henry's voice continued on and on, dragging you further down the rabbit hole that seemed to pull you closer to sleep. you hadn't slept at all last night, something hunted you through your dreams, startling you awake each and every time until it was no use going back to sleep.

of course, now, you had dark bags under your eyes from the lack of sleep and continued to zone in and out of the never-ending conversation. and you hadn't noticed Patrick, who had eased closer and closer toward you before leaning against your back, lowering himself to whisper into your ear.

He had teased you all day about your zoning out problem, taunting you about it. but as the day wore on, even the other members, victor, belch, and henry all had started to notice the lack of you completely.

"you're doing it again... zoning out," Patrick murmured, one hand moving to rest on your shoulder and squeeze. "― what's got you so tired, huh?"