anonymous asked: " "light" for Jackie and Marvin "
Warnings: None
Characters: Jackieboy Man, Marvin the Magnificent
Apocalypse AU
"Think we'll ever see the sun again?"
Marvin's snort was muffled behind his mask. "Not in our lifetime."
The light of their fire illuminated the dead trees around them, casting long shadows that made Jackie think there was something out there. Who knows, he thought. Maybe there is. Can never be too sure anymore.
"What if we do, though?"
"I…I don't know. It's been so long. Kinda forgot what it even looks like."
Jackie offered a bittersweet smile. It was hidden by his gas mask. "Henrik would know."
"Henrik is sick."
"Edward's gonna find a cure."
"I know. I know."
Marvin's arms tightened around him, chin resting on top of his head. A soft sigh–deep thought or contentedness?–left him.
Jackie bumped his head against Marvin's, bringing a chuckle from him. "Things aren't as bad now as they used to be."
Marvin's arms tightened again and he ducked his head down, nuzzling into Jackie's neck. "No. No they're not, are they?"
Jackie reached blindly for one of their flashlights and could feel Marvin shifting behind him to try and see what he was doing.
He could practically hear his partner's expression, "Don't you dare say it."
Jackie tossed the flashlight up as if he was just weighing it, flicked it on and off. Then he pointed it at Marvin. "You're the–"
"Jackie–"
"–light of my life~"
With that, he bumped their masks together.
Marvin only snorted. This time, it was from stifled laughter.