Thank you to EntKayJay for her beta-ring! :)
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Intrepid, he thought bitterly. Intrepid, meaning fearless, brave, heroic... the list went on.
Archer shut down his console and rose to his feet. He walked to the window and stared at his haunted reflection.
Trip's shadow appeared beside him.
"They're calling me brave," Jon said quietly.
Trip walked up behind him and wrapped his arms around Jon's tense body.
Jon rested his head on his lover's shoulder. "I'm not brave. I was a desperate man who did desperate things," he whispered, feeling Trip's grip tighten.
Jon grasped at his lover's hands, anchoring himself in his touch, as his body trembled...