I said don't worry about it.

[John gives one of Poe's curls a playful tug, still smiling. He doesn't want Poe to stress. Doesn't want him to feel anything but good right now, because he deserves to relax, and to feel good. Both men have their issues, and they've sure as hell came up against them in the past few weeks, but right now? Everything feels right.]

I trust you. You saved my ass, remember? When I made an idiot out of myself on that cliff. I'd just walked through the portal, and directly into the fight. Didn't know what the hell I was doing. I thought maybe if I died, I'd just wake up back in Atlantis.

[He lays his head against Poe's chest, skin warming skin. The steady thump of Poe's heartbeat is its own kind of music.]

There's just something about you. Different. Maybe because you're from another world, or maybe because you're you. Who the hell knows. Guess I've got a thing for people from other galaxies.

[A low chuckle, his eyelashes dusting against Poe's skin, fingers still teasing through his hair. Twisting and coiling.]

That night? the first time, we didn't use any protection and I was okay with it. Never have been before.