#yet another convo leading up to simon’s retirement from active duty
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peppermint-toads · 9 months ago
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you watched a stray water droplet run down simon’s bicep, and you craned your head to the side, licking it up off of his skin.
he pressed his whole palm onto your wet cheek, smushing his thumb over it with a heavy pressure.
you were so tired from crying. your lips and eyes and face were all puffy. your entire face felt raw and red.
simon had sweetly coaxed you into the bathroom, turning the water on as hot as it could go so the steam could start to clear your stuffy head. he’d pulled you down into the bath after him, settling you between his legs and letting you rest against his chest.
he shushed you and stroked your hair until your chest stopped hitching and breathing calmed down.
“bad day?”
“yeah,” you sniffed, your chest starting to heaven again.
“shhh, shhhh, we don’t have to talk about it. not now.”
you just nodded into him. breathing in and out. that’s all you needed to think about.
the world had gotten to you that day. simon had come home safe from another deployment that week, and you just felt overwhelmed by all the possibilities that didn’t even happen.
you were his tough girl. he took pride in the fact that you could handle it, handle him. but sometimes you just needed to be soft.
you always felt so guilty, crying in front of simon. he went through enough, and it was selfish of you to react to his safety of all things like this.
you turned to face him as much as you could in the confines of the tub, placing both of your hands on either side of his face.
“you’re really here?”
he smiled softly. you stared at the thin sheen of perspiration that glistened on his face from the thick air in the bathroom.
he hummed and you could feel it rumble in his chest.
“you’re stuck with me.”
he was just trying to lighten your mood, but those words meant everything to you. you took a shuddery deep breath and nodded quickly, assuring yourself that it was true.
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