Muttered self-righteously, like Steve might somehow have forgotten, and been talking about himself instead of Danny. He follows it up with what's got to be a conversation-ender; pushes closer and finds Steve's mouth for a brief, quiet kiss, mouth warm, pressing softly. Not clumsy, not insistent. Just to go to sleep with the feel of Steve's lips, a last breath that's full of him.
Eyes already closing, jaw cracking in a yawn as he pulls back. "Goodnight, Steven. Try not to accidentally kill me in my sleep with whatever weapon you keep stashed under your pillow, okay."
It's already fading off as he settles back into the pillow, thumb still circling gently, a little more erratic, loops going oblong, slower, slower. Along with his breath deepening, going slower, slower.
They're still here. Even if it doesn't make everything okay, it's a hell of a start, and it's enough. Enough to let him slide sideways into sleep, somewhere between one breath, and another.
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Date: 2013-06-08 03:57 am (UTC)Muttered self-righteously, like Steve might somehow have forgotten, and been talking about himself instead of Danny. He follows it up with what's got to be a conversation-ender; pushes closer and finds Steve's mouth for a brief, quiet kiss, mouth warm, pressing softly. Not clumsy, not insistent. Just to go to sleep with the feel of Steve's lips, a last breath that's full of him.
Eyes already closing, jaw cracking in a yawn as he pulls back. "Goodnight, Steven. Try not to accidentally kill me in my sleep with whatever weapon you keep stashed under your pillow, okay."
It's already fading off as he settles back into the pillow, thumb still circling gently, a little more erratic, loops going oblong, slower, slower. Along with his breath deepening, going slower, slower.
They're still here. Even if it doesn't make everything okay, it's a hell of a start, and it's enough. Enough to let him slide sideways into sleep, somewhere between one breath, and another.