Fall
Fall verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Waking up
Waking up noun - The act of waking.
Both terms in one sentence
- The first thing he does upon waking up is wipe his face on a lady's dress, wonder why everyone's panicking...and immediately fall back to sleep in the same position as before.
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Many people in Warhammer 40,000 fall into this, mostly through raiding Space Hulks (waking up the genestealers they tend to contain) or exploring tomb worlds (waking up the Necrons they contain).
Source: Disaster Scavengers -
Sleeping Ugly by Jane Yolen deconstructs the fairy tale by having the prince kiss an unattractive girl first as practice before waking up the beautiful (but Alpha Bitch-y) princess, only for him to fall in love with the plain girl based on her kind personality.
Source: Fractured Fairy Tale
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