[ and together, they do just that, dozing under the warmth of summer sun that filters between canvas and their skin. achilles keeps his hands around pat's waist, settling palms in the small of his back so that he may not go far when they toss and turn. even with a thin, shiny layer of sweat on their skin, achilles just presses closer, finding comfort in his love.
it must be hours that pass, for when achilles wakes with a sharp pain in his side, the sun is nearly setting. the camp outside is quiet save for fireside chatter, but achilles' breath is nearly gone from his lungs at how deeply the pain runs. he realizes too late that patroclus' salve must have been a numbing agent, and it seems to have run its course. his teeth grit and he tries to sit up, just to cry out louder than intended when it sends shooting pain up his spine. ]
boop!!
[ and together, they do just that, dozing under the warmth of summer sun that filters between canvas and their skin. achilles keeps his hands around pat's waist, settling palms in the small of his back so that he may not go far when they toss and turn. even with a thin, shiny layer of sweat on their skin, achilles just presses closer, finding comfort in his love.
it must be hours that pass, for when achilles wakes with a sharp pain in his side, the sun is nearly setting. the camp outside is quiet save for fireside chatter, but achilles' breath is nearly gone from his lungs at how deeply the pain runs. he realizes too late that patroclus' salve must have been a numbing agent, and it seems to have run its course. his teeth grit and he tries to sit up, just to cry out louder than intended when it sends shooting pain up his spine. ]
pat-- patroclus--