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Was it just him and his imagination or not? Because whenever 3:01 AM, at the exact time even, Dan Heng would just woke up hearing the Archives' door knocking.
The knocking he always hear is very familiar even until now. Two knocks- then came four.
It was Stelle's signature knock that he already memorize. He didn't knew why he even memorized it. It's just the way his mind is (probably).
Back to the topic, Dan Heng groggily woke up and got up. Reaching for the door knob and opening it. His instinct was correct- It was Stelle, having her pillow and blanket with both of her arms.
Dan Heng didn't spoke and just took a step back for her to come inside, and the ash-gray haired girl complied.
Since Stelle would just randomly barged in(well not exactly 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯), the girl didn't care if Dan Heng would care or not. They're already used with this kind of routine.
The girl then lied down on the bed as she placed the pillow she got and put it under her head, along with a blanket that covered her body.
The cold dragon young then followed and scooted to the other side of his mattress.
Instead of sleeping in just a minute, a voice spoke up.
"Dan Heng?"
The boy hummed in response.
"Can you hum a lullaby..?"
This made the boy froze and eyes shot wide open. Her request was new for him. Usually, she'll straight up sleep or busied herself with some books to help her sleep.
But this? Dan Heng didn't knew how to respond to that.
Silence filled between them and Stelle got worried. She bit her lip before shaking her head. "No need. Sorry for ask–"
"..I'll do it." He replied with a sigh added in the end. Stelle let out a small smile before closing her eyes.
After a while, she finally heard a soft hum. She didn't noticed that her own body shifted closer to his, and his own body also complied. No spaced between them, just warmth.
As Stelle almost drifted to sleep, her drowsiness grew when she felt a hand on her gray hair. The fingertips of it brushed through her locks, making it help her sleep even more.
Dan Heng was humming so close to her ears that it felt like the gentle melody she was always searching.
As the song ended, he could feel her breathing was slow and steady, and her eyes were shut closed. He guessed that she's already in deep sleep.
A soft sigh escaped through the raven boy's lips as he also laughed internally to himself.
And with that, their surroundings became peaceful and he too also joined her to a deep slumber. It was rare that he had a good dream instead of his 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 nightmares.
But with Stelle around, he seems to let his guard down and just enjoyed the warmth he was feeling.