@nightswatchbar (cuddles, continued):
A drowsy whine escaped the medic, mind already on all his tasks for the day and the appointments to prepare for. But he also had a very warm, very devoted soldier curled around him. Decisions, decisions.
He giggled when Steve offered up a bribe, hoping that meant he’d get chocolate chip pancakes and eggs rather than some minimal burnt toast. Warm breath washed over his shoulder, making his own breath hitch and bit at his lip, again reminded of the fact that he had mister warm and muscled curled around him, shielding the smaller medic from the perils of awakening on time.
“I suppose some antidotes can wait…” He grinned, wiggling back to snuggle deeper into this comforting arms and sighing happily. He wasn’t particularly tired anymore but the heat coming off the other combined with the curl of his arms around him lulled Desmond back to sleep, mouth slightly parted and body completely slack.
Steve let out a content hum that sounded an awful lot like victory when Desmond snuggled closer and relaxed against him. Still half-asleep, it wasn’t long before he was dropping off again. Even as he did so, he was still curled around his boyfriend.
It had been a long mission. He’d managed to end up mostly unscathed, but it had been a no-contact mission, which meant he hadn’t been able to call or even text Desmond while he was gone. Pure exhaustion plus that extended separation meant Steve was feeling even clingier than usual. The desire to have Desmond as close to him as was physically possible would probably continue through at least the rest of the day. Hopefully, the medic wouldn’t mind too much.
In the end, it was nearly two hours later instead of the initially-promised one hour when Steve stirred again. He tilted his head to press a kiss to Desmond’s shoulder before mischief made a smile pull at the corners of his mouth and he pressed a few more kisses to Desmond’s neck. “You want chocolate chips or blueberries in your pancakes?” he asked, voice still raspy with sleep, when he noticed Desmond waking up.











