Disclaimer: Andromeda, Harper, Tyr etc. Don't belong to me, unfortunately. No infringement intended.
Authors Notes: Rated R due to possible slash content and violence. I have been having some formatting problems, so if this comes out crazy bare with me.
In no way related to "Past Reflections." Takes place in Season One.
Finally an update! Sorry for the long wait, but it's been hectic with Christmas and family gatherings. Hopefully things have calmed down and I can get back to updating weekly. Cross your fingers folks. Anyway, if anyone is still reading this, hope you enjoy.
In the Aftermath
While Dylan, Beka and Trance were doing a celebratory jig around the bridge, Harper backed out of the door not noticing as Tyr followed him silently. Harper walked slowly toward his quarters, or rather the quarters he shared with Tyr, putting ample pressure on his still-bleeding cut. He probably should have waited for Trance to heal him, but Harper just wasn't in the mood to be fussed over. He entered the front room and put his gauss gun and force lance back on their hooks before gingerly stripping off his shirt.
"There goes another one of my shirts." Harper hissed as the fabric caught on the drying blood painfully. Harper threw the destroyed garment down the trash shoot and picked up the dermal-regenerator.
Tyr came upon Harper as he entered the bedroom sitting on the large bed with his back turned, attempting to reach the left side of his back and failing. Without signaling his entrance Tyr made a grab for the dermal-regenerator, taking Harper by surprise since he assumed he was alone. What Tyr was not expecting was to find himself flipped over the smaller man's shoulder so that he was flat on his back with Harper's arm pressed against his throat.
Tyr could have very easily unseated the engineer, but kept still when he noticed the panic in the other's eyes. The blonde was shaking as he straddled the Nietzschean and his breath was coming in sharp gasps.
"Boy?" Tyr asked softly, trying to get his mate's attention. This wasn't the first time that Tyr noticed the fear in Harper's eyes, but usually it was expertly buried, so this reaction came as quite a shock. When there was no answer, Tyr carefully moved his arms up to gently caress the upper arms of the skittish human, seemingly without Harper's wherewithal. When that still got no reaction Tyr began to worry and unconsciously began to purr in a subconscious effort to comfort. "Seamus?"
"What the hell?" Harper blinked his eyes in confusion, looking down at Tyr struggling to breath. Harper hastily lifted his forearm giving Tyr room to breath freely once again. "Err… so sorry, Big Guy."
"Are you planning to tell me the real reason for your behavior, or shall we just pretend that did not happen?" Tyr asked calmly.
"Look you should know not to sneak up on a guy, especially just after a big battle with Magog." Harper tried to bluster his way out of having to explain.
It was only after Tyr remained silent that he noticed both the fact that he was practically straddling Tyr's hips, and that Tyr was still rubbing his arms gently trying to comfort him. Relaxing slightly into the hold Harper began explaining the events that Tyr had forgotten in the last few months.
By the time Harper had finished explaining, they were both lying side by side on the bed, with Tyr's arms holding him tightly. This time however, there were neither tears nor recrimination, but Harper was waiting for Tyr to pull away in disgust. He did nothing of the sort, merely continued to hold Harper until he fell asleep, secure in his mate's arms. Although they still needed to have a serious conversation about the revelations Seamus had revealed, Tyr decided to let the smaller man sleep. There would be plenty of time in the morning to discuss this further.
While watching Harper sleep, Tyr couldn't help but wonder what could have possessed the engineer to sacrifice so much on his behalf. His time on board the Andromeda filled him with disbelief. Here these people, these inferior being, held him in high regard. He tried to kid himself that they simply did not know him, but they seemed to know him better then most. Over all the whole situation was unnerving, but Tyr decided that since he had no other family left alive, he might as well try to find a place among the Andromeda crew. They did seem to get into an inordinate amount of trouble after all; someone would need to keep them alive.