Sherlock Holmes (
lostwithoutmyblogger) wrote2012-07-21 01:48 pm
hunting
They scramble madly for a few days. Move fast, sleep light- and then get spotted and go to ground, tucking into a small little cubbyhole for a full day where Sherlock has to sit down, his height won't allow him to stand in full.
He keeps watch, keeps a hand in Wyatt's hair while he sleeps, thumb rubbing at the little metal word. sherlock.
Thinking, for the time being, on the true nature of resilience.

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Wyatt melts into his arms, well-practiced and pretty, kissing the wing of his nose.
"But there's something special. 'Bout being trained. Someone putting all that energy into hurting you, just because they like it that much. Makes it special."
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He apologizes, quietly.
"Would most of me suffice?"
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"You've got to keep some of you for sanity's sake."
He doesn't think of devotion in terms that other, sane, whole people do.
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Would be the dreadful thing.
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"Dun got to worry about that, Sher," he told him fondly. He wanted to do this right.
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"All right."
Agreeing, with an exhale.
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His fingers trail down the back of his neck, his shoulders.
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He slips out, climbing up to his feet reluctantly.
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"Like looking at you," he confesses.
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Checking, cautiously.
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He sounds surprised, himself. "Y'know I'm cracked. Need somebody checkin' me."
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He agrees to that, nodding.
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"Keep walking?"
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Though he lingers in Sherlock's arms a few moments before he goes to put on pants. A tiny, tiny touch of needing him.
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Mournfully, though. He wants.
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"Lay down, facedown."
They have a few minutes. They're far enough away from anything that Sherlock can scream. The falls will drown it out.
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"What are you-?"
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Sherlock will have to expend energy to not let his face go under.
For now, Wyatt sits next to him, stroking his hands down his back.
"D'you want a bit more of what's in my head?"
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He shakes his feet a bit more dry, then steps up onto his back, cracking and massaging, walking on him. It would probably feel fantastic if the rock Sherlock was pressed against weren't so uncomfortable and sharp with any friction.
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"Sensitive," he murmurs.
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