Ah Tumblr, the source of so many bits of small fiction. I really should consider joining it for my own writing. Anyway. This week's contribution is from piwnymisiek.
“Human Steve?”
“Sssh, Drblx” - Alice raised a finger to her mouth. “He’s asleep.”
The grklonian eyed the human in question suspiciously. “ How is that even possible?”
“To fall asleep with your face in your breakfast? He’s been up working for over fifty hours, had to pass out at some point.”
“But why did human Steve not retreat to the safety of his sleeping pod, human Alice? Is he that exhausted? Does he need medical attention?”
“Nah, give him an hour and he’ll crawl to the pod on his own. Wait, ‘safety’?”
“Well, I assume you don’t treat each other as a threat, but to allow himself such vulnerability in front of a grklonian…”
Alice snorted. “Drblx. You’re a crewmate, a friend and a ball of fluffy pink fur. You’re lucky Steve didn’t use you as a pillow.”
Drblx, one of Grklonian Dominion’s most seasoned supersoldiers, had never felt so insulted in their life.
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