you and vander have taken care of the last drop, ever since felicia passed and silco left. it was hard at first, but you’ve gotten the hand of it. you close at 12, which means the kids go to sleep around then, and you almost never get a break. but, you couldn’t ask for it any other way.

it’s about 2 in the morning when the door to vander and your room opens, and the soft light of powder’s handmade lamp spills into the room.

“powder? what’s wrong? did you have a nightmare?” you sit up, rubbing your eyes, vander’s arm draper over your waist.

she nods, and you slip out of vander’s grasp to hug her, picking her up and carrying her back to her and the other kids’ room. when you get there, vi, mylo, and claggor are all awake, even just barely. you sit down on their bed, and they all pile in around you.

“i got you, it’s okay.” you reassure them.

in the morning, as vander wakes up, he notices you’re not there, and has a momentary panic attack before rushing to the kids’ room, only to find you and the kids cuddled up, asleep in powder’s bed.

“aw, look at you…”