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Somniloquy 

Lucifer

• You’ll literally have to prize this demon away from his work if you want him to get a decent night’s sleep. 
• You’ll always remember the first night you slept with Lucifer in his bed, you were woken up by his deep, stern voice. 
• “Maaaaaammoooooon” 
• There were some nights where his sleep talking would escalate from there. 
• “For the love of… Satan, Belphie… seriously, again?!” 
• “Asmo please…”
• “Levi.” 
• “No… Beel, stop!” 
• Between each subconscious scold, Lucifer would give a series of exasperated sighs or groans and furrow his brow. 
• It seemed that even in his sleep this demon couldn't catch a break from his brothers’ antics. 
• You weren’t surprised that Lucifer looked so tired first thing in the morning. 
• You gave Lucifer a gentle pat on the cheek and moved your thumb in a soothing circular motion. 
•  “… Mc…” he sighed in a much calmer voice. 
• You watched as his frustrated scowl quickly melted away at your touch and was replaced with a small smile instead. 
• Unfortunately, this only worked as a snooze button though and within an hour you heard a quiet “Maaaaaammooooon” from him again. 

Mammon

• Mammon is usually a pretty sound sleeper. 
• However if he’s been working too many shifts he will become more restless through the night. 
• You were drifting in and out of sleep in Mammon’s bed next to the demon when he suddenly sat bolt upright, making you give a startled jump. 
• You watched with a bemused expression as Mammon grabbed a television remote from the bedside table and pressed it to his ear. 
• “Good evenin’, you’ve reached Hell’s Kitchen. How can I help ya?” 
• His voice was thick with sleep and his eyes were still shut as he spoke. 
• Unsure of how to respond, you simply stared at Mammon as he sat motionless with the television remote still pressed to his ear before he gave an irritable grunt, threw the remote back down onto his bedside table and let himself fall back against his pillow with enough force to make the bed shake. 
• “They hung up… just another damn prank call wastin’ my time.” He muttered to himself in an irritable tone before he fell back into a peaceful slumber as though nothing had happened. 

Leviathan

• Aside from the odd mutter about normies or a hummed victory fanfare from his favourite video games and the Hana-Ruri theme tune, Levi is usually fairly quiet when he’s asleep. 
• So you were shocked when you woke up to hear a low growling noise one night. 
• In your sleepy state, you put the source down to the sound of Cerberus carrying through the House of Lamentation from the underground tomb.
• That was until you felt Levi wrap his arms around your waist and pulled you closer to him in an embrace. 
• “Go away!” Levi murmured in a low voice as his grip tightened. 
• Confused by the demon’s conflicting words, you glanced over your shoulder to find Levi’s sleeping face close by. 
• “… they’re my Henry, not yours!” 
• You had to stifle a laugh as you realised that Levi must’ve been having an argument with one of his brothers in his dream. 
• He almost died of embarrassment and begged you not to tell his brothers when you mentioned what had happened to him the following morning, and he begged you to never bring it up again. 

Satan

• You usually fell asleep long before this demon even considered putting his book down for the night. 
• You were listlessly scrolling through Devilgram for the umpteenth as you struggled to keep your eyes open when you heard a small chuckle. 
• Your curiosity won over your tiredness and you glanced over in Satan’s direction only to find the demon fast asleep with the pages of his book crumpled against his chest and a smile playing on his lips as he let out another laugh. 
• A smile spread across your own face as you watched Satan’s expression closely, you had no doubt in your mind that he was dreaming about his beloved books or cats. 
• That was until he murmured, “take that, Lucifer!” under his breath with another mischievous chuckle. 
• When you sought Satan out the following day, he was straightening out the creases in his book. 
• Satan stared at you in shock after you explained what had happened before a pensive expression crossed his face. “I must’ve been dreaming about pranking Lucifer, if only I could remember what the prank was,” he murmured more to himself. 
• You later found Satan and a groggy Belphie researching dreams in the library. 

Asmodeus

• After spending many nights sharing a bed with Asmo, you quickly became accustomed to his occasional stretches that were always accompanied by soft groans or sighs as he slept.
• You had even come to find his little stretches cute. 
• Especially when he moved closer to you and draped one of his arms around your waist and let out a little hum as he nestled into your shoulder. 
• However one night, after his stretches, he rolled over and gently shook your shoulder instead.
• “Mm?” You hummed groggily as you turned to face him and slowly opened your eyes. 
• “Did you look at that photo I sent you?” You could tell by his voice that he was still half asleep.  
• “What photo?” You asked. 
• “The one that I sent you.”
• “It’s the middle of the night,” you pointed out with a yawn as you turned away from Asmo again and settled more comfortably into your pillow, “I’ll check it in the morning.” 
• “Urgh,” Asmo groaned as he flopped back onto the bed again, “fine.” 
• When you woke the next morning you made sure to check your inbox and after you saw that Asmo had not sent you any picture you sought the demon out. 
• He had no recollection of your conversation from the night before. 

Beelzebub

• The only sound you would usually hear from Beel when he’s asleep is his slow, deep breathing and possibly the odd snore or grunt. 
• You weren't surprised when you felt the bed shift as he sat up and tiredly rubbed his eyes as per his usual routine before he would seek out the kitchen fridge for a 3am feast. 
• You laid still for a few minutes as you waited for Beel to push himself off of the bed but felt confusion set in as he remained motionless. 
• You rolled over to face him, only to find Beel still sat up in bed staring down at you through bleary eyes.  
• “Are you okay?” You asked.
• “Hm?” Beel hummed as he lifted his hand and ruffled his hair groggily as he then turned his unfocused eyes to stare around the room. 
• You opened your mouth to repeat your question but was caught off guard as Beel quickly grabbed your hand and interlaced your fingers together. 
• “Beel?” 
• “Otters hold hands when they sleep,” Beel’s voice was still thick with sleep, “it’s so they don’t drift away from each other,” he added with an earnest nod. 
• You then watched as Beel gently laid back on his pillow and pulled your interlocked hands close to his chest with a content sigh.
• “Don’t drift away from me, okay Mc?” 

Belphegor 

• A good question to ask is when isn’t Belphie talking in his sleep? 
• There have been times where you have had full conversations with the sleepy demon before you’ve even realised that he’s nodded off… again. 
• And to give him credit where it’s due, Belphie’s sleep talking is usually relevant to the conversation going on around him, so you’ve always assumed that even in his sleep, Belphie has a good level of awareness. 
• That was until you let him share your bed with you one night. 
• You had just started to drift off when you felt Belphie give a sharp jerk beside you. 
• “Bel—”
• “Shh!” He whispered. “There’s someone standing in the wall.”
• You felt a shiver run down your spine and your eyes widened as panic quickly set in before you slowly registered what he had said. 
• “In… in the wall?” You repeated in confusion. 
• “Mhm, I think it’s a salamander.” 
• “There’s a salamander in the wall?” You played along in amusement. 
• “Yeah, he told me that he controls the weather,” Belphie murmured. 
• You tried to stifle a laugh but couldn’t help yourself. 
• “It’s not funny, Mc.” Belphie snapped in his sleep. “His work is very important.”