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“You asleep?”
“Yeah…”
Hunter did not dare moving, with Echo on top of him, unmoving and with an even breathing, his love clearly asleep. Well, mostly. Still, Hunter needed to move so…
“Echs, hon?”
Usually Hunter did not mind having Echo falling asleep on top of him afterwards. As it was where Echo preferred to be, listening to Hunter’s heart beating before falling into a deep slumber.
But, Hunter had apparently pulled a muscle during their bout earlier having been more on the acrobatics side and so, sleeping on his back felt, awkward. Painful maybe?
“Yeah Hunt?”
Echo’s groggy voice finally broke out, the ARC coming back to the land of the living.
“Could you sleep by my side tonight instead? I think… heh, that you broke my back earlier.”
No laughing matter, but Hunter found it kind of funny just the same.
Echo was up in a blink of an eye, his worry for his partner present clear as day on his face as Echo stared at Hunter as if trying to read the location of the pain like a scanner.
“You’re hurt? Why didn’t you say so?”
Echo was off of Hunter in no time, trying to check up on his partner.
“Where does it hurt?”
“Lower back and I just realised it, so don’t worry about it too much.”
“Of course I worry about it and you. That’s what partners do. Worry for each other, take care of the other!”
Hunter chuckled. It felt good, having a partner who cared.
“Echo, love, is okay. Nothing but, maybe a strain. We can put some bacta on it tomorrow.”
“Turn over, I’ll check it. Right now, Hunt!”
Hunter rolled his eyes. Nothing to argue about with an overprotective Echo. And so he did, roll over. For Echo.
Echo ran his fingers across the expanse of Hunter’s back finding the sore spot soon enough, pressing on it lightly while trying to figure out the nature of the ache without proper scanners. Echo had trained as a medic too, so, he had some experience.
“Ouch!”
Echo was quick on his feet, picking up the scanner and running it over Hunter’s back.
“Nothing broken, thankfully! You should have told me right away.”
“Told ya, it’s just a sprain. Besides, we were, busy. Before.”
“Yeah well, still. I will get some bacta for it right now.”
Echo was up and getting the medicine before Hunter could object. Returning soon enough.
“Told ya not to worry about it, hon.”
“Yes well I do. Worry. And I also need my sleeping spot to be functioning. So gotta take care of ya, Hunt.”
Echo smiled as he did, spreading the bacta over Hunter’s aching back.
“You have to sleep on your side.”
“I know.”
Echo made his way into the bed after taking care of the booboo. Avoiding touching Hunter though, afraid to hurt him more.
“Comere, love.”
“Your hurt, sweetie.”
“Is okay. I can still hold ya.”
“Are you sure? Absolutely sure?”
“I am, Echs.”
Echo inched a little closer to Hunter and soon enough, back into his arms. The two falling into sleep soon after, even if it wasn’t Echos favourite spot to be in.
Then again, all of Hunter, was exactly that. Echo’s comfort place, without a doubt.