore I didn’t sleep late enough to warrant this.” He huffed but even though he complained, he would never do anything to prevent his brother from eating, especially in a place where food was never-ending. There was a childish pout on his features and his face was still trapped in the laxness of sleep but hey, he was awake right?

Dev jumped when Navin tumbled to the floor, wincing. He inched closer, running an anxious hand through his hair. “Are you okay? I’m sorry. Did you hurt yourself?”

Seeing from the pout that he clearly wasn’t fatally injured, Dev glanced at his watch and said, “It’s one in the afternoon. Which might not be ‘late enough’ for you, but some of us like to provide ourselves sustenance,” he said, hypocritically, as he’d only woken up about half an hour earlier himself. “I’m starving to death. Seriously. Just wasting away. I’m afraid if I don’t magic myself a heaping plate of vege nachos in the next ten minutes, I might just disappear entirely.” 

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sunnydayskeepinthecloudsaway‌:

she blushed, and looked down, before saying “I was just trying to help…” she said, scooting back. “I’m sorry i called you dirty. and old. and grabbed your neck. it was probably super scary, huh? i wouldnt want to get woke up like that.”

holding out a hand, she said “I’m sunny.”

“Well, yeah, for one, it was scary,” Dev said, shaking his head. His expression was a little amused, but mostly exasperated. “But seriously. Do you have any idea how dangerous that was? I can knock people unconscious with my brain and I wouldn’t have done that.”

He shook her tiny hand. “I’m Dev.”

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blackgardensandgraves‌:

“Mothers are like that.” He missed his mother with a fierceness that hadn’t dulled much, even nearly ten years later. His mother had been a wonderful woman, and he didn’t even have a picture of her anymore. It upset him a little, so he refused to acknowledge it.

Theios looked at the other camper and laughed softly, having no intention of stopping him. “You’re welcome.” He hesitated after and then just gave a small smile. “I wouldn’t want to bother the two of you.” He really wouldn’t. That was 95% of the reason he hadn’t yet gone to bother Jamie about the nightmares. Until he literally couldn’t function on his own, he was going to pretend that he was fine.

“No, please, do bother us,” Dev said, pausing for a moment. He shook his head and grinned. “We don’t do hardly anything. Way too much sleeping. You’d be doing us a favour.”

As if on cue, he yawned again. He walked away with a, “Anyway. Check in sometime. I’ll see you later, Theios!”

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It was tough work getting Navin up. He didn’t always use his magic to put himself to sleep- it was a struggle for him to stay awake at all, so it wasn’t necessary. The trickiest part was waking up Navin without losing him to purposeful sleep. Because that meant there’d be no waking him up, save leaving for a couple days. Dev sighed down at his twin as he grumbled.

“Come on, brother. I’m hungry.” Sometimes the trick was to bug him until he gave in- other times he wanted to be gently coaxed awake. Dev personally felt like it was more of a ‘poke until he bruises’ kind of day. He found a vaguely shoulder shaped lump and gave him a few shoves. “Come with me!”

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Navin gave a very discontented grunt as he felt his brother shake him. He knew it was late and he knew he should be getting up but the bed was just so warm. Instead of responding to the shaking, he burrowed further into the sheets to escape the chilly temperature of the cabin. He wasn’t getting up and that was final. Yes, he could just knock himself out again but that was kinda hard when he was actively being moved around. He uttered something into a pillow and while the first part was unintentionally muffled, the second part came out loud enough to be heard: “…’m getting up later.”

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wedreamofdeception‌:

Navin gave a light shrug and a couldn’t quite meet Dev’s eyes, as if somehow the bad dreams were his fault, as if he should have had better control over what runs through his mind in the night time. “You did, you did, believe me, but it’s all a bit much,” Navin said, his tone reassuring if only a little sad at the edges.

Still, a small smile spreads across his features. He doesn’t want to make his brother worry. He’ll get over this with time and then it’ll all go back to normal, right? “No, they aren’t. I’m too tall, they’d be going for my ankles at that point. Don’t worry, Dev, I’ve done pretty well so far!” It’s an attempt to lighten the mood and Navin can’t help but chuckle at his brother’s protectiveness. Not that he minded though. There were times where it had either saved his butt or got him out of situations that he hadn’t wanted to be in in the first place. “Here, come on, let’s go eat. I’m sure I’ll feel better once I got a full stomach to think with.” Shaking his head and grinning as Dev tousled his hair, he reached out and pulled his brother into a warm hug. It had been a long day and the familiar gestures that they had done since they were kids eased his mind. It was nice to have an oasis in this strange desert of people.

“Yeah, I get that,” Dev murmured with a nod. The whole situation was a bit much. Being the son of a god that he’d never met and only gave him powers concerning sleep? That was easy to deal with. Hell, even meeting other demigods would have been doable. But shoving all these kids and young adults together, facing monsters, training, being away from home and mom... Dev didn’t like the change. But he knew that he and Navin would do just fine. “It hasn’t been easy for me either. But we’ll get through, as we always do. And we’ll talk about it later.”

He pulled his brother against him tightly, grinning at the rush of power that came from contact with the other half of his godly gift. He was also just plain happy- glad to see his brother after his short time away. Dev pulled away and started them walking again.

“Yeah, let’s go. I’ll cook you up something special- just like mama used to make,” Dev said, laughing at himself already as they walked and bumped shoulder. “With my mind.”

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wedreamofdeception‌:

Navin gave a sheepish grin as he remembered just how little he had been conscious for that time. “Man, I don’t know how you dealt with me. At least when you sleep like the dead, you eat like them too.” 

“Yeah, that’d be nice!” He nodded happily as he was pulled in. “Oh, you know, the usual.” It’s a vague statement but it’s the best thing to describe what was happening. You see, the problem was that while some people were so stressed they couldn’t sleep, Navin had the exact opposite problem: his stress followed him into his dreams. It tainted and warped them at the edges, not quite enough to destroy the peacefulness of sleep but just enough to leave a bitter taste in his mouth when he woke up. Normally, the stress only came before tests or exams or even the occasional date he had managed to land but recently, it had come creeping back with a vengeance. Usually, the presence of his brother alleviated it but now, it still lingered even when he was close to Dev. The separation from his mother, from his old lifestyle, into a world filled with unfamiliar people and unfamiliar powers was too much for him. On top of that, there was the whole deal with his deadbeat father that he had to accept (which he wasn’t going to, the old man could suck it) and it was all pilling up. His train of thought must show on his face because he has to tell himself to relax the frown that had fallen onto his lip. “It’s just, you know how it is sometimes. Let’s focus on the food and getting some meat on us.”

Dev’s face fell a little. He retracted his arm and let Navin stand to full height again, giving him a little push. He stared at his brother for a long moment, and then muttered, “I tried to leave you with positive dreams. Did they not stay?”

Dream manipulation was tricky. He didn’t have the ability to change their exact content- he couldn’t even tell what they were about. But he was pretty good at guessing the general mood, and he could influence them on a very basic positive-to-negative scale. Usually just sharing a bed, as they always had, was enough to give Navin pleasant dreams. Using his powers was a gift for Navin more than anything. But sometimes the particularly nasty ones broke through his influence if he left. He ran his fingers through his unruly hair as he thought.

Then he cracked a small smile, ruffled Navin’s unruly hair, and said, “Hey, are those satyr boys picking on you? Don’t lie to me, I’ll kick their furry asses.”

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blackgardensandgraves‌:

Theios gave a crooked smile. His Greek heritage had that effect sometimes and it was always nice to see, as opposed to people questioning why he hadn’t died young. Well, younger. He still might die young. “That’s interesting.” He wondered how she had managed to balance her faith. It really was interesting. He’d never considered demigods who’d grown up with different faiths handled this. Personally, he’d never had a use for religion after his mother’s death and even now, he really only believed because he had proof. “She must be quite strong- to keep her own faith when presented with proof of another.” He admired her for it, despite having never met her.

He laughed. “Thanks?” That was the first time he’d been wished such a thing, but as far as wishes went, it wasn’t bad, he supposed. “I wish you luck on your…napping? I’d offer to teach you how to sleep in trees, but mattresses are comfier, so.”

“She is very strong. My mother is my hero,” Dev said genuinely, smile proud. And it was true- where his brother sometimes seemed to love her blindly just on the reason of being amazing, Dev often spent his waking moments thinking about how much he appreciated just how much she had done for them.

He grinned at him and nodded, inching in the direction of his cabin. “Thank you, Theios. If you ever need me, come by Hypnos. I’ll probably be there napping with Navin.”

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blueofhebe‌:

“Yeah, I’ve had it done to me once or twice. It’s not so bad until you realize they used magic to keep it there longer than usual.” Blue had multiple experiences when he was new, but when he threatened not to bake cookies for the Hermes cabin, they stopped. “They think it’s funny, find it amusing. Or probably just to make fun of you, really. Do they ever really need a reason, though?”

Dev nodded solemnly. He and his brother had been the target of bullies for more reason than one- but he didn’t think the guys who ran camp would consider putting a whole crowd of godly cousins to sleep a reasonable way to avoid getting dicks doodled on his face.

“They don’t sound like the kindest group of people. Maybe I’ll go against past advice and steer clear of those guys... they’d just want to use my powers for evil,” he joked softly. He gestured at his dish and asked, “Where are you going?”

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wedreamofdeception‌:

“Listen, it’s my fault I need to sleep so long to look this good.” He teases but there’s a familiar twinge of irritation at the mention of their father. It’s quickly replaced by sheepish grin as he thinks about his mom. “Man, I still feel bad that took up the couch so much. You remember when I used to just pass out as soon as I got home and it got really bad when I went through that growth spurt? Don’t get me wrong, I like being tall but I don’t know if the 18 hours of sleep I was getting was worth it.” While he hadn’t minded sleeping, he knows it had affected his family more than they had cared to admit and in the summer of his sophomore year, the strain of his growing body had placed him in an almost comatose state. He had basically transformed into a portable heater, unnecessary in summer, and generally just a very tall and lanky nuisance. After that, he had made an effort to go out more, be more diligent with his jobs, to stay awake more. He had even had plans to fully repay back his mother before they came here. 

At the chance to talk about his mom and especially food, he perked up, “I would love a second lunch. And, once we’re full we can ask around for those, what was it, drachmas? It’ll be simple. She’ll be so happy to see we’re doing okay.” Previous sleepiness temporarily banished, he looked down at his brother expectantly, ready to head off as soon as he was ready. 

“Pfft, I’d say it’s the other way around. All that sleep looked glorious. As much as mom hated you wearing out the springs on our craigslist couches, I think the sleep was worth having to grow so much.” Dev was just as tall as Navin, but he hadn’t hibernated his entire sixteenth year of life to get there. Sure, he’d probably eaten an even more enormous pile of food every day than Navin had because of it, but that meant he could work. Bless their mother’s heart, she was as understanding as she could be about Navin’s sleep. With a narcoleptic diagnosis and her love affair with a god of sleep, she could hardly blame her son for it. So Maya and Dev worked double shifts, and they sent Navin out the door for as long as he could physically stand. And they survived.

“Maybe we’ll find someone there that could trade us one. And explain how it even works,” Dev grinned, struggling to his feet. He started walking towards the mess hall, tossed an arm over Navin’s shoulders, and put him in the closest thing to a headlock one could achieve without using any force or having a height advantage. “Have any sweet dreams, brother?”

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desired-crystal‌:

“Not a bother at all! It’s better than being outside, after all.” She smiles reassuringly. “Or I could let you sleep and put a blanket over you? I dont like to use violence.”

“You’re already much too kind to me, Miss Crystal,” Dev grinned. He would have liked to say the understanding reminded him of his mother, but even she had a limited patience concerning his and Navin’s naps. She was concerned when they were young, but by the time they’d fully developed their powers, Dev was used to being woken by a magazine swatted at his hip (his brother didn’t get the same treatment, but that was only because it would have no affect on him half the time).

Dev ran a hand through his hair and said, “But I think this is an offer too good to refuse.”

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blueofhebe‌:

“You best should know that falling asleep in public will end up disastrous because the Hermes kids will get you.” Blue pointed out immediately when he saw the camper looking like he was about to fall asleep. The son of Hebe was on his way to the Big House, bringing cookies for both Chiron and Mr. D. But they could definitely wait if it meant avoiding any disaster that included these campers. “You might end up with a dick drawn on your face.”

Dev shook himself awake, clearing his throat roughly. He blinked up at the stranger, and nodded. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and gave him a small smile. “Thanks for the advice. Wouldn’t be the worst thing that’s been done to me while I slept. Or drawn on me.”

He ran a hand through his hair and struggled to his feet. “Hermes kids... why are they such fans of phallic symbols? I thought that god was... Priapus? One of the few I managed to memorize in middle school.”

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noah--gray‌:

“Bullshit,” Noah called again. He crawled under the blanket, making himself comfortable wtih Simba in his arms. He probably forgot to tell his boyfriend where he was again at this time, but Ian was a good seeker… but so was Noah as a hider. Looking at his brother, he shrugged. “Will you shut up? I’m going to sleep. We can talk in my dreams if you can catch up.”

“Damn, alright,” Dev mumbled, settling back against the tree. He let his eyelids fall again, and shoved his hands deep into his pockets. He was entirely ready to drift off when he peeked out one eye and asked, “Can you do that? I don’t do that.”

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Navin grinned back at her. He didn’t bother trying to hide how lovely that sounded. “That’s very nice of you to offer, Crystal. Are you sure I wouldn’t be a bother?”

He rubbed at an eye and shook himself. “But if I go, you have to promise to hit me if I nod off. No holds barred. One free attack.”

“Oh, I get it.” She smiles at the sorta explanation of his sleep schedule. “It’s fine, hon. I don’t want you out here all by your lonesome. But we can go to my cabin? I have a comfy couch and leftover Halloween candy.”

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blackgardensandgraves‌:

Theios looked at him and shrugged. “I know a lot of them. Most than most people outside this camp, I suspect.” He flicked his eyes up towards the sky hidden by the leaves and back. “I’m Greek, and my mother believed in the old gods. The Greek gods. She made sure I learned about them inside and out before I even learned arithmetic.” He chuckled softly. “I think I knew the names of the Olympians before I could even spell my own name.”

He nodded after. “Feel free. I live in the Nyx cabin.” He did wander around a lot, but he at least checked in and attempted to sleep every night, so he wasn’t really that hard to find. He shifted after, exhaling. It wasn’t a bad offer. He could feel himself running ragged, but at this point, he was a little afraid of what he’d see in his dreams. Dev’s offer was nice, but Theios wasn’t exactly sure that he believed that the other camper could stop his nightmares. He hadn’t really believed Jamie could, either. “Maybe I’ll take you up on that after dark. But I make no promises about not sleeping in trees. They can be quite nice, and I’ve never fallen out of one due to falling asleep.”

“Oh, that’s really cool, man,” Dev nodded, enthusiastic by his standards. “That’s awesome. My mom has her own gods- you’d probably guess. It was weird growing up as a demigod with a Hindu mother. She was taught it was the only way, the original religion with no founders to find fault in... but the only godly proof she had was- my brother and I.” He shook his head. “Anyway. It got pretty deep. She taught us about her religion, but she told us not to anger the gods that gave us life.”

Running a hand through his hair, he yawned. “That’s fair. I wish you luck on... not falling out of trees.”