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[midnightroads]

Fuck. That sounds absolutely perfect.

[He even opens the waterbottle and starts gulping down the water once he disentangles, because that's a need.]

[chrisisofaith]

[Chris shoots him a gentle smile and puts a hand on his shoulder as he passes, though he stops to reach for Bash's wrist and tug him along with him.

Chris leads them to Bash's couch and settles at one end to give plenty of room for the other man to stretch out. In the meantime, his bag gets left by his feet once he's retrieved the small choclate bar. Dark chocolate with cinnamon and cloves had seemed a combination Bash might like when Chris had seen it.]

Settle in here lovely, let me take care of you a bit. You do so well for those around you, but the care ought be returned time to time.

[midnightroads]

[Bash accepts the chocolate bar, quietly plopping down onto the couch like a sack of coffee beans. He doesn't open it immediately, just needing a moment to be still and small.]

I'm really used to not being cared for much.

[That comes out quiet, in the stubborn tone of a child protesting the need for bedtime while already half-asleep.]

[chrisisofaith]

[Chris waits until Bash is settled before he starts working fingers through the other man's hair with slow and careful fingers.]

You? Really? I couldn't tell...[He smiles to soften the sarcasm.]

I find that's often the case for those used to taking care of all around them. A friend back home is the same. He's a father now, you'd think that would make sense from him, but he's been like that the whole time I've known him. He'd not be caught dead needing help unless it's from his wife.

That's no way to be, though, Bash. Even if it's hard, you've gotta let more than one person help you. Not saying a whole village, but more than one...and certainly more than the zero you've been working with.