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Notes: Spoiler for Episode 43
Hoji frowned as he slowly began to wake. SPD beds weren't exactly spacious, but he didn't remember it being this cramped. Eyes still closed, he reached out an arm... and it fell on a very warm, very male torso.
No. Hoji fought back the panic and remained still, his only motion being the careful opening of one eye... and was greeted by the sight of Ban sprawled out on his bed.
No no no no... Not really concerned if he woke Ban up at that point, Hoji scrambled up into a sitting position. This-- this wasn't supposed to happen. How the hell had this happened, anyways?! How--
Hoji forced himself to take a breath, trying to clear his thoughts so he could look at things with a cool head. It must have been... it must have been after the fight today. Ban had taken a stupid risk (again) and it had worked (again)... but if it hadn't, Ban would have been killed. And normally, Hoji would've just smacked Ban and then gone off to his quarter to brood about it, but ever since the Browgul he'd been taking Ban's brushes with death much more personally and even though he knew better he had to check up on Ban afterwards, and then...
Then I made the biggest mistake of my life. Hoji let himself fall back on the bed. His gaze fell on Ban. He was... interesting to watch to watch as he slept, Hoji realized as he let his fingertips trace the outline of Ban's shoulder. No tension, no worry, just peace. Must be nice.
"Partner?" Ban's voice was thick with sleep as he peered at Hoji from his side of the bed. "What're you still doing up?"
"Don't call me partner."
Ban made a face. "Still haven't answered my question."
"Well, I was going to kick you out of the bed." There was no point in dwelling on his mistake. The only thing Hoji could do now was move on. He settled against Ban. "But I don't feel like getting out of my nice warm bed to do that, so I guess you can stay until morning."
"I love you, too." Hoji felt a kiss in his hair as he started to drift off again. "Good night."