#er bernard

Bernard comes home drained and tired from work, blood still on his shirt and hands despite cleaning them before, he looks around the empty apartment and feels like sobbing, of course Tim isn't home why would he be, he's a hero. he walks to the bedroom to undress and two arms wrap around his waist, a cold nose pressed against his nape, no words are needed to understand who it is so tears just start to drip, sliding down Berns cheeks onto the carpet and Tim just stays still to let him vent it out. "I thought you left.." a soft huff comes out of Tim as he squeezes Bernard harder "I watched you come home..I knew you needed me more than a dumb patrol would.."

of course during Bernard's shift he sees a lot of injured people and a lot blood, however what he was not expecting to see was a broken nosed, black eyed, unconscious Tim in the ambulance. obviously panicked he almost forgets what his job is and only stays with Tim until he wakes up and naturally Tim's bright brain can only come up with one thing to say while hopped up on meds and dull pain "oh..hi baby~" the stupidest smile on his face as if he didn't just give Bernard a heart attack with how much blood was on him. Bernard just kisses his forehead with a sigh "Just...don't move, I'll be back when my shift is over..idiot" though he can't help a little smile slipping through when he pulls back to continue working (checking on Tim whenever the chance allows it)