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Bodhi's eyes opened to see a bright white ceiling. He blinked a few times, trying to adjust to the brightness. "Am I dead?" He croaked out, feeling rough fabric beneath his fingers.
"Far from it, fortunately," a voice sounded from his right. He turned his head slowly to see Cassian. He smiled slightly and tried to sit up. Cassian helped him. "How are you doing?"
Bodhi sat up completely and rubbed his eyes. "A bit weak. But other than that I feel fine."
Cassian smiled and grabbed Bodhi's hand squeezing it. "Everyone thought you were dead. I-uh. I thought you were dead." He took a deep breath and rubbed his face with his other hand.
Bodhi pushed Cassian's hand away, running his hand down his face. "I'm here, Cass. I always will be. I promise." Cassian nodded and cleared his throat. Bodhi smiled and swung his legs off of the side of the bed. Something clanged on the floor, and he looked down. "....My leg...?"
His leg was metal from the knee down. Some blurry memories flashed in his mind, and he vaguely remembered searing pain there.
"During the crash, your leg was amputated. The med-droids had to give you a metal one." Cassian explained, and Bodhi looked up.
Cassian looked tired. Bodhi felt as tired as he looked. He reached forward and grabbed Cassian's face, pulling him forward and kissing him.
It was long and sweet, and Bodhi didn't want to pull away. But a yell from the door broke them apart.
"Bodhi! Thank the Force!" Jyn barreled through the room, almost tackling the two of them. Bodhi smiled and embraced them both. Baze and Chirrut followed closely behind, and they both hugged Bodhi in turn. Jyn gasped when she saw Bodhi's leg. "We're matching," she smirked, holding out her left leg to bump Bodhi's.
He couldn't do anything but smile. "Guys. Guys! I love you all but I kinda want to spend some time with Cass. Sorry."
Chirrut nodded and Baze smiled. "Of course. Have fun you two," Chirrut inclined his head and turned to leave, Baze following close behind.
Jyn wiggled her eyebrows at them before turning and leaving. "Don't do anything I wouldn't!" She called over her shoulder. Cassian laughed and Bodhi smiled.
"I love you," Cassian said softly, and Bodhi turned to face him.
"Love you-" he was cut off with a kiss, and he smiled into it. "We can't just kiss all day," he said when they pulled apart, laughing.
"Why not?" Cassian practically whined, grabbing Bodhi's hands.
"Well, first of all: we're in the med-bay. Second of all: I'm cold as fuck." He brought his knees up to his chest, shivering. The added weight of his metal leg felt odd, but he managed.
"I managed to pack most of your blankets in my pack. I knew you'd need them. We can go....warm up?" Bodhi looked up at Cassian, a blush spreading across his cheeks.
"You don't have work to do?"
Cassian scoffed, smiling. "Are you kidding? My boyfriend just died, I'm pretty sure I have some time off." Bodhi laughed. "C'mon, let's go."
It took some work, but Bodhi was eventually able to walk without Cassian's full support. He knew it wasn't going to be easy to get used to it, but his stubbornness could be surprising sometimes.
But Hoth was cold as shit. And Bodhi expressed that thought whenever he could.
"Cass, I'm cold," he huffed, wrapping his arms around himself.
"Yes, you've told me." Cassian seemed exasperated. "The room is right up here, babe. Can you make it another 15 feet?"
Bodhi frowned, leaning his head on Cassian's shoulder. "Yeah," he mumbled, rubbing his hands up and down his arms.
When they got to the room, Bodhi paused and fiddled with the hem of his shirt. "What?" Cassian asked, leaning on the door.
Bodhi looked him up and down and smiled. "You look good," he said, and grabbed the front of Cassian's jacket. He closed his eyes as their lips met, and Cassian's hands went to rest on Bodhi's hips.
"I'm sorry I scared you," Bodhi breathed once they pulled apart, their foreheads touching.
"You're not seriously apologizing?" Cassian chuckled, and kissed him again. "You have nothing to be sorry for."
Bodhi looked down at his feet - metal and non-metal alike - and frowned. A part of him wanted to fight; to say that he had everything to apologize for.
But another larger part of him agreed with Cassian. "Thank you." Cassian smiled and pulled him in the room, closing the door behind them.
Bodhi immediately flopped onto the bed, wrapping a blanket around himself. "You're ridiculous," Cassian mumbled, sitting next to him.
"It's cold!" Bodhi protested, lifting up the blanket so Cassian could join him. He rested his head on Cassian's chest closing his eyes. "I love you." He hummed, closing his eyes.
"Love you too," Cassian said, wrapping his arm around Bodhi.
Suddenly, Cassian yelped; causing Bodhi to sit up straight. "What?" he asked, looking around. "What happened?"
Cassian laughed, his hand reaching out to grab Bodhi's. "You're leg. It's very cold." He continued to laugh, but Bodhi just huffed.
"Fine. I guess I don't have to sleep here then." He smirked slightly and got up, moving to open the door.
"Hey!" Cassian laughed, grabbing Bodhi's arm. "C'mon, I'm sorry." Bodhi turned to face him, trying to hide a smile. "Can't you like, wrap it in a blanket or something?" He tried to stifle a laugh.
Bodhi turned, "Oh my Force," he groaned, putting his hand over his face. "You're horrible. You know that? Making fun of your boyfriend who lost his leg." He shook his head and sat down on the bed.
"I really am sorry. It surprised me."
He looked over at Cassian and smiled. "I know." He moved over to where Cassian was lying on the bed. Bodhi thought for a second, staring at Cassian while doing so.
"What?" Cassian asked, smirking. Fuck it, Bodhi thought, and moved so he was straddling Cassian's hips. Cassian's eyes widened, but he didn't protest.
"Is my leg still too cold?" he asked playfully. Cassian didn't answer, just grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him down to kiss him. His lips were warm, a welcome contrast to the cold around them.
"I love you," Cassian whispered when they pulled apart.
Bodhi smiled and kissed him softly. "I love you too."