[ Okay alright. He gets it. Backs off a little ways to let Church have room to breathe, and waits patiently for him to recover a bit, using the opportunity to put aside his own bodily frustrations in the same little box he'd been trained to lock all inconveniences in.
(Because if he didn't, if he gave in to impulse, Church would be pleading again with his face shoved against the ground and his legs spread wide and Wash's hands gripping his hips hard enough to leave bruises--)
Inconveniences, he reminds himself, and very sternly tries to get the mental image out of his head.
It's probably a good thing that they're not too far off from the underground buildings. Wash hadn't anticipated having to carry anyone's invalid self the rest of the way but it won't kill him, and might even be worth the expression on Church's face whenever Wash would have a chance in the future to remind him of it. ]
We're not far from the place we can set up as a camp. [ so bland ] If you need me to, I can carry you.
no subject
(Because if he didn't, if he gave in to impulse, Church would be pleading again with his face shoved against the ground and his legs spread wide and Wash's hands gripping his hips hard enough to leave bruises--)
Inconveniences, he reminds himself, and very sternly tries to get the mental image out of his head.
It's probably a good thing that they're not too far off from the underground buildings. Wash hadn't anticipated having to carry anyone's invalid self the rest of the way but it won't kill him, and might even be worth the expression on Church's face whenever Wash would have a chance in the future to remind him of it. ]
We're not far from the place we can set up as a camp. [ so bland ] If you need me to, I can carry you.