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“Not for a worm like him”
Sevika had grumbled, painfully aware of this statement. Painfully aware of how much more interesting the offer to leave Silco behind seemed now. In all honesty, she hadn’t been surprised. Not when it was you. Sweet, beautiful, determined you. She had known you a bit before joining Silco’s forces and you had consistently stuck by her side, through the explosion, through every time she came home after a fight. Though she hadn’t missed the hesitation in you when Vander was taken, hadn’t missed it when the news of Vi’s return had gotten out. It had carved away at her as well. Doubt gnawing at her stomach.
“We can’t keep doing this Vika…”
you muttered. You were seated at her side in a room above the last drop. Sevika’s mechanical arm crumpled in a corner, a trail of shimmer leading into the space. You were currently bandaging the woman’s injuries, cleaning out cuts, removing fractured glass from some of them.
“It’s the second time you’ve come in this bloodied. I’m getting worried love.”
It’s true. You knew well enough who had been the cause of the two fights, a certain young pinkette. It took a long stretch of silence before the woman replied, voice gruff.
“It’s part of the job, we both know that.”
She said, her tone softer around you. You gave her a doubtful look in return, finishing your job of bandaging her up, reaching a hand for her face, a feather light touch to bruised and broken skin on her cheek. The woman reacted near instantly, eyes closing, leaning into the touch. You gave a sigh, shaking your head and planting a kiss on her temple.
“Just… try to be more careful. I don’t know what I would do if I lost you.”
You earn a soft humm from Sevika with that, brown eyes opening to look at you.
“I’ll try my best. I’ll be out of working order for a while anyways. That damn arm was expensive too.”
She muttered, an annoyed tone to her words, shifting a bit on the couch she was on. She leaned back against the armrest and motioned you over with a whispered. “C’mere.” Creating enough space for you to join her. She didn’t have to ask twice. Getting up and joining her.
“So, what you’re saying is I’ll have you to myself for a while.”
You asked, grinning up at her, nestled perfectly into her side.
You gained a hearty laugh at that, Sevika smiling, pulling you close.
“For a while yes, don’t get used to it sunshine.”
She replied, still chuckling through her words. She smiled afterwards, pressing a warm kiss to your lips.
“Get some rest, you look like shit.”
She whispered while pressing another to the corner of your mouth. It was moments like these that made it worth it, the calm after a fight, finding comfort in eachother. You’d slowly drift off, and instead of finding your lover’s spot empty like so many times before, you found her snuggled close, looking peaceful and happy in your arms.