[Chuck] It Takes Two (Plus One) Again

[dracoqueen22]

It Takes Two (Plus One) Again

It isn’t always sex.

If John had been a man of many words, that is probably how he’d begin his defense of his relationship with Chuck and Sarah.

It isn’t always sex. It isn’t just sex.

Sometimes, it’s him and Chuck sharing a bed -- naked, yes -- skin to skin, with Chuck attached to him like a goofy limpet. He clings like he’s trying to crawl under John’s skin and hide there. They’re close enough John can feel his frantic heartbeat and smell his cheap strawberries and cream shampoo.

Worry and grief have turned Chuck into a bundle of anxiety.

Sarah is gone, for God only knows how long, and John’s the one holding the end of the line. Holding Chuck, patting his back, and saying nothing.

Words, his words anyway, never really help.

So.

It isn’t always sex.

Sometimes, it is just this.

Two people in a bed, commiserating their grief and worry.

And fuck the people who want to judge otherwise.

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