Atop a desolated tower surrounded by blood roses and thorns, is a prince trapped in eternal slumber. He touches your face, his gold eyes glimmering like a thousand diamonds.

"Find me," he says as he brings his lips onto yours.

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"Hey y/n! You fell asleep on the counter!" A quirky and enthusiastic voice exclaims as someone shakes you awake. You let out a grumble, not wanting to be bothered but the shaking still insists.

You pop open one eye and find yourself staring at a brunette wearing a gaudy and garish sweater. You let out a grumble at the sight of her. You really wanted to finish the weird dream you were having.

"Your break time was earlier y/n, deciding to sleep now was a bad idea," the brunette says to you with a smile playing on her lips. You regrettably raise you head from the counter then let out a loud yawn. "Sorry Miss Mabel," was the only thing you said as you rubbed your eyes and continued your duty as the cash registrar. You were newly hired by Mr. Ramirez to work here, in a gift store called the Mystery Shack, since you needed the money to pay for your apartment and apparently this brunette standing in front of you, Mabel Pines, was actually the owner of this property along with her twin brother, Dipper Pines.

"Pfft, I told you not to call me 'miss' again y/n. You make me seem old when we're actually the same age," Mabel says to you as she points at you, surprising you. "Anyways, try to stay awake, okay?" You only give her a nod but you know for a fact that you can't stop sleeping since, of course, you had this very bad condition called narcolepsy. It was usually triggered by strong emotions but sometimes it's very abrupt and immediate.

You watch as Mabel flashes her braces at you then walks away and exits the room. You then began your job again, managing the register, watching customers to see if they try to steal anything and a lot of other random stuff such as cleaning, arranging and organizing.

The day went by quickly or was it just you? Before you could even realize, it was already sun down and Mr. Ramirez was already readying the store for closing. You checked your wrist watch and sure enough, it was closing time. "Awake for half your shift. That's a new record l/n," a low voice suddenly says to you with a hint of surprise. You turn to see a tall brunet with bright emerald eyes and a gentle smile. He wore an unbuttoned flannel that revealed a plain black v cut, a pair of jeans and blue sneakers. You place a hand on your hips and smile at him. "Yeah I never thought I'd stay awake that long. How was work by the way, Dipper?" you ask the brunet who replies with a, "Same as always,"

"Anyways, where's Mabel? I need to ask her if she got my new bottle of medicine," you slightly frown a bit at the sound of 'medication'. Dipper was suffering from anxiety since he was just thirteen, which troubled you a lot. He used to have a lot of anxiety and panic attacks when Mr. Ramirez first hired you so you were always worried for him and his health.

"She's in the other room, I think or she went out," you tell Dipper, who sighs in frustration. "I guess I have to wait for her then," he says as he takes a seat on the hard wood floor next to the counter. You glance at him worriedly. Was he having another attack?

You knelt down in front of him then gently touched his arm. Dipper raises his gaze then finds your e/c eyes. "Is your job stressing you out again?" you ask him. Before, that was the reason why he was panicking. Dipper shakes his head then stares at his pale hand. "N-no, it's something else. I still feel him watching me and it's getting on my nerves,"

You nod, as if understanding. He mentions this him before in his previous attacks but you weren't completely sure who this him actually is since he hasn't really told you yet and you didn't really want to ask him about it.

"Don't worry so much about it Dipper. I'm sure Mabel will be back soon. In the meantime-," you stood up with a smile. "How about I make you something warm to drink while you wait," you tell him and watch as he looks at you with gratitude. "Coffee would be nice," he mutters out with cherry red cheeks.

"Black or with cream and sugar?" you ask him as you walk to the coffee machine near the register. You start to prepare the coffee, placing the hot water and coffee in the pitcher and allowing it to be heated by the wondrous coffee machine. "Black," Dipper says to you as you grab a paper cup near the coffee machine and pour the coffee into it. "Like your soul?" you said jokingly as you went beside Dipper again. Dipper only laughs at your joke but says nothing to retort or to comply. You hand him the paper cup with a smile. "One coffee, dark just the way you like it,"

Dipper happily takes it into his hands then slowly takes a sip. You can tell by the happy glint in his eyes that he's satisfied with the coffee you made.

At that same exact moment when Dipper takes a sip from his coffee, Mabel suddenly enters the room, a plastic bag in her hand. She immediately takes notice of you then says, "Hey y/n, isn't it already closing time? Shouldn't you be - broseph?" Mabel suddenly says as she finally sees Dipper. Dipper takes his eyes off his coffee then looks directly at Mabel. "Hey," he says as he lamely raises a hand and waves at her. Mabel smiles at him then walks over to stand beside me. "I didn't know you were back. Here are the meds you requested by the way," Mabel hands him the plastic bag in her hands which Dipper hurriedly takes. He rummages the bag then brings out a bottle of medicine. "Thanks Mabel,"

"No need to thank me bro bro, I only did this 'cause you promised to pay for my lunch tomorrow~" Mabel says jubilantly, her eyes bursting with sparkles, as she begins to twirl. Dipper shakes his head at her then brings himself to his feet. "Fine, since I did promise," Dipper says causing Mabel to celebrate more. "Now if you two would please excuse me," He raises the bottle of medicine to eye level then give it a gentle shake. "I have to take this,"

You and Mabel move out of the way, allowing Dipper to rush over to the next room for a glass of water. "Be careful not to trip! I left some groceries on the floor there!" Mabel shouts to him as Dipper enters the other room. "Sure thi- WOAH!" A loud thud erupts from the other room, making you and Mabel look at each other. Mabel then sighs and says, "I'll go check to see if he's okay," after that she runs over to the next room.

You let out a quiet giggle as you imagine Dipper on the floor with a clutter of random grocery items on, beside and under him while Mabel just stares at him, with crossed arms and a smile. You sometimes wished you had a sibling when you were with Dipper and Mabel, 'cause they make siblings look fun and amazing to you.

As you were so immersed with your thoughts, Mr. Ramirez suddenly enters the store with his usual eight ball cane and weird faz. "Y/n? You still haven't gone home yet? It's past closing time already,"

You jump slightly at the sound of his voice then snap back into reality. You see Mr. Ramirez frowning at you with crossed arms. "Ah, well I was just helping Dipper and Mabel with something," you said to Mr. Ramirez, whose frown is immediately replaced with a childish grin. "Oh, just make sure to get home safely dude, it's not really that safe here at late night," he says cheerfully but then his face slacks and darkens. "Even if he is gone forever,"

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After walking across in the dark streets of Gravity Falls, Oregon, you finally make it to your apartment. Your apartment wasn't really that much but it was pretty decent. Plus it wasn't haunted or with termite infested floors or walls so yeah.

You really needed to take a bath and eat something since your tummy's been grumbling for quite a while now but as you were deciding on what to cook, a sudden drowsiness hits you like a wrecking ball. You fall to your knees tiredly then let out a yawn. You hit the floor and lie there sleepily. You guessed that your narcolepsy finally took its toll on you again. You slowly shut your eyes and allow yourself to drift into slumber. No use in resisting your condition now. Might as well sleep.

In your dreams was a man with long gold hair and gold bright eyes. He wore nothing but a white shirt, white trousers but he still looked very prince like to you. He gives you a soft smile then offers you his calloused hand. "Welcome back, princess,"

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Haha, it was so hard to write this~ I should probably update Beauty and the Bill though xD That book needs love. Anyways, hope you enjoy this first installment of Sleeping Ciphers~ Comment down below on what you think about this story? Is it bad? Is it bad? Is it trash? Should I do 1500-2000 per chapter? Should I change the point of view? Should I rewrite it?

This chapter is dedicated to TheMeowingNeko for updating her osomatsu san x reader! Ichimatsu and Karamatsu give me life~