21. Tears

"Hey" Greg says quietly, looking at the man standing in the door frame.

Mycroft Holmes is casually propping himself on the umbrella, but he's also pale, has dark circles under his eyes and generally looks like he hasn't got any proper sleep for a very long time.

"Hey" The DI repeats and tries to give a smile but his cut cheek makes it rather turn out as a painful expression, so instead he holds out his hands, tubes hanging from his arm swaying slowly.

Holmes realizes he was holding his breath and eventually moves. In a moment he's standing beside the white, sterile bed, squeezing his lover's hand in his. Greg carefully pulls him down, to the edge of the bed and embraces loosely. They're staying like that for a longer while, not saying anything, only medical machines' sounds feeling the room, letting know the man linked with them is okay. Well, as okay as one can be after almost getting shoot through the arm and falling from the second floor.

"I'm fine" Lestrade mutters and Mycroft nods slightly, holding his lover tighter.

"Sherlock said…"

Greg rolls his eyes and interrupts with a small smile. "Sherlock's overreacting and I thought you, of all people, know about it the best."

Mycroft stays silent, feeling abashed. Gregory is right, he should knew, but for some reasons he didn't. He panicked, left everything and made his way to the hospital as soon as it was possible. But now, when he's already with his lover, that feeling doesn't vanish, even though it should. Mycroft is aware his dear Detective Inspector had a lot of luck this time and he can't help but thinks next time won't be like that. His shoulders start to tremble, almost unnoticeably, but Greg knows him too well.

"Shush" He murmurs and leaves a kiss on top of the government's official head. "I'm fine. A few more days and I'll be back home."

Mycroft nods again. He wants to say something, that he knows, he believes, he is sure they wouldn't go through this one more time, but he doesn't trust his own voice. So he just brings up his head and offers his lover a smile, hoping it will fool him and draw attention away from his eyes.

But Lestrade can see it all and kisses gently Mycroft's lips before smiling even wider.

Even though Greg knows he shouldn't be happy about tears, he's glad such a beautiful and fragile sight is reserved only for him.

I played with the narration a little and it's in present here. Well, as you can see very well. I wonder if it's worse or better and everything...? Idk, writing like that is fun (writing is generally fun but probably more if you actually know how to write, but don't mind me XD) but then I'm write my rps in past and it can be really confusing XD Should I go on like that or come back to previous style?

Oh, and by the way, I have like, very very VERY VERY important contest on Friday and I'll be studying very very VERY VERY much so forgive me any next delays.

Yeah, I know, my '30 days' sucks, but I suppose it can turn out like that if you're writing something longer in not-your-native-language and first time in fandom. Or simply you're spending days at school (or doing shit...) and nights roleplaying.

ANYWAY. (I'm talking way too much, am I not?)

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