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[laiiaaa]

thinking about Carm just being tired and missing you when he comes home :(

You’re still awake and watching your show when he huffs through the door, throwing his cap and coat down to the floor—you know then that it was a rough night for him.

Offering a glance over your shoulder, you ask, “You alright, Bear?” The TV keeps droning on, but you’re more attentive to Carmen as he doesn’t offer any response.

He lugs himself around the back of the couch and falls to the cushion with a sigh. You keep an eye on him while he slouches, resting his elbows on his knees and carding a hand through his hair, and you gently rub a hand up his back.

Almost as soon as you do it, he’s shifting to lay down and rest his head in your lap. His head hurts, and his back is sore, and he thinks the long hours might be getting to him.

To soothe him, you cup one hand around his face and run your fingers through his curls. “Rough day?”

“Yeah,” he sighs, eyes closed. He seems to relax into your touch.

You hum. “I’m sorry.” 

He lifts his hands to grab yours resting along his cheek, and instead brings it down to his heart, doing nothing other than hold that piece of you in his hands. “Just missed you today, ‘s all…”

He often misses your hands the most during a rush, how they untangle the knots in his back and shoulders, how they soothe the soreness in his hands and head. He likes how much softer and gentler they are, unmarred by scars and calluses like his—even though he knows by now that they’re well-loved.

 “You had a long day today, y’know? I missed you too.”

He turns to lay on his stomach and wraps his arms around your waist, hands slipping beneath your tee to feel your skin against his while your nails scratch up and down his back, lulling his headspace away from the kitchen and into bliss, a sense of serenity he only ever feels with you. “Will you come to family tomorrow?”

“Yeah," you answer without a second thought, voice tender. " ‘F course.”

He doesn’t say anything in response, but you know he’s content when he lets out a deep breath, his back rising and falling. And he lays with you as you finish the episode you were watching when he walked through the door, following behind you when you take him to bed with your fingers intertwined, falling asleep with you in his arms. You make the tough days worth it.

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