Decompression H50 fic Steve/Danny G
Title: Decompression
Author: insanity__inc
Paring/s: Steve/Danny
Genre: Fluff? Yeah.
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: none
Author notes: Not beta'd. Had a shitty day. Wrote this and drank a little. Felt better. Debating on doing a team version.
Disclaimer: They're not mine! Dammit!
Summary: Rituals can be comforting
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It's been one of those incredibly shittastic days full chasing perps, creatively interrogating suspects and a shoot out in a warehouse. The day has dragged on horrendously and everyone's grateful that it's over. Danny and Steve slowly make it into the house and breathe a sigh of relief before they realize that yeah, getting through the front door is great but then there's the rest of the house to move through.
They make it as far as the couch. Steve sinks into it with a grateful sigh and slumps; his head resting against the back. After a moment, he feels Danny straddle his lap and Steve looks through his lashes to see Danny frowning at his chest. Danny's hands start pulling at Steve's shirt. Obligingly, Steve leans forward and lets Danny pull it off. Danny shifts to sit on Steve's lap then pushes his hands between Steve's body and the couch. Finally, he buries his head in the curve of Steve's neck. He takes a deep breath and slowly lets it all out. They won't be able to stay like this for long. In a few minutes, Steve will gently slide Danny's tie off him and they'll go on from there. Maybe they'll make love on the couch or get up and shower before grabbing dinner. However, for right now, this is the center of their existence.
Steve knows it's a ritual that's unique to them. It startled him the first time Danny did this after they got involved; this need Danny had to reconnect and decompress after the day. After thinking about it, Steve realized they had always done some variation of this: a look here, a touch there, or verbally sparring while drinking longboards. He's also realized that it's become just as important to him. His hands slide around Danny's waist and he holds his lover close before burying his face in Danny's neck.
The end