[ it hurts to stretch out, so elektra curls on her side instead, closing her eyes as she feels him move in to lay down beside her. he asks if she's still with him and her eyes open again and she twists her face towards his in spite of the pain, kissing him lightly on the mouth. ]
So far. [ she uncurls a bit, trying to find his hand. ]
[ her own eyes close as his do, timed perfectly with him though she's got no way of knowing that. she pulls his hand to her mouth, kissing his knuckles before turning over in his arms. it pulls at her stitches, but she wants to be as close as she can get to him right now. ]
I need you, too. [ her voice is quiet, free of the humor that had been there just moments before. ] Thank you for saving me.
(He just did what anyone would do. He doesn't want to be owed by her. He wants them to be even in their relationship. If that's what they're going to have-- considering she's in his bed, that's probably what they will have.)
[ she's not so sure it's what anyone would do. she's made plenty of enemies, between the hand, the chaste, and her father's business partners. maybe someone who didn't know her would save her if they saw her bleeding out, but he does know her and he still had. it means something.
their faces are inches apart now, and she closes the space, shifting forward to kiss him lightly. ]
[ it doesn't, not to her. her eyes are closed anyway and she knows him too well to be creeped out by anything he does. she leans back a little, tucking her hand underneath the pillow as he asks her what he can get her. ]
I don't suppose you'd let me wash down painkillers with tequila?
(Matt has strawberry jelly, his dad always had them for him. And considering he's not been taking any jobs since he's been at Elektra's side, there isn't much else to eat in the house.)
[ she remembers him telling her one day, when they'd holed up in his dorm room instead of in her penthouse. the memory and the fact that he'd held on to the pieces of comfort, that he's willing to share it with her, makes her smile and she nods, shifting to lie fully on her back. ]
Can you toast the bread? [ there's maybe a bit of playful pleading in her tone. it's a little needy, but she is recovering from a poisoned stab wound. ] Please?
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So far. [ she uncurls a bit, trying to find his hand. ]
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(He can feel her fumbling, feels the air around her moving, and he grips her hand.)
Don't ever do this again, okay? (He chuckles softly.)
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I'll just need to be faster next time, won't I?
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(he wets his lips nervously, and closes his eyes. He feels like he's in a haze, overwhelmed.)
I need you around.
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I need you, too. [ her voice is quiet, free of the humor that had been there just moments before. ] Thank you for saving me.
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(He just did what anyone would do. He doesn't want to be owed by her. He wants them to be even in their relationship. If that's what they're going to have-- considering she's in his bed, that's probably what they will have.)
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their faces are inches apart now, and she closes the space, shifting forward to kiss him lightly. ]
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When he pulls away, he's ready to play nurse.)
What can I get you?
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I don't suppose you'd let me wash down painkillers with tequila?
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(There's a bit of teasing in his voice.)
The most I'll do is offer you a beer.
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That German garbage? I'll just take water.
[ she knows she should eat something, too, but she isn't especially hungry. ]
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(Matt has strawberry jelly, his dad always had them for him. And considering he's not been taking any jobs since he's been at Elektra's side, there isn't much else to eat in the house.)
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Can you toast the bread? [ there's maybe a bit of playful pleading in her tone. it's a little needy, but she is recovering from a poisoned stab wound. ] Please?