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"Tired", TK yawned as he trudged up the stairs to his apartment. It had been a big day, back-to-back calls with no down time at all. His body was in pain, every muscle hurt and he ached with fatigue.
As he made his way through the door at 1 am, he quietly toed off his shoes and stretched his arms above his head to relieve some tension from the day while also trying to be as silent as he could be to avoid waking Carlos.
He'd seen the other man sporadically throughout the day, with quick glances, fleeting conversations and brief touches between jobs, but it never lasted long.
Making his way to the bathroom, TK began his night routine, glad he got to shower at the fire station before his shift ended. He cleansed his exhausted face, moisturized, as he looked at his skin under the artificial lights, he decided to ignore the bags forming under his eyes, those 16 hour shifts really take a toll.
TK stripped out of his uniform, throwing the clothes into the hamper before putting on a soft pair of grey sweat pants. TK made his way down the hallway, quietly opening the bedroom door and stepping in.
A soft, adoring smile over took his features as he spotted the man, he loved laying peacefully in their bed. Carlos looked to have fallen asleep while reading, a thick paper back book propped on his chest, a soft glow from the bedside lamp illuminating the room, shining off Carlos' reading glass resting low on his nose.
TK tiptoed to the lamp and turned it off before carefully retrieving the book and placing it on the night stand. As he deftly removed the other man's glasses, Carlos softly stirred.
"Go back to sleep," TK whispered soothingly as he walked around to his side of the bed.
"C'mere," Carlos mumbled, still mostly asleep with his eyes closed. TK obliged instantly, crawling into bed, laying his head on the other man's chest and cuddling into his side. Carlos wrapped his arms around the other man and placed a long kiss on his forehead. "Tired."
"Yeah, me too," TK agreed. Carlos heavily rested his head against TK's before quickly falling back asleep. TK smiled softly as he leaned in to the touch, engulfed by warmth and surrounded by love, sleep soon followed for him as well.