"My shoulder's fine," Spencer protests, shifting uncomfortably on the bed before giving Joel a pointed look. "I'm sure I don't have to remind you that you're the one in the hospital bed."
He can't keep the pleased smile off his face, though, at hearing that there's parts of Joel that have become just as much a part of him. It doesn't surprise him at all, only confirms what they both already know, that they're permanent fixtures in each other's lives. Joel isn't going anywhere, Spencer can't let his certainty of that slip away just because they've faced something terrible. They've already faced far more terrible things than anyone should ever have to in a lifetime, and they're still here. Still standing--or in their cases, at lest in this moment, lying down and sitting.
If anyone has ever doubted their strength as a couple, surely they need not look further than what had happened today to be proven wrong. Joel has called him strong before, even Davin had, but Spencer has never felt that on his own. It's with Joel that he feels his best, that he finds the most courage in himself to do what it takes to protect the person he loves most. Their baby will give him that courage, too, both of them, Spencer can already feel the protectiveness over their child growing within him. He'll be that parent who fusses with his children's clothes, straightening collars and adjusting jackets until he can't justify how long it's taking before he even lets them leave the house. He'll be the father who frets terribly over the slightest hint of a fever, a minor cough or sniffle, insisting that he and Joel take their child to the doctor immediately even though he'd never do the same thing for himself.
He wonders if the color of their child's aura will become a part of them, too, and he wants nothing more than to crawl back to Joel's side right now and hold him close again but between the sling and knowing that Joel needs to be lying straight, he knows it's out of the question. When Nora sends the cot in, he'll push it as close to Joel's bed as he can, the closer the better because when one or both of them inevitably wake from something horrifying they've seen in a nightmare tonight, Spencer wants to make sure they're within reach of each other; and when they drift back to sleep, Spencer hopes their minds will fill instead of images of their future, their real future with a beautiful baby and a beautiful life rather than the future that could have been had things gone differently today.
"You'll be fine," Spencer tells him, voice sincere because he does mean it, believes it with all his heart. He believes Joel will be able to control it, to use that power to the best of his ability because his husband is capable of nothing less, especially without a demon present to hold him back. "Just don't forget me when people are singing your praises for being that much more incredible." He's teasing, rolling his eyes at himself just slightly before leaning in to nudge his nose against Joel's and pressing a kiss to his lips. "And if you're going to teach me more magic, I suppose it gives me a reason to call you Professor again. I quite like how this is turning out."
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He can't keep the pleased smile off his face, though, at hearing that there's parts of Joel that have become just as much a part of him. It doesn't surprise him at all, only confirms what they both already know, that they're permanent fixtures in each other's lives. Joel isn't going anywhere, Spencer can't let his certainty of that slip away just because they've faced something terrible. They've already faced far more terrible things than anyone should ever have to in a lifetime, and they're still here. Still standing--or in their cases, at lest in this moment, lying down and sitting.
If anyone has ever doubted their strength as a couple, surely they need not look further than what had happened today to be proven wrong. Joel has called him strong before, even Davin had, but Spencer has never felt that on his own. It's with Joel that he feels his best, that he finds the most courage in himself to do what it takes to protect the person he loves most. Their baby will give him that courage, too, both of them, Spencer can already feel the protectiveness over their child growing within him. He'll be that parent who fusses with his children's clothes, straightening collars and adjusting jackets until he can't justify how long it's taking before he even lets them leave the house. He'll be the father who frets terribly over the slightest hint of a fever, a minor cough or sniffle, insisting that he and Joel take their child to the doctor immediately even though he'd never do the same thing for himself.
He wonders if the color of their child's aura will become a part of them, too, and he wants nothing more than to crawl back to Joel's side right now and hold him close again but between the sling and knowing that Joel needs to be lying straight, he knows it's out of the question. When Nora sends the cot in, he'll push it as close to Joel's bed as he can, the closer the better because when one or both of them inevitably wake from something horrifying they've seen in a nightmare tonight, Spencer wants to make sure they're within reach of each other; and when they drift back to sleep, Spencer hopes their minds will fill instead of images of their future, their real future with a beautiful baby and a beautiful life rather than the future that could have been had things gone differently today.
"You'll be fine," Spencer tells him, voice sincere because he does mean it, believes it with all his heart. He believes Joel will be able to control it, to use that power to the best of his ability because his husband is capable of nothing less, especially without a demon present to hold him back. "Just don't forget me when people are singing your praises for being that much more incredible." He's teasing, rolling his eyes at himself just slightly before leaning in to nudge his nose against Joel's and pressing a kiss to his lips. "And if you're going to teach me more magic, I suppose it gives me a reason to call you Professor again. I quite like how this is turning out."