Home is where the heart is. (for Neil)

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A lot of walking and one half-assed fight had brought Logan back to the hut. For some reason, he expected it to look different. Abandoned maybe. But no, it looked the same as it had the morning he'd left it. Yappy dog and all.

Max was jumping around in his pen, barking like a lunatic, and Logan hissed at him a bit as he reached the door. "Shut up!" he snapped quietly. "Jesus Christ, fucking dog."

Of course that didn't stop him from leaning over and giving the small animal a scratch between it's ears.

He thought about knocking first... but it was his hut too, and he wasn't going to act like a stranger. Yanking open the door he headed right inside, trying to ignore his nerves as he slipped into what used to be their room. His eyes settled on Neil instantly, half asleep and buried under a blanket... Logan had to stop himself from walking right over and asking the other boy if he was okay.

Instead he just stood there, like an idiot.

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"Yeah, alright," Logan snorted, brushing his thumb over Neil's lips. "I'll keep that in mind."

[little_moons]

"Yeah, and next time you decide you want to have a fucking wedding, remind me to knock you in the fucking head," I add, only half joking. Because I've decided we don't need to get married, no matter how long we stay together. It's all bullshit anyway.

I catch his wrist in my hand, but I don't push him away and I don't pull him closer. My fingers simply loop gently around his wrist, holding on as I give him another one of those hesitant almost-smiles.

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"Hey, you have to be gentle with me, man," Logan snorted. "I got myself hurt defending you."

Or, well, by being too out of it to fight back. Whichever.

[little_moons]

"Gotta be gentle right now. You'll heal," I point out. The words should be teasing, and they are, but my voice is too soft and cautious for them.

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Logan laughed at that, and nodded. "Yeah. It'll heal," he agreed, using Neil's light grip on his arm to try and urge him closer.

[little_moons]

I end up laughing too, something about it is contagious and relaxing, and I move over a little closer, shifting my grip from his wrist to his shoulder.

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"I really did miss you," Logan sighed. "Just stupid little things, you know? Like seeing you next to me before I went to sleep or just having you there..."

[little_moons]

"Yeah... The hut seemed huge without you here. Empty. I got used to having you in the bed with me and just... yeah," I nod. It was kind of jarring, realizing that the place you'd been thinking of as home for months- that maybe the feeling had nothing to do with the place at all. It's also lame and stupid and a little scary. You'd think I'd have noticed that before.

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"You tired?" Logan asked simply. Somehow managing to make it sound like the most important question ever. Like somehow the answer to that question would answer everything.

[little_moons]

"Fucking exhausted," I laugh weakly, thinkin' that might be the dumbest question ever 'cause there's no way I don't look like the fucking walking dead.

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"Maybe we should get some rest. We can talk about this later, right?" Logan asked, rolling onto his side a little.

[little_moons]

"Yeah, okay," I nod, turning toward him a little more but still keeping a bit of distance, since I feel like I can't just sprawl out on top of him like I normally would. I keep my hand on his arm though, thumb brushing back and forth over the sleeve of his t-shirt and wishing I could feel skin instead. He's a fucking asshole, but I still missed touching him. Having him here.

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Logan covered Neil's hand with his own, and then tugged the other boy a bit closer. Just being their, back in their bed with Neil, was almost enough to let him fall asleep.

[little_moons]

I go willingly, fitting up against him in that way that's so natural and familiar... Hell, it's only been four days, it's not like I would've forgotten, but it's a little strange how easily it comes, even after everything.

I end up with my face pressed in the crook of his neck and one arm thrown over his waist, letting out a shuddering sigh as I relax, finally, and I think maybe sleep won't be so hard after all.