#me almost 10k later: wow i guess poor mat needed even more cherishing than i’d anticipated

[markantonys]

relationship: rand/mat rating: explicit length: 9.8k, complete summary: “You’ve been wearing those clothes for a year, Mat,” Rand said. “Why don’t you want new ones?”

“None of your business.”

“Of course it’s my business. You’re my friend, and I want to look after you.”

The words slipped out before Rand thought about them, and he felt his cheeks heat up. Mat looked pink too as he finally lifted his eyes to Rand’s. For a moment there was something so open and vulnerable in his expression, but it quickly shifted into an eyeroll.

“Fine, if you’re going to be so bloody annoying about it,” he said. “Let’s get this over with.”