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When we learn that Newt and Hermann have "sides" of the lab, Hermann is positioned on the left side of the room; Newt on the right side:

Their respective sides of the room appear to be separated by a yellow line - one which they obviously did not put there themselves, but effectively adopted as a boundary marker.

Newt is a little stinker about the whole thing and lets his stuff sprawl out over the line quite a bit:

Hermann apparently tolerates the tables and trays, but the kaiju viscera - the physical symbol of one of Newt's biggest passions right now - is not allowed. He shoves it back over to Newt's side of the room.

And then we all knows what happens next: Newt does his kaiju drift experiment, and Hermann sees just how determined Newt is to gain intel that will help them fight the kaiju. Knowing that Newt would get hurt in a second drift, he offers to drift with him so he won't be taking the entire brunt of the hivemind again. In doing so, Hermann is opening himself up to Newt - he's allowing Newt to see and feel anything that passes through his mind during the drift, including some painful childhood memories.

At the end of the film, we see Hermann and Newt standing in LOCCENT, once again positioning Hermann on the left and Newt on the right:

And then! We see Hermann scoot over toward Newt's side of the screen:

WATCH OUT LITTLE GERMAN BOY, NEWT'S SIDE OF THE SCREEN IS FULL OF GRABBENHUGGEN... Oh! Oh, he LIKES it!!!

So! Hermann has gone from (symbolically) pushing Newt away, to taking the initiative in approaching Newt physically, emotionally, and presumably intellectually.

K-Sci Day Trip 2023 Newt forcibly takes Hermann for a birthday day out around Hong Kong, a year an a half before the end of the war.

This comic was made for the Edge of Hope a Pacific Rim 10 year anniversary fanbook :D

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Bonus:

Most of the time he looks like this.

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