Arrow dreamed of a thousand snakes, writhing in ecstasy on top of him and then deserting him, one by one. As each arm or leg or torso or head or whatever, unhooked, unhinged, unshackled themselves from him, the dream itself became lonelier until finally he woke up. Why couldn't he have normal sex dreams? He shook off the images of sexy snakes and sat up with a groan. Every morning was met with resistance. It was too bright, too loud, too... everything but he was awake and there was no going back.
He rustled through his bag and found his flask. With a twist of the top, he knocked it back only to discover a single drop was all that was left. "
Fuck!" he shouted, "
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck," Suffice to say, he was about to have a shitty day. The flask smacked against the wall and barely missed Danny. Regardless, Danny was already swearing about the noise. Arrow decided it was best to make his exit before he was conscious enough to discover the source of his rude awakening.
He stumbled out of the van. Everyone was already up and apparently happy. When he caught the smell of bacon, he could see why. "
Mornin'" he mumbled, and caught sight of the water bottle in Riley's hand. He thanked her when yanking it from her. He brushed the stink of last night from his mouth, scraping his tongue. He assumed it was his toothbrush but it was hard to tell some mornings. Arrow then poured the rest of the water over his head. Having commandeered the bottle, he used it to as a shield to beat back Danny if he decided to exact revenge for waking him up. Turns out, he went back to sleep.
He pulled on a
shirt, his maybe? Probably. He heard a clink at the bottom of his bag and found a small airplane bottle. His prayers had been answered and he downed it, bracing himself for the burn. Already he felt better. He buried it at the bottom and joined the others.
"
Guys, listen... I had a dream about fucking snakes... like a thousand of them... how do you even do that?" he started, "
It's all this nature. I'm becoming one with it," He held out a hand as if feeling the skin of nature.