[ credence is barely holding himself together and graves knows it. the praise is nice though, even if it feels unwarranted. credence's eyes never leave graves' work on the wound, soft and worried. when the danger has passed and only pain is left, credence wipes his hands again and snatches the gauze and bandages from graves so that he can do this part himself.
but then i like coconut and credence can't help but smile, chin tucking down slightly in embarrassment over being so happy being granted something so simple. it means a lot to him, though. once the bandaging is done he burrows into graves' shoulder for a moment, inhaling-exhaling slowly before he peels off the gloves and grasps graves' face gently in his hands, urging a kiss to his mouth softly. ] I love you. You can't leave me because of something like this, okay?
[ he still won't expect graves to say it back. of course he doesn't, because graves never says it. still, he looks at him a moment before speaking again. ] You need to rest. I can clean all of this up.
[ he kisses him back, forefinger and thumb grasping his chin. he doesn't let credence go -- that kiss, soft and sweet, is too short, and he's drawing him close again. graves might not say it, but he pours his feelings for him into the kiss, pressing another to his mouth, then another.
all things considered, credence has put up an impressive front; and there's something endearing about that embarrassed smile. he's leaning into his hands, in no particular hurry to do anything else. ]
I'm not going anywhere. [ he promises, noting how credence has done such a good job with the bandages. it's firm, and all he has to do is ride this out. his thumb smooths over credence's bottom lip when he pulls away briefly, never straying too far from him. but his mind strays to more practical matters, just for a few moments. ] Did Kowalski ask you to work for him?
[ credence can feel it in the kisses, leaning into them and exhaling shakily against his mouth in between. he'll clean up later: now that he's stopped focusing on wound care all he can think of is making sure that graves is still here, still with him, whole and solid and not about to slip through his fingers like grains of sand.
i love you, he doesn't repeat, but he thinks it. instead: ] Good. I need you too much.
[ he presses a gentle kiss to the pad of graves' thumb thoughtlessly, then looks at him, dark eyes searching his face before he nods slightly. ] He did. He said he likes my ideas and he could use the help. How did you know?
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but then i like coconut and credence can't help but smile, chin tucking down slightly in embarrassment over being so happy being granted something so simple. it means a lot to him, though. once the bandaging is done he burrows into graves' shoulder for a moment, inhaling-exhaling slowly before he peels off the gloves and grasps graves' face gently in his hands, urging a kiss to his mouth softly. ] I love you. You can't leave me because of something like this, okay?
[ he still won't expect graves to say it back. of course he doesn't, because graves never says it. still, he looks at him a moment before speaking again. ] You need to rest. I can clean all of this up.
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all things considered, credence has put up an impressive front; and there's something endearing about that embarrassed smile. he's leaning into his hands, in no particular hurry to do anything else. ]
I'm not going anywhere. [ he promises, noting how credence has done such a good job with the bandages. it's firm, and all he has to do is ride this out. his thumb smooths over credence's bottom lip when he pulls away briefly, never straying too far from him. but his mind strays to more practical matters, just for a few moments. ] Did Kowalski ask you to work for him?
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i love you, he doesn't repeat, but he thinks it. instead: ] Good. I need you too much.
[ he presses a gentle kiss to the pad of graves' thumb thoughtlessly, then looks at him, dark eyes searching his face before he nods slightly. ] He did. He said he likes my ideas and he could use the help. How did you know?