The damage had prevented them from logically forcing themselves to eat. They had slept mostly, rested in the first twenty-four hours, letting the deep bond between them start the healing and holding one another's bodies together. Eating would hopefully come after they had stopped being on the run in the first place.
"Yeah, we tried," he agreed. He had to be proud they had eaten more today than they had managed all of day before after the fall of the Watchpoint building. He managed another mouthful and that was all he could manage as the feeling of nausea had begun to gurgle uncomfortably in his stomach. Maybe he'd eat more later.
His fingers stroked, encouraging. "You need to rest. Take it." They were as safe and warm as they could expect to be. He even made a point of tugging up a blanket over Gabe to increase the warmth. "I've got you."
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Date: 2019-10-04 07:25 pm (UTC)"Yeah, we tried," he agreed. He had to be proud they had eaten more today than they had managed all of day before after the fall of the Watchpoint building. He managed another mouthful and that was all he could manage as the feeling of nausea had begun to gurgle uncomfortably in his stomach. Maybe he'd eat more later.
His fingers stroked, encouraging. "You need to rest. Take it." They were as safe and warm as they could expect to be. He even made a point of tugging up a blanket over Gabe to increase the warmth. "I've got you."