Boudoir Glamour Inc. #52

Nightmares are rare in this modern era.

Fading away from the human experience within the first decades. Life is calm, predictable and measured. Stress nightmares very rare.

It is more common to have a nightmare when you have a viral infection

It has been many decades since Hiro had a nightmare. He can tell it is a nightmare.

Yet, the first moments have that 'unawareness' with foreboding. That time of reality that happens before your dream freezes your body.

Matching the sleep paralysis that comes with the deepest sleep. A deep minds' complaint made manifest in dreams.

Finally, terrors flood across that something has a hold. Nearby. Dangerous.

Hiro grasps onto weak rationality; knowing a nightmare has him. Maybe he will soon wake from terror.

He wakes. Halting breaths. Sweat on his brow.

One of the androids kneels beside his bed.

"Have peace.. Hiro. You only had a nightmare."