After yet again another mundane day it was time for everyone in the palace to go to bed; one of the only exciting parts of the day had been dinner because one of the cooks decided to do a little experimenting and somehow invented a new dish, one that tasted oddly delicious. A few hours before bedtime, (Y/n) and Sendak joined Vrul and Kumo in the living room so that (Y/n) could teach her three friends how to play charades. Zarkon would have joined in on the game if he could, but unfortunately one of the village leaders contacted him because she needed assistance with a few things he needed to know about in her village. Sendak, Kumo and Vrul liked the game (Y/n) taught them, alas their fun had to come to an end because they all needed to go to bed for the night. After saying their good-nights to Sendak and (Y/n), Kumo and Vrul quickly went to their respective bedrooms so that their other two friends could have a little alone time together.

As of late there had been some noticeable tension between (Y/n) and Sendak, mainly sexual tension; Sendak really liked (Y/n) and she had a major crush on him, unfortunately neither of them knew that. Sendak did the gentlemanly thing and walked (Y/n) to her bedroom, but when they stood in front of her bedroom door neither of them knew what to say. (Y/n) desperately wanted to tell Sendak that she liked him, then would have been the perfect time, and yet she couldn't think of what to say. It felt as though time completely stood still while they stood in front of each other in the hallway, both of their hearts pounding wildly. (Y/n) had read enough romance stories on Wattpad/ao3 to know that the main character/reader would have been kissed by their crush if they were in the same situation, unfortunately it didn't seem like she would be getting kissed that evening.

“I hope you have plenty of rest tonight. Goodnight.” Sendak spoke as normally as he could when he wished (Y/n) a good night, even though he felt oddly anxious.

“Y-yeah, I hope that you do too. Goodnight.” (Y/n) responded with a slight stutter; she opened her bedroom door and entered her room only after Sendak started walking to his own bedroom, not wanting to seem as though she was in a hurry.

When Sendak said goodnight to (Y/n) he felt sad because he wouldn't be able to see her until the next morning; he wanted her to know how much he'd fallen for her, although mere words could never fully express how he felt. He decided to eventually ask Zarkon for some advice on how to woo a woman, but before that he wanted to try one last thing to see if it worked. While he got himself ready for bed, (Y/n) was doing the exact same thing in her own bedroom. She shed her day clothes and replaced them with her favorite new pajamas, then she went to her bathroom where she could brush her teeth and use the bathroom. Getting used to alien fruit flavored toothpaste had taken a while for her back when she had been adjusting to her life on Daibazaal, thankfully she'd gotten used to it as time went on.

(Y/n) brushed her teeth and did her business in the bathroom in a timely manner and then she went to bed, making sure to turn all of the lights off first before she got onto her bed and got beneath the covers. While she laid in bed she tried her best to fall asleep, but the tingling pressure between her-

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Just like most every night after Sendak went to his room for the night he took his clothes off, put them in the hamper in his bedroom and put his armor on its stand. When he brushed his teeth in his bathroom he stared aimlessly at himself in the mirror, noticing a few places where his fur was tangled up; usually he would get them untangled, but that night in particular he couldn't get his mind off of (Y/n). Sendak felt a bit hotter than usual and a little wound up as he quickly finished brushing his teeth and doing his business, although even after he went to bed he couldn't fall asleep. He simply laid there in bed, staring up at the ceiling while his mind wandered to some rather interesting thoughts about him and (Y/n), or rather just (Y/n). There was no denying that he'd fallen head over heels in love with the young human woman and with those feelings came certain desires, although every time Sendak thought about those desires he felt a sense of guilt and shame.

Sendak was alone in his bedroom at night and all he could think about was (Y/n), it wasn't like there was anything to distract him. He didn't realize that he'd gotten an-

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