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stytchd asked:

[  bandage  ] 

Fuyuhiko  changes   Peko’s bandages  carefully,  apologizing  even  when  it  doesn’t  hurt

( from the ‘taking care of you’ prompt! 🫡)

An injury sustained when shielding one's master was something to be proud of. The adrenaline that flowed through her when she realized they were being followed had not yet faded, and that numbed the knife wound in her upper arm to the point that she didn't even realize it was there-- until Fuyuhiko pointed it out.

She could handle it herself-- she should be handling this herself. It is not a master's job to tend to his servant... but her master insisted, and she could not deny him anything. He was far more gentle and kind than he could ever let anyone see. The world they lived in would never allow it.

... Nor would it allow the warmth that spread through her at the sight of him at her side.

Here and now, however, it is only them. That must be why Fuyuhiko is allowing himself to apologize... even if the repeated apologies are unnecessary.

"It's--"

Another apology.

She turns her head to face him, her stoic expression melting into a soft smile... an adoring smile.

"It's alright. You aren't hurting me."

She raises her opposite hand an inch or so before swiftly placing it back in her lap.