There's a quiet moment when Hughie's still asleep, so Butcher gets to just look at him, unbothered. He reaches out, strokes his hand across his forehead, touching the loose curls there
This causes Hughie to stir, though, and he's shuffling closer to Butcher, letting out a soft, sleepy sigh.
"Go back to sleep, love," Butcher murmurs.
Hughie's eyes open slowly, a slow-spreading blush making its way across his cheeks. "Oh -" he suddenly says, "We -"
Butcher smiles. "Yeah. We did." He pauses, stroking Hughie's hair. "You okay? I didn't hurt ya, did I?"
"No," Hughie confirms. "Just, um. A little achey."
"Sorry, love. It's not too bad, is it? You might be a little sore, especially given it was your first time going that far."
Hughie smiles shyly. "I think I've been through worse at this point."
"Fair." Butcher pulls him closer, letting his hand drift down to the still-healing scar on his stomach. "You should really rest."
Hughie sighs, but relaxes against him. "You should, too."
"I will. Don't ya worry your pretty little head about it." Butcher drops a kiss into his hair.
He's got a good thing happening here. He best not fuck it up.








