Fuckfuckfuck that works to wake him up, but he doesn't really know he's awake, and like hell that's a good thing. He's not a flailer and he's not violent when he's woken up from a nightmare, but he is the kind that dissociates and doesn't even know they're out.

Blank, blank stare, before he starts to realize and grabs a pillow to cover his face.

Crap.