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Cyn wearily walks home after a very overwhelming and tiring day. She opens the door to see G sitting on the couch, awaiting her arrival. 

“Heya buttercup!” G says. She pauses and looks at how exhausted Cyn looks. She tilts her head slightly, “Hard day?” she asks. Cyn nods. Her posture is even more slumped over than usual, and there are tired lines under her visor’s display eyes. 

“Come here. You look like you could use a hug.” G says. Cyn looks up again at G, her eyes tired but thankful. 

“Thanks.” her visor displays. She walks over and sits on the couch, leaning her head onto G’s shoulder. She sighs deeply, a soft, small smile making its way onto her face. 

G pulls Cyn into her lap, wrapping her arms around her, making sure she feels safe and comfortable. “This okay, buttercup?” she asks softly. 

“Mhm…” Cyn mumbles, burying her face into the fluff of G’s coat collar. She nuzzles it softly, beginning to purr. 

G smiles, “Have I ever told you how adorable you are?” she asks. 

Cyn giggles quietly, muffled by G’s coat, “You have. Multiple times, in fact.” she says with a smile. 

“Just making sure.” G says with a soft giggle. 

Cyn nuzzles G again, her purring increasing in intensity as she finally lets herself relax. G purrs too, quiet and soft, a soothing presence, calming Cyn even more. 

“Why are you so soft…?” Cyn mumbles into G’s coat, once again nuzzling into the soft fluffy collar. 

“I guess I have good taste in clothes.” she replies with a small laugh. 

Cyn laughs, “You have one outfit.” she says. 

“Exactly. Good taste. I don’t need more than this.” 

Cyn looks up and smiles, “I guess so. You do look very pretty in this.” she says, a small blush on her visor. 

G smiles softly, “You’re very pretty too, buttercup.” she says. She gives Cyn a little kiss right on the middle of her visor, giggling at Cyn’s bright blush that obscures nearly half her screen now. 

Cyn practically melts into her girlfriend’s lap, her purring loud and blush bright. G runs her hand through Cyn’s soft, silky hair, accidentally brushing against one of the extra eye bulbs on her head. Cyn automatically lets out a deep, pleased rumble at the sensation, blushing even brighter now at the sound she just made. 

“You like that, huh?” G teases as she rubs a circle on one of the sensors with her thumb.

“...mhm…” Cyn replies with a quiet mumble. She headbutts G’s hand, wanting- no, demanding- more. 

“Cute.” G says. “Like a big cat.” She giggles softly as Cyn does it again, this time with a small whine. “Yeah, yeah, I’ll keep doing it.” she says. Cyn’s purring gets even louder as G continues to softly caress the sensor bulbs on her head. 

“I love you so much…” Cyn sleepily mumbles into G’s chest. “You’re the first person to actually… want to know me.”

“What about N?” 

“He’s my brother, he's obligated to want to know me. You’re different… You make me feel… special. Like I’m actually loved.” 

“You are special, buttercup. You’re my girlfriend.” G says with a soft laugh. “But seriously, people suck. I’m sure if they gave you a chance, they’d love you almost as much as I do.” 

“Thanks…” Cyn whispers softly, her voice shaky with emotion. 

G nuzzles Cyn and purrs softly again. “I love you.” she whispers. 

Cyn smiles and nuzzles back in response. G resumes slowly caressing the sensors on Cyn’s head, drawing small circles with her thumb. 

Cyn lets out a small whine at the sensation, pressing into G’s hand once again, practically begging for her to continue. Her tail wags frantically, slapping the side of the couch loudly. 

G just continues without saying a word. She knows Cyn has not had very much affection in her life, let alone to this level. She leans down and places a gentle kiss onto one of the sensors, eliciting another deep, pleased rumble from Cyn. 

“Tired?” G asks when she notices Cyn’s sensor lights dimming slightly. 

“...mhm…” Cyn mumbles. “Carry me…?” she asks, her words slightly slurred because of her low battery, and her processor that’s on the brink of falling into sleep mode. 

G smiles lovingly down at her, “Of course, buttercup.” she whispers. “Up we go!” she says, lifting the smaller disassembly drone with ease, holding her securely as she walks to their room. 

“There we go.” she says as she sets Cyn onto the bed, smiling at how her tail is still wagging sluggishly. 

G soon crawls into the bed next to Cyn, turning off the light with her tail and pulling up the blanket. She pulls Cyn close, wrapping her tail around her leg. 

“Night, buttercup.” she whispers softly. 

“G’night, G…” Cyn whispers sleepily, her eyes heavy and processor slowly shutting down. 

G presses a soft kiss once again to one of the sensors on Cyn’s head, “Love you.” she whispers nearly silently. Cyn simply hums in response, purring softly as sleep mode takes over. 

G watches Cyn with a loving smile before closing her own eyes. She finds sleep easily, Cyn’s gentle purrs lulling her to sleep, assuring that Cyn is safe in her arms.

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V sits on the bed, completely exhausted. She decided that it would be a wonderful idea to stay awake for 30 hours. She’s not even fully present at the moment, somewhat drifting in and out of sleep mode, her consciousness wavering more and more as time passes. 

Uzi opens the door and sees V. She’s practically an undead drone at this point. “V, you have to get some sleep.” she says. V, being not fully present at the moment, doesn’t even hear Uzi speaking to her. 

“V!” Uzi yells. 

V jumps, “Wh- huh? What?” 

“You need sleep.” 

“No… ‘m fine…” she mumbles, her voice glitchy and slurred. 

“Get some sleep or I’ll have to resort to drastic measures.” Uzi says. 

“What’f want that though…?” 

Uzi huffs in amusement, “You’re telling me you stayed up for… 30 hours… just so I would cuddle you to sleep?” 

“Maybe…” V mumbles.

“Dummy. You could’ve just asked me.” Uzi says with a soft laugh.

“Well, i’ss too late now…” V mumbles. “I wan’ my cuddlessss…” 

Uzi giggles, “You’re so cute when you’re sleepy.” 

“‘M’not cute… I could kill you’f‘I wanted to…” 

“Not in this state.” Uzi says, trying to hold back a laugh but failing miserably as she lets out a small snort. 

“Whatever… Can I get my cuddles now…?” 

“Of course, dummy. Give me a minute.” 

Uzi quickly changes into her pajamas and climbs into the bed. She lies down and signals for V to follow. When V does, she pulls her close, letting her rest her head on her chest. 

“Love you, V. Now please get some sleep.” Uzi says as she begins gently running her fingers through V’s hair. 

“Love you too, Zi…” V mumbles as her incredibly heavy eyes succumb to the soothing sensation of Uzi’s hand in her hair. She purrs very softly, her battery too low to even properly purr. She wishes she could stay awake for longer to enjoy this, but it just feels so nice that she can’t help but let sleep take her. She lets out a deep, relaxed sigh, and quickly falls into a deep sleep. 

“Night, V. Don’t do that again, dummy.” Uzi whispers, pressing a soft kiss to the top of V’s head. 

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It was the middle of the night once again. A thunderstorm roared on through the sky, and V was sitting on the couch, shaking with multiple hidden emotions she didn’t feel like showing. 

N walked in, noticing V’s rigid, shaking posture, and asked if she was alright. V didn’t move, didn’t speak. She couldn’t even if she wanted to, her voice stopped working a while ago anyway. She was so overwhelmed with emotions and sensations that her processor simply shut down her speaking function.

As N asked another question, her tightly knit facade unraveled just slightly when she let her anger get the better of her and threw something at him. A clear sign that she doesn’t want him here. 

N decides that’s enough proof that she’s not okay, and decides to ask a simple, final question. 

“Should I call Uzi?” he asks gently. 

V lets her face show slight emotion as she nods slowly, tired lines now showing under her eye lights. 

“Okay.” N whispers. He then walks out. 

Uzi arrives about 10 minutes later, holding a soft, dark violet blanket as she enters. 

“She’s on the couch.” N says, pointing with a worried expression. “Be prepared though, she uh… threw something at me when I asked too many questions.” N says with a nervous laugh, before remembering, “Oh, yeah.” he says. “She’s also nonverbal at the moment, I’m sure you know how to deal with that already though, seeing as that happens to you as well.” He says, laughing awkwardly as his tail swings around nervously. 

“Thanks for letting me know before I swamped her with questions she can’t answer.” Uzi says. “See you, N.” N nods as Uzi walks over to V, hoping she can help her feel better. 

“I’m here, V.” Uzi says quietly. V looks up at her. She looks absolutely broken. Sad, angry, scared, overwhelmed. A whole mix of emotions. 

“How about we head to your room, huh?” Uzi says. V nods weakly, slowly standing up to reveal that her legs are shaking quite a lot. 

“Help?” V’s visor reads. 

Uzi slings the blanket over her shoulder and walks over to V, helping her stay standing as they walk over to V’s room. 

“There we go.” Uzi says softly as V sits down onto the bed. Uzi sets the blanket down and climbs in next to V. 

“Hug?” she asks. V nods. 

All at once, as they embrace, V’s emotions all come out. Tears running down her visor like a waterfall, and angry lashes of her tail. She grips Uzi tight with one hand, the other bangs on the mattress angrily. 

All throughout the storm of V’s breakdown, Uzi holds her close. Even when she accidentally hits Uzi’s leg instead of the bed, mumbling out incoherent apologies between sputtering sobs. Uzi continues to hold her like a precious, priceless object. 

She rubs circles onto V’s back, right atop the hatches that store her wings. She knows that this is the best spot for gentle touches, it’s nearly made V fall asleep standing up before. They stay like this for about 10 minutes. 

“It’s alright, V…” Uzi whispers gently as V’s sobs quiet slightly. “I’m right here. I’ve got you.” she soothes. 

V’s cries very slowly subside, and Uzi continues to just hold her tight, still rubbing gentle circles on her back. 

“‘m sorry…” V mumbles into Uzi’s jacket

“Don’t be.” Uzi says softly. “It’s okay.” 

Another boom of thunder sounds, and V flinches, whimpering quietly as she grips Uzi even tighter. 

“Scared of the storm?” Uzi questions softly. V nods, looking up at Uzi again. Uzi brings her hand up to cup V’s cheek. She gently caresses the line where her visor meets the metal of her face, “You’re safe in here, V. It can’t hurt you here.” 

V leans into the touch, letting herself relax, if only slightly. She lets out a shaky sigh, but her posture is still a bit stiff. 

Uzi’s other hand takes one of V’s, squeezing lightly. A silent message: “I’m here.” 

V squeezes back. A message of her own: “Thank you.” 

“Let’s get you some rest now.” Uzi whispers, noticing how tired V looks. 

V squeezes Uzi’s hand again, her visor reading “Stay?”  

“I’m not going anywhere.” Uzi says soothingly. She lies down, “Now come here.” she says, opening her arms to embrace V once again. 

V quickly curls up next to Uzi, laying her head on Uzi’s chest and wrapping her tail around her leg. 

“You comfy?” Uzi asks. 

“mhm…” V mumbles, already feeling a lot better. 

“Good.” Uzi whispers. “Now get some rest.” she says softly. She runs her fingers through V’s soft, silky hair and smiles. 

“Night, Zi.” V says almost silently, already letting herself slip away into unconsciousness. 

“Goodnight, V. Love you.” Uzi whispers as she presses a gentle kiss to the top of V’s head. V smiles as she finally falls asleep, purring softly as she sleeps. Uzi continues to run her fingers through V’s hair until V’s purrs lull her to sleep. 

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Thad was exhausted. He just came back from football practice and was completely drained from it. All he wanted to do was get home, take a nice cold shower, and sleep for the next week. He completely forgot that N was there until he got home, 

“Hey Thad!” N said, his tail wagging as he smiled his usual beaming smile. 

“I’m not gonna lie, man. I completely forgot you were here.” Thad said, the tired lines under his eyes showing very clearly now. 

“That’s okay.” N said with a shrug. “You alright? You look really drained.” 

“Football practice killed me today.” Thad said. “I feel all gross and sweaty. I need a shower, I’ll tell you more later.” 

“Okay! Just yell if you need anything.” 

“Got it.” 

Thad grabs a towel from the closet and tiredly walks over to the bathroom. He shuts the door and turns on the shower, making quick work of this shower. Once the water is warm enough to not freeze him to death, he gets in, sighing deeply at the cool water hitting him. 

Eventually, he gets out, dries himself, and shakes his hair dry like a dog would. He quickly gets dressed and goes back out to the couch where N is waiting for him. 

“I’m back.” Thad says tiredly, yawning afterward. 

“Feel less gross?” N asked with a small laugh. 

“Yeah, now I’m just tired.” 

“Practice really drained you, huh?” 

“Yeah…” Thad says with a sigh as he sits on the couch. “It feels like coach just wanted to make me suffer today.” 

“I’m sure he didn’t mean it. You’re one of the best players!” 

“Aww, thanks man.” Thad says. He leaned his head on N’s shoulder, “I just think that some of them hate me, even coach.” he says. “I mean, I get why, but I’m not a bad player. I’m just… different. And I think he believes he can get rid of me by pushing me more than he does the other guys.” 

“If he ever tries something like that, I’ll be sure to talk to him about it.” N says with a low growl. 

Thad laughs, “I’d be off the team for sure then. Unless they magically find a replacement the same day.” 

“Well, if you ever get harassed by anyone, tell me and I’ll give them a stern talking to.” 

“You’ll probably kill them with fear alone.” Thad says with a laugh. 

“I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure you’re happy.” N says. 

A bright blush now obscures nearly half of Thad’s visor, “Thanks.” he says. 

“Wanna just chill now? You look like you’re going to fall asleep any minute.” N asks. 

“Yeah.” 

The two of them sit in near silence, save for N’s soft purrs and the combined sound of their breathing. They shift a few times and end up in a position where Thad is using N as a pillow. Both of them are laid down on the couch, N’s legs partially hanging off the other side, as he’s too tall to fit. N’s hand cradles the back of Thad’s head as he plays with his slightly wet hair. Thad sighs as he relaxes more, practically melting onto N as he lets his eyes finally shut. 

“Thanks, N… You’re awesome…” Thad quietly mumbles, his speech slurred and barely above a whisper.

N lets out a small huff, amused at Thad’s slurred, mumbled speech. “Let’s get you to bed.” 

Thad groans tiredly, “Do we have to get up…?” he asks sleepily. 

“Sorry, bud. You look like you’re about to pass out. Your bed’s much more comfortable to sleep in than this couch I can barely fit on.” 

“Ffffine…” Thad mumbled in a slurred voice. 

“Good, because you’re definitely about to pass out.” 

Thad grumbles some incoherent thing that N can’t understand, but decides to just take him to his bed and not question it. He soon enters the room, carrying Thad while he cuddles close to him, nuzzling the soft faux fur of his coat collar sleepily. 

N smiles at the adorable display, “I’m gonna set you on the bed now, ‘kay?” 

“M’kay…” Thad mumbled. 

N slowly lowers Thad onto the bed, “There you go…” he says softly. “Okay, let’s get some sleep.” he whispered. 

N laid down and carefully curled around Thad, wrapping his arms around him and pulling him closer. Thad wrapped his own arms around N’s waist, burying himself into N’s chest, nuzzling into the spot right below where his head lay.  

He feels completely safe here, surrounded by warmth and hearing the gentle hum of N’s purring and the gentle drum of his core beating. He’s drawn into the warmth like a moth to a flame. He nuzzles himself impossibly closer, letting out a deep sigh as he fully relaxes. 

“Night, N…” he whispers. 

“Night, Thad. Sleep well.” N whispers with a soft smile.