Last day of Too Damn Early In The Morning Shenanigans. Went to bed early last night. Did manage to get a three hour block of solid sleep, right away. Then back to tossing and turning again.
Don’t remember much of my dreams. Only that I had a lot of Otherworld Entities offering me a place to crash. Most of them were creatures I have not encountered before.
Ever have that moment when you realize things are going a little too well? When the paranoia kicks in and the only thing left is for the trap to spring? When I was sleep, I kept finding myself in stranger and stranger territories. When I was awake, I was on edge because of my parents arguing with each other again. I never felt settled, never really relaxed.
Towards the end of the night, I kept hearing a sweetly boyish voice yelling at others about me. “Touch her, and I’ll rip you apart!” “Yea, she’s under my aegis, leave her the fuck alone.” “See this human? NOT YOURS! Back the fuck up.” “No, I don’t have to explain a damn thing to you. All you have to remember is my name and act accordingly.”
What’s his name? Puck.
At this point, I’m not afraid of encountering Queen Mab again. Since I was last in her presence, I’ve gone through levels of madness that exceeded her promise. Not that I don’t doubt she’ll try to one up them all. Will be quite entertaining, for both of us.