When you observe sleep or treat it as an obligation, the analytical mind triggers a vigilance response that prevents the nervous system from powering down.
ABnd even if there wasn't, again, THIS IS AO3! BE UNAPOLOGETICALLY YOU BC YOURE BADASS AND DONT NEED VALIDATION FROM ANYONE! <33ecause this is AO3 and it is statistically impossible to not find at least ONE person who matches your fic's freak
version of Alba. This means the town of New Albany literally translates to New Scotlan. And the fact it is located in Nova Scotia, the full geographic name of the place essentially translates to "New Scotland, New Scotland."