Without Doubt

Taking a break from a certain epic. This was inspired by yesterday's Eels v Broncos game :(

Daniel walks in to the lockers to find everyone gone and Nathan staring in to his locker, shirtless and disconsolate.

"Nathan..." he trails a hand down Nathan's back and feels some of the day's tension disappear.

"I don't know what happened today, Morts. I don't know what the fuck has gone wrong this season!"

Daniel turns him around to face him. He touches Nathan's face gently and kisses him.

"Things will get better"

Nathan smiles, a brief twist of the lips, hand reaching up to fold over Daniel's.

"You can promise me that, can you?"

Daniel smiles and kisses him again.

"Yeah, I can"

Nathan smiles, more genuine this time.

Daniel looks around the lockers and looks back at Nathan as if surprised.

"There's no one here!"

Nathan grins.

"No there isn't"

"We should probably use this for a better purpose, do you think?"

Nathan's grin widens.

"Whatever you say, Morts"

...

Nathan spends a few impatient minutes divesting Morts of his clothes and himself of his shorts. He lowers Morts down to the floor on top of their clothes and takes moment to be breathless as he looks down at Morts. Daniel is looking at him with those bright blue eyes and Nathan loves him, loves him so much his heart would burst if he thinks about it too much. Nathan is as gentle as he could be, even if he knows Morts doesn't care if he isn't, but he doesn't want to hurt him. Daniel folds up in to his arms afterwards and Nathan can feel his heart beat against his chest.

"You really think we'll make it?" he asks.

Daniel looks up at him with a smile.

"I do"