All she wanted was sleep.

There were windows of life.

Glints of energy.

But really he knew that all she wanted was to curl up and shut up.

The drawbridge went up and he couldn't get in.

It was too submissive to fight.

So his aggression turned to grumpiness.

To begin with he thought it was sweet.

Then he suspected it was a symptom of a deeper malaise.

She wouldn't let him in.

And this frustrated him.

All she wanted was sleep.

Switch off.

He loved being awake, he said it was because there was so much to enjoy.

She hated it, she said it was because she wanted the day to end. 

That wasn't normal and it frustrated him that she lived like this.