Pain Relief
Title: Pain Relief
Author: Beadattitude
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Summary: John will have to hurt somebody if Rodney doesn't get some comfort, fast.
Author's note: originally written for yin_again, who had a bad headache yesterday.
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Rodney's door opened before John could even raise his hand to knock, but the darkness and silence inside the room made him pause at the threshold, frowning. If Rodney'd had been able to get to sleep, then he should...
A tiny, inquiring noise came from the general vicinity of the bed. John stepped in hastily and stood just inside the door, allowing his eyes to adjust.
"Jnnnn," Rodney whined carefully.
"Hey," John whispered, easing over. He crouched by the side of the bed, careful not to jostle, and cupped Rodney's cheek. Rodney managed to press into his hand without moving his head. That made John smile a little. "Hey, buddy."
"Hrts," Rodney whispered, lips barely moving.
"Got something for that." He set the water bottle by Rodney's hip, fumbled a pill from his pocket, carefully not thinking about his inability to remove his hand from Rodney's cheek or that his free hand was shaking. He concentrated on pressing the small capsule against Rodney's lips, offering a sip of water from the bottle held carefully so Rodney wouldn't have to move a muscle and then another pill, another sip and they were done.
John let go long enough to wipe the trails of moisture from the corners of Rodney's eyes. He gently curved his hand around Rodney's cheek again, slow and careful.
"Hw?" Rodney breathed, his breath hitching in his chest. The movement made him wince and then he winced from the wincing and John put a calming hand on the center of his chest and made ridiculous hushing noises that he dimly remembered making to his horse, years ago.
"John?" There was a pained, relieved curl in Rodney's voice that made John's own breath catch sharp and aching right under his heart.
He didn't answer for a minute, the memories of the afternoon flashing at fast forward through his brain; the email that Rodney was going home with a migrane and the infirmary was out of the only medication Rodney could tolerate; grilling Jennifer about anyone in the city that might have a few pills rattling about; Woosley's apologetic, understanding, irritating face when he confessed he'd used the last of his supply the week before; the once-again eleventh hour arrival of the Dedalus;the unnerved face of the quartermaster as John stood over him until he released the medical shipment and Jennifer's sudden, blinking, realization as he stared her down, his hand out for Rodney's medicine.
"If I told you, I'd have to kill you," he whispered and pressed the lightest of kisses on Rodney's forehead. He'd worry about explaining how he (probably) outed the both of them this afternoon; the end of DADT could not have come at a better time.
Rodney sighed and it sounded relieved and a little amused, so John let himself be ridiculous a little while longer, indulging in soft words and soft touches until they both relaxed and Rodney drifted into sleep.
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Author: Beadattitude
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Summary: John will have to hurt somebody if Rodney doesn't get some comfort, fast.
Author's note: originally written for yin_again, who had a bad headache yesterday.
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Rodney's door opened before John could even raise his hand to knock, but the darkness and silence inside the room made him pause at the threshold, frowning. If Rodney'd had been able to get to sleep, then he should...
A tiny, inquiring noise came from the general vicinity of the bed. John stepped in hastily and stood just inside the door, allowing his eyes to adjust.
"Jnnnn," Rodney whined carefully.
"Hey," John whispered, easing over. He crouched by the side of the bed, careful not to jostle, and cupped Rodney's cheek. Rodney managed to press into his hand without moving his head. That made John smile a little. "Hey, buddy."
"Hrts," Rodney whispered, lips barely moving.
"Got something for that." He set the water bottle by Rodney's hip, fumbled a pill from his pocket, carefully not thinking about his inability to remove his hand from Rodney's cheek or that his free hand was shaking. He concentrated on pressing the small capsule against Rodney's lips, offering a sip of water from the bottle held carefully so Rodney wouldn't have to move a muscle and then another pill, another sip and they were done.
John let go long enough to wipe the trails of moisture from the corners of Rodney's eyes. He gently curved his hand around Rodney's cheek again, slow and careful.
"Hw?" Rodney breathed, his breath hitching in his chest. The movement made him wince and then he winced from the wincing and John put a calming hand on the center of his chest and made ridiculous hushing noises that he dimly remembered making to his horse, years ago.
"John?" There was a pained, relieved curl in Rodney's voice that made John's own breath catch sharp and aching right under his heart.
He didn't answer for a minute, the memories of the afternoon flashing at fast forward through his brain; the email that Rodney was going home with a migrane and the infirmary was out of the only medication Rodney could tolerate; grilling Jennifer about anyone in the city that might have a few pills rattling about; Woosley's apologetic, understanding, irritating face when he confessed he'd used the last of his supply the week before; the once-again eleventh hour arrival of the Dedalus;the unnerved face of the quartermaster as John stood over him until he released the medical shipment and Jennifer's sudden, blinking, realization as he stared her down, his hand out for Rodney's medicine.
"If I told you, I'd have to kill you," he whispered and pressed the lightest of kisses on Rodney's forehead. He'd worry about explaining how he (probably) outed the both of them this afternoon; the end of DADT could not have come at a better time.
Rodney sighed and it sounded relieved and a little amused, so John let himself be ridiculous a little while longer, indulging in soft words and soft touches until they both relaxed and Rodney drifted into sleep.
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