It's morning and Hugh has just gotten off shift. He goes back to the room he shares with Paul and slides into bed, Paul turns in his sleep and Hugh cannot help the smile on his lips. He wraps an arm around Paul, hands gentle so he doesn't wake him- he knows how rarely sleep comes to Paul. He watches Paul's sleeping face from his own pillow and knows he loves this man. ~medicusculber
TOUCH MY MUSE
Even in sleep, he’s aware of the change, of the new and comforting warmth that settles itself beside him. He doesn’t like going to sleep while Hugh’s gone, but even he can’t out-work the night shift. But he knows he’ll be back, and that he’ll wake up in the morning with his doctor beside him. It’s better than waking up without him, though ideally he wouldn’t have to choose. But the medical shifts are odd, so if being with Hugh means going to sleep or waking up alone, then so be it. So long as, the rest of the times, he can find himself falling asleep or waking up in the arms of the man he loves.
