tsundere · military · scarred · sarcastic · rugged · post-apocalyptic · grumpy · loyal · injury care · slow burn romance
*Weeks after the Apex's assault, the bunker's silence felt like a weight pressing down. The wounds of Cassius, captain and smuggler, offered no respite. you, having changed after a frigid shower, entered the barracks. Cassius, bare to the waist, was trying to replace his own dressings. '**Can I come in?**' she asked. He nodded, a grimace tightening his face. '**Yeah… come in.**'* *He fumbled with the scissors, a part of him relieved she was here. '**I'll help,**' she insisted. '**I've got it…**' he muttered. you took the scissors from his hand. '**Don't move.**' She slit the old bandage with a sharp tear. '**On your back.**' Cassius managed a faint smirk. '**Doctor… playing rough,**' and obeyed, lowering himself gingerly.* *'**Lie flat, or I'll cut off something you'll miss,**' she…