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Prompt from Here: 54 Secret Relationship + 69 Flirting Under Fire; Newmann (would also like to thank this post for inspiration)

god i’m having fun with these

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Drifting with a kaiju brain had been pretty fucking terrifying, to be honest, not something that Newt was eager to repeat, and then, of course, he had to repeat it, but it was made incrementally better by Hermann tagging along for the ride this time, who Newt can confirm is also not eager to repeat the experience. Once they call for a ride Hermann spends a good five minutes scrubbing at his tongue with the handkerchief that Newt dug out of his pockets and got from God-knows-where (he thinks it might be Hermann’s) and making entertaining faces. “Is that really important right now?” Newt says, tapping his foot as he searches the sky for their ride. “You can just brush your teeth or use mouthwash or whatever once we, you know, save the world.”

“It’s crucial,” Hermann says.

He scrubs at his tongue one more time before he finally stops, apparently satisfied, and daintily hands the handkerchief to Newt. “Oh, gee, thanks,” Newt says sarcastically. He crams it back in his pocket.

Then Hermann grabs his lapels and kisses him. Newt’s only a little surprised; they did essentially mind-meld, after all, were face to face with each other’s deepest fears and thoughts and feelings, I’ll show you mine if you show me yours, and those deepest fears and thoughts and feelings included over a decade’s worth of reciprocated longing, which is pretty sweet. He just didn’t think Hermann would act on it while their lives are in mortal peril. Actually, no, that’s the perfect situation to act on it. Newt kisses back enthusiastically.

They kiss a bit on the helicopter, too, because what the hell, they’re probably about to die, who cares about PDA, but they do have to stop to hustle up to LOCCENT and shove aside Hansen to shout instructions at Danger and Striker over the comms.

“Now that you’ve heard all that–” Hansen is saying, and everyone’s eyes are trained on the holodisplay but Hermann’s still awfully close to Newt’s face and their hands are touching on the mic so Newt doesn’t really care about much else (end of the world and he feels fine, or whatever).

“Your eye’s red,” Newt says, finally noticing the ring around Hermann’s iris.

“Hm?” Hermann says. He’s distracted, looking intently at Newt’s mouth.

“That was really brave of you,” Newt continues, tone low, “drifting with me and all. Drifting for me.”

“Nonsense,” Hermann says. “You risked yourself in the first place. You’re the brave one. And foolish. And–” he licks his lips and his voice is just as low as Newt’s when he continues, “–very, very brilliant, too. You built a working interface from garbage, Newton, without any prior experience.”

God, he loves it when Hermann compliments him. If they weren’t surrounded by, like, fifty people who would become instantly aware of recent changes in his working relationship with Hermann (and also if they weren’t currently launching an attack on the Anteverse)–“I want to make out with you so bad right now, dude,” Newt says quietly.

“We’ll be subtle,” Hermann breathes, and starts to lean in–

“I’m sitting right here,” Tendo says.