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Atlantic Rim AU
Newt sighs and relaxes. The onsen is so full of steam he doesn’t even bother with his glasses- he sees about as well without them, right now. He shifts a little, letting the heat of the water play over the sore stump of his leg, soak into the raw muscles.
“You okay?” He opens his eyes, glances at Hermann.
Hermann isn’t moving, which is a good sign. His meds are still kicking in and this morning was- less than good. But now, he’s still, soaking in the brown-red mineral spring, eyes closed and breath steady and fuck but if Newt just could just keep him like this- calm and happy, still and at peace- it would be as good as saving the world.
Newt shifts a little closer, and from there, he can see Hermann’s eyes aren’t quite closed, just a little open, a tired kind of happy smile on his face. “Thank you for taking me out here.” He murmurs.
“It was your idea too.” Newt rests his head on Hermann’s shoulder, and closes his eyes as Hermann’s fingers drag through his hair. “I swear, after everything I heard about this place, I pretty much expected it to regrow my leg.”
Hermann chuckles, deep and warm, “I doubt that will happen, apologies, but is it helping?”
“Hell yeah.” Newt rubs the heel of his hand into the still-spasming muscles, after so many years with barely time to eat, barely time to sleep and definitely no time for PT, Newt half expected he’d be in a wheelchair by the end of it. It’s still tempting, on the bad days, but hopefully this’ll put off any more bad days, for a while.
“Would you want to stay?” Hermann says slowly, “If we could find work here, a place to live-”
Newt blinks. “I- yeah. Sure, I’d love that. I’ll have to brush up on my Japanese, but I bet they’ll love to have us.” He rubs Hermann’s shoulders. “We’re the big damn heroes.”
“Indeed we are.” Hermann smiles, turns his face to Newt’s his smile is warm and sweet and this close, Newt can see every fleck and detail in his eyes. “And you deserve onsens whenever you please.”
“Well, you deserve-” Newt is about to say all your meds, but that sounds pretty tame. “Everything.” he finishes firmly. “You tell me, I’ll make it happen.”
Hermann kisses his shoulder gently, and closes his eyes again, resting in the sweet, gentling water.
Atlantic Rim AU
Newt sighs and relaxes. The onsen is so full of steam he doesn’t even bother with his glasses- he sees about as well without them, right now. He shifts a little, letting the heat of the water play over the sore stump of his leg, soak into the raw muscles.
“You okay?” He opens his eyes, glances at Hermann.
Hermann isn’t moving, which is a good sign. His meds are still kicking in and this morning was- less than good. But now, he’s still, soaking in the brown-red mineral spring, eyes closed and breath steady and fuck but if Newt just could just keep him like this- calm and happy, still and at peace- it would be as good as saving the world.
Newt shifts a little closer, and from there, he can see Hermann’s eyes aren’t quite closed, just a little open, a tired kind of happy smile on his face. “Thank you for taking me out here.” He murmurs.
“It was your idea too.” Newt rests his head on Hermann’s shoulder, and closes his eyes as Hermann’s fingers drag through his hair. “I swear, after everything I heard about this place, I pretty much expected it to regrow my leg.”
Hermann chuckles, deep and warm, “I doubt that will happen, apologies, but is it helping?”
“Hell yeah.” Newt rubs the heel of his hand into the still-spasming muscles, after so many years with barely time to eat, barely time to sleep and definitely no time for PT, Newt half expected he’d be in a wheelchair by the end of it. It’s still tempting, on the bad days, but hopefully this’ll put off any more bad days, for a while.
“Would you want to stay?” Hermann says slowly, “If we could find work here, a place to live-”
Newt blinks. “I- yeah. Sure, I’d love that. I’ll have to brush up on my Japanese, but I bet they’ll love to have us.” He rubs Hermann’s shoulders. “We’re the big damn heroes.”
“Indeed we are.” Hermann smiles, turns his face to Newt’s his smile is warm and sweet and this close, Newt can see every fleck and detail in his eyes. “And you deserve onsens whenever you please.”
“Well, you deserve-” Newt is about to say all your meds, but that sounds pretty tame. “Everything.” he finishes firmly. “You tell me, I’ll make it happen.”
Hermann kisses his shoulder gently, and closes his eyes again, resting in the sweet, gentling water.