Anthony Lockwood x gn!reader
# Drabble, yearning, post mission shenanigans, cleaning a cut, soft Lockwood you have my heart
Warnings: mentions of a cut and blood, reader is shorter than Lockwood
“When will you stop being so reckless?” Your voice echoed through the small bathroom, cotton pads in one hand while the other holds onto the sink, keeping you balanced
You stood in front of Lockwood, the cramped space limiting your movements. You focused all your attention on the cut right above his left eye, and him, with nothing else to do, focused himself on watching you.
“I can’t really see well. Can you sit, please?” He obeyed without a word, sitting on the toilet lid and tilting his head in your direction
You carefully cleaned his forehead and eyebrow, your gentle touch leaving goosebumps on his skin. He took note of your face, your furrowed brows and wide eyes, lost in the task at hand.
“Stop staring, Lockwood” You accused, dipping the fabric in water.
He looked down, with the smirk of a child who just got caught doing something he shouldn’t be doing.
“You’re all done,” you pulled away, throwing the white tissues, now stained with an angry red, into the trash “now, you wanna tell me why you ignored that visitor coming straight at you?”
The moment changed, his pause making the air seem thicker than it was before.
“I…” He looked down, staring at his hands folded in his lap
You watched him, really watched him. You noticed his foot tapping on the mat, his uneven breathing and the tiredness in his eyes.
“Lockwood…” You bend down to get a better look at him “What happened?” you whisper into the air separating you from him
“I just-“ He looked up, locking eyes with you. He took a deep breath, not breaking eye contact “I couldn’t bear the thought of you in pain. It messes me up, okay? I can’t focus on anything else besides trying to save you”
His confession hits you right in the face, but what really makes your heart clench is the honesty in his eyes.
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that” He added quietly, probably after your unprompted silence took over the room
“No- I- It’s my fault, I should’ve been more careful” You confessed, guilt spreading across your body for making him feel like he needed to apologize
“What? No, If anything I’m the one who-“
“Hey,” You rested your hand on his knee, stopping the limb from nervously bouncing “thank you. For looking out for me”
“You didn’t even need me” His voice is soft but quiet, like a confession
“I’ll always need you. We’re a team, remember?”
Lockwood sighed, tired from the events of the day. and looked at you one more time, with warm eyes, before nodding and saying “Yeah, I remember”
A.n: Thank you for reading my first ever post on here!!! Soft Anthony my darling ❤️🩹❤️🩹
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