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    He reaches beneath his jacket again, this time retrieving his gun from its concealed holster. He points it skyward, finger thankfully off the trigger, tapping the end of the barrel a few times against his temple. You note the edge of unhinged pride in his voice. “He’d never met me though.”

    The few remaining shreds of your sanity beg you not to find the display endearing. They lose in the face of your love for him.

    Smiling, you shake your head, trying to reprimand him still. “You’re reckless, Matthew. Utterly reckless.”

    “C’mon, poppet…” He lowers the gun to rest on the table, pointing away from you. “You can still hear my heartbeat, can’t you?”

    You nod.

    “Did you ever hear it stop?”

    You shake your head.

    “Then there you have it. I’m just fine.”

    His idea of reassurance could use a little work.

    - - - - - - -

    When he comes home bloody and drained from a job you regret missing out on, you and Matt both find comfort in one another, unorthodox though it may be.

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  2. 19 Mar 2026

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    will cry now actually

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