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[notsorude]

Today had been a long day, maybe too long. Rude had to drag his own partner out of the snow and somehow remain calm and professional about the whole thing. Deep down he was really worried, but there was no use in showing how he felt. For a split second he thought he lost Reno, and something inside him stirred up and couldn’t be calmed until he saw

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[notsorude]

Even if Reno did try to make a run for it, Rude would have just hauled the smaller of the two over his shoulder almost immediately. His ankle was probably in worse shape than it was before, but he still had a mental picture of Reno trying to skedaddle out of the room. He knew he would get sounds of protests in his ear, and Reno's breath on his-

He snapped back into reality when he felt something in his lap, Reno's head to be exact. Rude tilted his head down to get a better look, using a finger to push up his glasses to keep them from sliding on the bridge of his nose. He was hesitant to touch Reno again, but his hand subconsciously found its way to the top of Reno's cranium. Rude was never the best when it came to comforting, especially when it was physical. He was a listener, and that was about it.

He let out a deep breath, relaxing his back muscles. "It's almost lights out." He had come to the solitary area as soon as he got off the clock.

In fact he ran here, getting a few odd stares from fellow staff members and such. He wanted to see Reno rather badly, but he wouldn't admit something like that so up front. It just wasn't him.

He tried to give some sort of smile to Reno, but it just turned into a small smirk. "You look more than a little tired," He paused for a second before continuing, "You should sleep."