Date Written: 10/17/05
Word Count: 319
Rating: K+
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Characters: Drake, JJ (slash-ish? maybe? hell, I dunno)
Notes: Inspired by recent events over on the livejournal community fake2ndchance (JJ got slammed into a wall by a purse snatcher). This was requested by the person who plays JJ
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Drake smiled to himself as he looked at his partner. JJ was dead to the world (figuratively, thankfully, not literally), snoring lightly with a half-melted ice pack on his face. The brunette reached down and carefully removed the ice pack, wincing as he saw the bruise adorning his partner's face.
During a purse snatching (that huge-ass guy should have been trying to get away with a TV, not a purse), JJ had taken a nasty beating, courtesy of a brick wall, and now the left half of his face was black and blue.
It had scared him shitless, looking at JJ's form crumpled on the ground. He was so damn still.
And JJ never stands still; some part of his body is always going, either physically bounciness as he talks about his Dee-sempai, or even just those big blue eyes gleaming with a plot (that usually causes Ted some grief).
Drake leaned down to wipe away some drops of condensation off JJ's cheek carefully. JJ stirred slightly at the touch before snuggling deeper into what had been declared the 'fuggliest thing on Earth'--his orange plaid couch that had cost him fifty-five dollars--by a not-quite-all-there JJ. He figured that he'd be hearing a lot more insults about his apartment as JJ started feeling better.
As Drake watched, JJ's eyes fluttered open. The brunette crouched down and ran his fingers gently through the white-blonde hair. "Hey, how ya feeling?"
"Like I got hit by a MAC truck," came the groggy reply.
Drake chuckled. "You look it, too."
JJ groaned and flipped his partner off.
Drake tucked the comforter that he had thrown over the shorter officer around his partner. "Just go back to sleep."
JJ grabbed the top of the sheet, pulling it up to under his chin. "Hey, Drake?"
"Hmn?"
"Thanks."
Drake paused for a moment before patting JJ's shoulder. "I'm your partner. This is just what I'm supposed to do"
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