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Imported from Archive of Our Own. Original work id: 13333470.
He rakes through her hair and calls her all the wrong names -- her first time alone with a man and it has to be like this, narcotic kisses, clumsy hands. When he manages to make it to bed it's a little better -- stale motel bedsheets and out-of-order Magic Fingers, and no condoms. It's bad, but all of it is bad. Half the time he can't even do it, or he falls asleep. Seth Gecko in repose, a dopey monster, and Kate alongside him in the dark, listening for his next breath -- as close as two people can be without touching.
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(This was written ages ago for some "100 words" thread on f_fa -- this isn't a ship I ever thought I'd write for but it turns out it's totally fun and I can make it exactly as much of a clusterfuck as all my other FDTD ships. Thank you for your patience.)