I have been up for two hours and all I can think about is texting best friend Gaz like dude, fuckin tired. Can't sleep. Weighted blanket missing. SOS.
(just some thoughts bc I'm tired and not used to being awake before 10. 18+ due to a singular comment, but this is self serving fluff)
And Gaz replies, because he always does when it's you.
Be there soon.
You don't even check your phone when it dings, you know he's already on the way.
You try your hardest to try to get yourself back to sleep, but all the blankets and pillows in your house simply don't have the weight to help you relax enough to sleep.
He parks his car next to yours and lets himself in with the spare key you made him (in case of emergencies), and he kicks off his shoes at the door before making his way back to your bedroom.
You were covered in pillows, blankets, and every vaguely soft item you could find.
He snorted. You flipped him off.
He pushed all the pillows and various other items off of you (why the hell did you have a pair of slippers mixed in with all the pillows) and got comfortable, laying his chest across yours.
You sighed happily, finally comfortable enough to fall asleep. He was heavy, warm, and everything about him radiated safety.
"Need me to tell you a bedtime story too?" His chuckle reverberates against your chest and you nod, making him laugh again.
"Alright so, have I told you about the time I fell out of a helicopter?" You can distantly hear his voice as you drift to sleep, a welcome rest after 18 hours of stress.
You wake up at some point later in the day, Gaz's arm wraped around your waist, holding you close. It's comfortable, familiar.
You nudge him.
"Ky... Lemme up, need t' pee." He grumbles, stubbornly pulling you closer against him.
"Kyle, I'll piss on both of us, lemme up." Your threat means little to him. He's been covered in worse and it would just leave you with a mess to clean up.
You sigh.
"Kyle. I can feel your stiffy against my back, lemme up." His eyes snap open and he lets go of you, holding up his hands in surrender while trying to explain the concept of morning wood.
You wave him off, walking to the bathroom.
Single easiest way to make him wake up.
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In an exceptionally quiet moment Thena has the opportunity to watch Gil work. She watches every detail about him from her break room, from his look to the way he moves and interacts. From his muscles to his friendly smile and more.
And she slowly realizes that she has fallen for him.
(The Thenamesh Doctor AU)
Thena stands back and takes a look around at the work they've done. There's still work to do, of course, but they've done well so far. She rode out with Gil and Kingo a few hours ago to get this back road car accident situation under control.
The fire department is here directing people, trying to balance keeping the cars from catching fire and leaving things intact for the insurance inspectors to review. Kingo is treating one car's people while Gil is treating the other's.
"It's okay, just go slow," Gil says in soft, whispering tones as the young passenger of one of the cars raises a trembling bottle of water to his lips. "If you drink too much at once, you could give yourself a stomachache."
Thena smiles to herself as she watches him from the open back of the bus. Her job is mostly done, giving her the opportunity to observe Gil in all his glory. He really was born to help people, she thinks.
He just...he has such a way about him. He's warm, and kind, and he's so gentle he can always get everyone to some state of calm. She's seen him wind kids down from absolute hysteria, and their parents too. And she's seen him handle the most cranky anti-medicine recluses into taking a simple tylenol for their pain.
She's not sure there's anything Gil can't do.
He's a great paramedic, he's caring and smart and diligent, and somehow he also finds time to work out and be a great cook. She has no idea how, or when he sleeps at all. But he does it all with a smile on his face.
She loves his smile.
But Gil's a very lovable guy--that's just part of him. Everything about him is adorable, from that full faced smile he has, to his sense of humour - even when he's telling truly awful dad jokes - to the way his jaw hangs open when he sleeps.
If she wakes up while he's sleeping she'll close it for him.
She never sleeps so soundly than when they're taking the opportunity to sneak in a nap in an on-call room back at the hospital. There's something about that big, warm, teddy bear body of his. She would rather die than admit it, but being held in those arms...she doesn't think there's anywhere else she'd rather be.
Not that they hold each other often.
Not like that, at least, no matter what Ajak does or does not believe. It's just...hard for other people to understand. But for Thena, it doesn't need any explanation. She and Gil are just...comfortable. They're comfortable with each other, and that doesn't need complicating.
They just work well together, and that means being able to talk more comfortably with Gil than anyone else in the world. It means being able to sleep better than she ever thought possible when she's with him. It means meals taste better when she has him to look at, especially when she's eating something he has so lovingly made.
Gil does everything lovingly. And she-
"Hey."
Thena blinks out of her fatigued stupor. She'll say that she has no reason to be as tired as she is. Gil has been pulling people from cars and carrying up from a ravine all night. He'll just brush it off, though.
He sits himself down with a loud sigh, so maybe even he's ready to admit how tired he is. He sits close, watching as the patients are loaded into the ambulance from the other, closer hospital. They're all going, the less injured sitting on the benches. The police can question them all there.
"Hey," she whispers, moving her hand into his and giving it a light squeeze. He smiles at her, but she can see how exhausted he is. It's late, and he's done a lot of the manual labour, as usual. She rubs his arm with her other hand, imagining the burning in the muscle there. "You did good work out there."
"Don't I always?" he chuckles ever so faintly.
"Yeah," she soothes, though. She keeps a hold of his arm, encouraging him to lean against her heavier. "You always do."
Gil settles himself against her as the other ambulance pulls onto the road, turning on the sirens just in case they run into anyone else on the narrow pavement. "Kid's really shaken up from it. But I guess it could have gone worse."
It could have gone much worse. "We got here in good time. No one will have life threatening injuries, or treatment."
He nods, obviously wishing he could have done more. Thena shakes her head at him, slipping her fingers against his. "They'll all pull through, Gil."
He looks at her, pulling up another smile. "Hey, we couldn't have gotten them secured without you here to stitch them up while they were still in the cars."
"Hey you t-" Kingo takes one look at them and shuts his mouth. He's so much more perceptive than most people think he is. He gives his partner a nod and closes the doors on them, letting them ride in the back in their peaceful little moment while he drives.
He'll call in this favour to both of them later, but that's fine.
Gil turns his face into her as the bus lurches back onto the road, he inhales against her hair, "they were really scared."
Thena nods, still holding his hand. They see people on possibly the worst day of their lives, constantly. For Gil, that still gets to him--still makes his heart ache for those people whom he knows will carry around memories of them long after they leave the hospital.
She looks up at him, wishing in an instant she could take that massive heart of his and just...transplant those feelings of his into her. She would do anything to alleviate the traces of sadness just at the edges of his eyes.
Gil blinks as she pulls him down to her slowly and gingerly. His eyes drift closed as she touches her lips to his. It's so, so brief, and it's so, so soft.
He buries his face in her neck, wrapping an arm around her side. He tucks her into him with his hand in his hoodie pocket, like a bird taking another under its wing.
Thena rests her head against his chest, just listening to his breathing and the drive. He doesn't ask, and she doesn't feel the need to answer, either.
She loves him.
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