Benry requested by @UwU_CoffeeQeen
Henry sat at his desk working, eyelids drooping and his brain fuzzy with exhaustion. Just forty more panels. The tired animator glanced at the clock that hung on the wall of his office above the door.
It was two in the morning. He sighed and dropped his pencil and stood up for a moment to stretch his cramped body. There was footsteps from down the hall, a minute later two small horns poked into the room.
Bendy walked in, looking at the overworked animator. "Henry." The demon started, walking up to his desk and yawning. He'd just woken up and heard Henry's chair screeching when he stood, and came to investigate.
"Hey buddy, why aren't you sleeping?" Henry asked, glancing at his creation. Bendy crossed his arms and his tail twitched in agitation.
"I jus happened ta notice ya were still workin at such a late hour." Bendy said, squinting at Henry accusingly.
Henry looked back at a moment before turning to his work again. "Yes, it appears I am still working. Shouldn't you be sleeping?" Henry responded, giving a side glance to the demon.
Bendy let out a slight huff of annoyance. "Hen." He said in a deadly tone, walking up to the desk with his arms tightly crossed over his chest.
"Hmm?" Henry hummed a bit sarcastically, knowing full well what Bendy was going to say.
"Shouldn't you be sleepin?" The demon said. It was less of a question and more of him just saying 'go to fucking sleep you sleep deprived, overworked son-of-a bitch.'
"Well bud, as much as I'd love to go to sleep I need to finish my work." Henry sighed, pen scribbling against paper.
Bendy grumbled to himself as he climbed into Henry's lap, then snatched the pen from his hand and dashed away into the corner of the office. "Hey! Bendy give that back!" Henry yelped, shooting to his feet and standing over the demon in the corner.
"No way you work fanatic, I don't give a cow's horn if ya think ya need ta stay up this late, but Hen for fuck's sake, ya need ta take care of yerself!" Bendy shouted.
Henry sighed. "Bendy, I would go to sleep if I was able to, but Joey's going to get really mad if I don't have this done by morning." The animator said.
He was so tired and knew it wasn't healthy, but he really didn't have much of a choice.
"Well Joey can wait, Y'know he can get in real trouble if he keeps workin ya like this." Bendy huffed, stamping his foot against the ground as if finalizing the whole ordeal.
"Wha- where'd you learn that?" Henry asked.
"From Thomas, that's why he rarely works late." Bendy crossed his arms and squinted at Henry.
Henry sighed and shook his head, forcing the pen from Bendy's grasp and resuming his work. "I'm just gonna finish the one panel and then I'll go home." He said.
Bendy grumbled to himself but climbed into Henry's lap and cuddled into his chest. Henry stopped for a moment to glance down at the sleepy demon, a small smile going over his face.
He wrapped his free arm around Bendy's warm small body and held him closer to his chest. Soon he felt his eyelids grow heavy and his pen slipped from his hand as he fell asleep with Bendy curled up in his arms also sleep.
"HENRY!"
Henry work with a start, Bendy jumping as well but still standing on Henry's lap. Joey was in the doorway looking quite angry. "S-sorry, I must've fallen asleep." Henry quickly apologized.
It must've already been morning. Joey rolled his eyes and growled to himself about 'stupid employee health', as he walked away and down the hall.
Bendy and Henry locked eyes for a moment before both bursting into laughter. "Did you see how angry he was?!" Bendy giggled.
"Yeah that was kinda funny. But I really should get back to work, it's morning after all." Henry said, rubbing a hand on Bendy's horns. The demon let out a purr much similar to a cat.
"Promise you'll get sleep tonight though?" Bendy said, squinting up at Henry. The animator made a mocking think face as he hummed.
"Yessss I suppose. Tonight. Maybe not the next night. That all depends." Henry shrugged. Bendy glared at him.
"Fine but don't blame me when ya start hallucinatin." Bendy huffed, crossing his arms.
"You worry too much about me, it's cute." Henry cooed in a mockingly affectionate way, holding Bendy's chin as he kissed him on the cheek. He then returned to his work as if nothing had happened.
Bendy's face flushed a dark red and he dramatically hopped off Henry's lap and stomped out the doorway. "I DO NOT WORRY TOO MUCH! AN I AIN'T CUTE!" Bendy yelled as his tail whipped out of view.
Henry waited a moment before Bendy came back in, still fuming, and quickly gave Henry a kiss on the cheek before dashing out the door again. Henry laughed to himself.
"YOU ARE TOO CUTE!" He yelled after the demon.
"NO! REVERSE!" Bendy shouted back.
"SORRY CAN'T HEAR YOU!" Henry then returned to work and Bendy had to deal with that for the rest of his life.
