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“Murphy, it’s time to take it off,” Raven says softly, sitting next to a pouting Murphy. Murphy shakes his head, his hair falling into his face.
“No, please, just a bit longer,” Murphy says, and Raven sighs.
“You’ve had it on longer than you should already,” Raven says, bringing her hand up to Murphy’s hair and running her fingers through it. They found a binder on the Ark, much to their surprise, and ever since then Murphy’s been trying to wear it all the time. Raven has been trying to get him to take care of himself. Today Murphy has already been wearing it too long, and Raven already begrudgingly gave him more time before. Now she can’t.
“Can I stay here?” Murphy asks, referring to their room. Raven nods.
“Of course, you don’t have to leave this room after taking it off if you don’t want to,” Raven says and Murphy nods. He stands up and stretches, as Raven turns to do something on her worktable nearby. She knows he doesn’t like her watching. Murphy quickly takes off the binder and throws on a sweatshirt, adding an extra layer between him and the outside world.
“Kay,” He says softly, sitting back on the bed.
“See, it’s bedtime anyway,” Raven says, pointing at their small rigged-up digital clock. Murphy smiles softly and grabs her hand pulling her closer. He lays back on the bed, and Raven cuddles in next to him.
“Thank you,”
“For what?”
“For helping me. For always trying to make me be comfortable. I love you,” Murphy says, and Raven leans up to kiss his lips.
“Baby, it’s my pleasure to help you.”