forum Dream A Little Dream of Me // oxo // Romance // closed

Started June 20, 2019 by @croccin-champagne

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After a near-fatal car crash, Atla Minami is placed into a medically induced coma, in an attempt to keep her alive while her body heals. However, something unusual happens. A lucid dreamer, Atla finds herself in a world of her own creation in her mind, one where she can do, and be, anything and anyone. For someone who's felt trapped in her own life, it's, well, a dream come true.

And then she finds out she isn't alone. There's someone else inhabiting her dream world, though it only seems to be occasionally, as though while they themselves are sleeping. And of course, being in a coma with nothing better to do, Atla decides to track them down. The two strike up something like a friendship, making use of the world she's created. But her dreams aren't always happy, and as her nightmares begin to become more frequent, she's worried about what might happen to her newfound companion, and maybe even herself.

With the demons of her past and mind hunting them down and threatening to tear apart the fragile peace Atla has finally found, the two must find a way to wake her safely, or they might not wake up at all. The only problem is, Atla can't remember anything preceding or following the accident, meaning she has no clue where she is in the real world.

Me, starting another roleplay? It's more likely than you think.

1. Proper grammar, full sentences, good spelling, and punctuation, for the love of god.

2. If I haven't rped with you, I might ask for a sample of your writing. If I turn you down, regardless of whether I have or not, it's nothing against you. I just have a specific thing in mind.

3. Three or so sentences, please! Make sure your responses make it easy to respond in turn.

4. No Mary Sues/Gary Sues. Make your characters unique, the way an actual person would be.

5. I might add to these rules, just keep that in mind.

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Sexuality:
Appearance:
Outfit in the dreams:
Other:

Name: Atla Minami
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Pansexual
Appearance: Dark brown hair, cut to about between her shoulder blades and usually pulled into a braid, or left loose. It's naturally curly, but she takes care to straighten it at least enough to just have small waves. Her skin is on the darker side of golden tan, and incredibly smooth, minus the various scars covering her body, though those are usually hidden. In fact, she hides them completely in the dreams. 5'4 and curvy, though she hides a startling amount of strength under those curves. Almond shaped eyes that are a dark brown, almost black, like a starless night sky.
Tattoos: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/764697211710063929/, the rose is in color. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/423971752396841236/ on the inside of her right wrist. Also has a quarter rest tattooed on her left middle finger.
Outfit in the dreams: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/368028600794741126/ A floral print bomber jacket, that she bought at a thrift store in fairly amazing condition. A black tank top and black skinny jeans, along with combat boots in, you guessed it, black. Wears a thin silver chain with an odd silver cylinder on it. When asked IRL, she just says it was a gift, and most people accept that and assume it's something sentimental. In actuality, the cylinder twists in half to reveal a small lighter. Occasionally wearing a black beanie, though it's not often.
Other:

bwumpadump

I know we're already doing 2 RP's together. But this sounds really fun.

I love doing rps with people I think are good rpers! Just fill out the temp, and we can start!

Sweet!

Ah, I have work Tomarrow and am really tired rn.
So I'll get the Templet to you sometime tomarrow. Sorry!

You're good man! I'm looking forward to it though!

Name: Lucas Van
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Sexuality: bi
Appearance: sandy blond hair that's a man bun fade (not to faded as he's growing it back out)he has light blue almost gray eyes, and stands at about 5'8. Lucas has paler skin and a hint of freckles, with of course, the ever so many nicks here and there as he did grow up with quite a few cats. He is quite the string bean, with almost no muscle.
Outfit in the dreams: he has a bit more of a hipster style, looking a little like this: https://images.app.goo.gl/NVCRhuonY87DFAiE8 (with out the rings, and backpack)
Other:

He's adorable. We ready to start?

Yeah totally.

Dreaming was lonely.

Atla wasn't at all sure how many dreams she'd gone through, or how long she'd been asleep, but she knew it had been long enough for her to start thinking again. She'd spent most of her life trying to keep from thinking too much, so being suddenly alone with nothing but her thoughts was…different, to say the least. She could do anything in her own head, but there were only so many distractions she could come up with.

Right now, it was watching the sunset. On the edge of the roof of a stunningly realistic looking skyscraper, she was waiting for the sun to hit the horizon. That was her spot, back in the real world, she was pretty sure. Or it had been at some point, because it was familiar. She just couldn't quite remember if it was a recent familiar or not.

And then she felt something. Or rather, someone.

Lucas watched the world around him turn from pitch black, to a burst of colors. It was how most of his dreams started, though it was rare he ever remembered them. It was beautiful, a seeming like sunset. Why was he dreaming a sunset? It felt so real, but why? It was a dream. Right?

It was like it never ended, everywhere he looked the colors seemed to be fading like the day was ending. But it wasn't. Last time he'd checked it was late at night. Or had that been the dream? Gosh he hated this, not being able to tell reality from whatever this was.

Tilting her head in confusion, Atla cast another look to her sunset. She didn't feel alone. That was weird. Like someone else was there, in her dream, with her. Which shouldn't be possible, and didn't make a whole lot of sense. How could someone else gain access to her subconscious like that?

It didn't take long for her to decide to make the most of this odd development. Shifting, she pushed off the edge of the building, allowing herself to freefall for a few moments before slowing to a controlled speed as she landed on the forming sidewalk below. Canyon Road. Little bits of memory like that were common, as they returned to her mind like pieces of a puzzle.

Lucas found himself glaring at the sunset as if willing it to go away. It didn't work of course, but that didn't stop him from trying. He sighed, who was it that had told him he could control a dream again? But then again, he was still very unsure if this was or wasn't a dream.

At some point- as Lucas didn't know when- he was walking along a road, his hands stuffed in his pockets. He hummed a tune, his eyes still on the forever setting sun, as he now called it. A pointless name, but its not like that mattered.

Atla wandered along the street, in the direction of the tugging in her mind, but without any hurry. There was no reason to, in her own dreams. And some part of her was vaguely aware that she wouldn't be waking up any time soon. She looked back up at the sky, as it switched suddenly from her sunset, to a sky filled with stars.

She knew cities didn't have night skies this clear, but it was a nice aesthetic when you were living in a world without limitations. Atla hummed as she walked, some old song that sounded somewhat like a lullaby, her eyes on the stars. Familiar, again. But why?

It somehow didn't faze Lucas when the sky changed. In a way he was happy it'd changed. The thought of watching the sun, only to wake up to it in a few hours really didn't sit well with him.
He wondered if he'd remember this when he awoke. It was different then most dreams. Zombies, death, impossible things. But the only thing that seemed impossible about this dream was the sky changing.

His feet continued to carry him along the path. His eyes never wandering from the sky. It was almost as if he knew he wouldn't fall, and even if he did it wouldn't hurt. It was a dream after all.

Eyes dropping from the sky, Atla's steps came to a sudden halt, as her eyes landed on the boy just a ways down the road. It hadn't been some fluke. There really was someone else here. He hadn't seemed to notice her, at least not yet, giving her time to mull over whether or not even saying anything was a good idea.

"Excuse me, I think you might be in the wrong dream." She called out, before she could stop herself. It was a dream, after all. Not much could go wrong. "Do you need help getting back to your own?"

As the words hit Lucas' ears he froze. The sound startling yet somehow a relief. He wasn't alone, wether that was good or bad, he was yet to know.

"Are you sure I'm in the wrong dream?" He called back to the girl. "Or am I a part of your dream?" He was hopping she could give him answers, Or even awake him. This dream was somehow weird and he wanted to leave. He felt a pull, as if he was getting his wish and waking up. But still he stayed. His feet still, and eyes on the girl before him.

"I'm pretty sure this is my dream, not yours." Atla said, tilting her head as she took a few steps closer. "But you're no NPC, I don't think." Sure, he could very likely just be a very realistic 'NPC', as she called the people that she occasionally created, but she'd much rather pretend and hope he was real.

"Well if this is your dream, I'm sorry for invading." Lucas offered an apologetic smile. "And no I don't think I'm an NPC either. Can you tell me how to get back to my own?" Why was he so calm? He was Litarlly talking about dreaming to a girl in a dream. Man this was weird, he'd deffently be remembering it later and writing it down in his journal.

"Oh, you don't have to apologize." Atla shook her head, fiddling with her necklace. "I've been lonely for the past few dreams, so finally getting some company, however brief, is always nice." She looked around for a moment, before her gaze settled back on the boy. "I might be able to help, strange boy in my dream."

past few dreams, Lucas wondered what she ment by that. Pherhaps she'd woken up from a dream into a dream, he'd always hated when that happened. "Thanks, and uh, I'm Lucas." He found my deny what she'd said was true. Dreams seemed to be lonely, especially when one awoke.

"Atla." Atla shot him a bright smile, thinking. There were a few ways that could get him back to his own dream, but some of them were a bit harder than others. "Let's try something. Start small, you know you're in a dream, that's been established. Um…rain. Do you think you can make it rain? Lucid dreams are easier to control."

"Rain?" Lucas asked as he looked to the sky. The stars seeming fake, but they where in a way. He thought hard about the rain. How it was cold, and what it felt like when one dropped right in your eye. Leaving one to blink away the water.

Nothing happened at first. The sky stayed clear and starry, as Atla followed his gaze to it. She carefully kept her mind blank enough to keep from affecting things, letting Lucas try to make it rain. And then a cloud formed, slowly gaining substance, and then another followed, and another. Something wet landed on Atla's nose, prompting her to scrunch it up in surprise. It was raining. Light rain, more a drizzle than anything, sure, but still rain all the same.