It's too quiet.
Hermann sighs and rolls over on his bed, willing himself to go to sleep. He misses the days when he had an excuse to still work when he couldn't sleep. The kaiju threat has been over long enough for Hermann to have nothing urgent to work on, but not long enough that he has a new and exciting project to occupy his time with.
The floor creaks quietly, and Hermann rolls over again to see Newton standing by the side of the bed, blearily rubbing his eyes. "I can't sleep," he announces, as if that explains everything.
The worst part is, it does. "Come on then," Hermann grumbles, and scoots over. Newton jumps into his bed eagerly, wrapping his arms around Hermann and snuggling into the blankets like a five year old child. Hermann tells him as much.
"Shhh. Only dreams now," Newton mumbles back.
It's quiet without another voice in his head - human or alien, but somehow, Newton's soft breathing and occasional snores offset the silence just enough for Hermann to drift off.
And that's all, folks! Thank you so much for all your support after all this time, and I hope you enjoyed!
