munnin | Tribe Fic (Reply)

Short fic writen for Aldo of The Adult Tribe

Lex winced as soft hand ghosted over his skin, pulling the last twist of bandage tight around his ankle. He wasn’t sure what was more embarrassing; falling badly and twisting his ankle while being chased by the Demon Dogs or being rescued by a girl.

Not that he minded the view as she bent to fix the bandage in place with a safety pin. 16 or 17 at least, one of the older survivors anyway, short blond hair and a confident grace that belied her baggy clothes. Something about her warm smile reminded him of Salene.

“You should be right to walk on it now. If need to. It would be better if you rested.” She said softly, brushing an errant curl behind her ear as she knelt beside him to look at the graze on his forehead.

Lex had to fight himself not to lean in closer to her pale throat as she examined the cut, breathing in her fragrance as her fingers moved gentle and cool over his skin. Something about her made his head spin and it was all he could do not to reach out and see if her hair was a soft as it looked.

“You’re lucky.” She smiled.

“And how do you see that babe?” he asked. Her accent made each word beautifully crisp and for a moment he desperately wanted to find out what his name sounded like on her lips.

She pulled back to look into his eyes, one hand still lingering on his face, “The cut’s not very deep. You won’t need stitches.” Lex’s breath hitched as she stroked his cheek, “However you may have concussion. You’ll need to stay awake for a while.”

“Perhaps you can help me with that?” Lex purred, closing his hand around hers, almost annoyed with himself at how cheesy the line had come out.

She smiled, leaning in close “We Saints believe it’s discourteous to take advantage of our patients.” She pressed her lips to his in the gentlest of kisses. Lex moaned as she pressed him slowly to the ground, her hair brushing his cheek. “Unless of course it’s for therapeutic reasons.”

Lex had no answer but to wrap his arms her waist and lose himself in her kiss, sweeter and hotter than he could have imagined.

“By the way,” She whispered, barely lifting her lips from his skin, “My name’s Aldo.”