For Anatoly, Dated Jan 30th

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To put it mildly, today had been a long day and Lex was very thankful to be stumbling home. Once he'd made sure Harris had gotten Helen safely to the clinic and been forced to get checked out himself, he'd slipped away from the chaos as soon as he could. There was nothing he could do here except take up space from someone who needed who'd come from the station after him and the only place he wanted to be now was home with Anatoly.

The only time he paused on his way back to the hut was to witness the space station falling into the ocean. It was a spectacular sight that Lex watched with mixed emotions. The station would have been of so much use to them on the island, he was pointedly not thinking about all the advantages it would have given him at home, and he'd genuinely enjoyed being in a lab again. But the place had also tried to kill him, as these things where want to do, and his closest friend was now fighting for her life because she'd come back to save him from the cyborgs. It was probably for the best that it was now heading for the bottom of the ocean.

Every step he took became hard the closer he got as the adrenaline from fighting for his life began to wear off to the point that he stumbled when he finally got to the door. He had to lean on it for a moment before he could open it, completely bone tired all of a sudden.

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[chesspolitik]

The bruises on his chest were quite the colorful array but there was little point in trying to delay this revelation. Lex would see, sooner or later, and perhaps it was just better to get it all over with all at once.

He carefully peeled off his shirt, trying not to wince too much and tossed it over the side of the bed. "I think getting some rest would be a very good thing."

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Lex's eyes grew harder as he spied each new bruise and his hands carefully traced them on Anatoly's chest. "I'm going to kill him." He said darkly before taking a deep breath. "But you're right. Now we need rest." He removed his own shirt, revealing his own bruises and scratches and pulled Anatoly into a soft kiss to distract him from them.

[chesspolitik]

"We are a pair, aren't we?" Anatoly had to laugh at the spectacle they both presented. It was either that or rage and there had been more than enough violence going around. So he laughed ruefully and settled into Lex's arms. Everything could be dealt with in the morning.

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"We always are." Lex said as he held Anatoly close and sighed heavily before closing his eyes. Today had been a long day but, besides Helen's injuries, this was the single best way he could think of to end it, in the arms of the man he loved.