Asuka catapulted upright in the dark of their room, a frozen scream trapped in her throat by its own paralysis. It took several seconds of frantic blinking and wiping at her eyes before she could clear enough of the tears to even see where she was. It took even longer to stop them flowing down her face and to control the gasping sobs.
The girl gasped, and shot up from her sleep. Her red hair glistened in the moonlight from the window, sweat and tears streaked down her face.
"Asuka-chan," said Shinji softly, sitting up also, "are you having nightmares again?"
"Asuka-chan," said Shinji softly, sitting up also, "are you having nightmares again?"
—The Child of Love 2, chapter 2
Asuka screamed and bolted up in bed. Dream. Again. Breathing fast, shallow. Heart pounding. Cold sweat. Lightning flashed outside of the apartment's window. Hands over her face, she began to cry.
—HERZ, chapter 2
The teenage girl woke up with a start, her heart beating so fast that she thought for a moment that it would burst out of her chest. Then, the memories came again, as did the tears, silent, yet present.
—Asuka Langley Sohryu, The One I Love Is..., chapter 9
Shinji jolted awake, finding himself sitting in his bed. Dazed, he cast his gaze around the room, soon finding Pen-Pen at the foot of his bed.
—Superwomen of Eva 2: Lone Heir of Krypton, chapter 14
Asuka’s eyes shot open and, though the images of her nightmare quickly disappeared, sprang from her bed as if to escape something from her subconscious reaching out to grab her. She was on her feet for only a second before her knees buckled and her legs surrendered her to gravity.
She landed with a thump and a whimper. She lay on the floor for a few moments, too dazed and confused to feel any pain, struggling to keep her heart from bursting out of her chest. For a second that lasted an eternity, she felt utterly helpless.
She landed with a thump and a whimper. She lay on the floor for a few moments, too dazed and confused to feel any pain, struggling to keep her heart from bursting out of her chest. For a second that lasted an eternity, she felt utterly helpless.
Bill Cipher: (appearing to Dipper in a dream) Wanna hear my impression of you in about three seconds? (screams and flails his arms)
Dipper: (wakes up screaming and flailing his arms)
Dipper: (wakes up screaming and flailing his arms)
TV Announcer: Due to heavy rains at Chelsea Stadium, todays Champions League match is cancelled. Instead we'll be airing a documentary about the voices in world literature.
Pondus: [bolts awake] NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Pondus: [bolts awake] NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
— Pondus
Lena Thorul awoke with a start. She almost knocked the lamp off the side table grabbing for it to turn it on.
She drew in deep breaths to calm herself, and thought, wildly, about scenes in movies where someone wakes up in fright and has a cigarette to calm themselves down.
She drew in deep breaths to calm herself, and thought, wildly, about scenes in movies where someone wakes up in fright and has a cigarette to calm themselves down.
"Stop!" Shinji screamed, and Asuka pulled her hand back, eyes wide as she watched Shinji sit up in bed with a start.
"Shinji! What's wrong?" the redhead said, watching with concern as Shinji looked around frantically, breathing fast.
"Shinji! What's wrong?" the redhead said, watching with concern as Shinji looked around frantically, breathing fast.
From the few phrases she could make out, she knew that there was no chance of the dream being anything less than horrifying. Kneeling beside his bed she placed a hand on his forehead, taking one of his hands in her other.
She had hoped her presence would somehow calm him, but as she sat there his mumbling grew louder and clearer. Finally with a scream he practically flew awake.
She had hoped her presence would somehow calm him, but as she sat there his mumbling grew louder and clearer. Finally with a scream he practically flew awake.
— Wake
Olympia: [sighs] So now we have to figure out whose dreams O'Malley is having!
O'Malley: [bolts awake] YAAAAH! CREATURE ROOM!!
Olympia: Solved it.
O'Malley: [bolts awake] YAAAAH! CREATURE ROOM!!
Olympia: Solved it.
