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[ alone ] for one muse to find the other trying to treat themselves injury/hurt prompts bc reasons
He didn't mean to walk in on Ralph during such a vulnerable moment. Twice over now though, when Dennis paid a visit to the man's apartment rather than the clinic, he walked in on something that would have been better off going on without him. First, there was the meeting with Silas - which he could guess was just a simple hang out session between friends. Nothing inherently wrong with it, but Silas was still Silas and so Dennis had to make his displeasure known before Ralph nipped their bickering in the bud.
Now, as he peered around the corner and caught sight of the older man trying to put on some aloe vera Dennis just felt bad for Ralph's plight. Sun burns were always the worst, but getting them on the back where it was impossible to reach sucked even more. "Do you want me to get your back for you?" He offered without the slightest bit of hesitation or shame for what he had walked in on.
Ralph stiffened when he heard Dennis, knowing he had been caught in an embarrassing situation. He really should have been more aware but his back hurt and he was tired. He mulled over the question, ears tinted red from more than the sunburn. He didn't like feeling vulnerable, but he also had been trying to show Dennis that it was okay to ask for help.
He was caught in his own teachings.
Finally, Ralph sighed. "Alright," he conceded, holding out the tube of aloe vera for Dennis to take. His back was pretty red, especially around his shoulder blades which was the hardest spot to reach. Rest of him also bore signs of having been out in the sun too much. Damn summer.
