Core Memory (Lolix)

Chapter Twenty-Two

"I don't know, I think it looks pretty stupid compared to the rest of them." Felix hummed, looking at the now scarred bullet wound on his stomach. It had taken two weeks for it to heal enough for the stitches to be taken out, and then another few days for it to completely scar over.

"Why would you want a bigger scar?" Locus asked, casually reading a book Felix had gotten for him on the last planet they had visited in the healing timeframe. At first, he wasn't sure he was going to be too into it, especially since he wasn't there when Felix had gotten it, but surprisingly enough he found it rather interesting.

"Well, I never said I wanted a bigger one, just, y'know, a cooler looking one."

"Usually in media, the cooler ones are the bigger ones."

Felix squinted at Locus before he returned to the scar on his stomach, "I'm just saying, it looks stupid."

"Is that the scar's fault or yours?"

"Hey!"

"I'm just saying." Locus mimicked, not even looking up from his book as he turned to the next page.

Felix rolled his eyes, letting his, well, Locus's shirt fall back into place. Ever since he first wore a pair of his clothes, he found them to be much more comfortable than his own, which resulted in him stealing more to wear. He climbed onto the bed and over to Locus, placing himself in between his legs to hug him around his waist, sighing comfortably.

Ever since Felix had gotten himself shot, there was a lot more physical affection between the two. More hugs, more kisses, and more cuddle time which was something he liked the most. However, lately, it had just been the same old routine. They'd get up, eat, Locus would go check the navigation, and Felix would just hang around and do nothing, and so on. He wanted something exciting or interesting to happen just to shake up the old schedule a bit. He just...didn't know how just yet, or how to initiate what had popped into mind. For now, he was happy where he lay, nuzzling his face into the abdomen in front of him, though he was surprised to hear a small grunt from above him.

"You okay up there?" He mumbled against the fabric of Locus's shirt, pressing a gentle kiss down.

"What are you doing?"

He brought his eyes to Locus's, slightly confused, "What do you mean? I'm just cuddling you," A small pout tugged at his lips.

He was stared at for a moment before Locus shook his head.

"Why don't you move up here?"

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Locus stared down at Felix before he shook his head, "Why don't you move up here?" He asked, setting a bookmark in his book to save his page before closing it and setting it aside.

Once Felix had moved, he wrapped his arms around his waist, pressing a kiss to the other's jaw, "Let me guess, you're bored?" He questioned using his thumb to gently rub at Felix's back.

"A little bit, but when am I not?" Felix grinned, pressing a kiss of his own to Locus's forehead.

Well, he was right. Rarely did a moment go by where Felix wasn't complaining about wanting something to do, and every time he couldn't help but feel a little bad. On such a tiny ship there wasn't much to really do. They had the front and the bedroom, and that was basically it. Felix had gone through a lot of what he had first brought with him, and so he didn't have much besides his phone to keep him busy, but after a while, even that can get boring.

He pressed another kiss to Felix's jaw before moving down, kissing along his neck before playfully biting. All Felix did was let out a low hum, running his fingers through Locus's hair, which wasn't in a ponytail at the moment, thankfully.

"Why don't we do something then?" He muttered, kissing the spot he bit and pulling Felix up against him more.

"Something? What do you suggest that something be?" The other inquired.

His hands slowly snaked down to Felix's ass, gently taking the opportunity to get a feel of it. "Oh, you know, just something."

A small gasp had escaped from Felix's lips once his ass had been touched, causing him to slightly grip onto his shoulders.

"I-I mean if you want to..."

Pulling back from the male's neck, he instead pressed his lips to Felix's, slipping his hands into the back of his pants to grope and feel around some more.

"S-Sam..." Felix groaned against his lips, bringing a hand back through Locus's hair to give a gentle tug.

"More...~"

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"Why don't we just...fuck off to the next planet and just live there? Together?"

Locus blinked slightly, turning to look down at the naked male curled up against him.

"What made you come to that decision?" He questioned. He wasn't against the idea, but to have Felix be the one to suggest was a little strange.

Felix shrugged as a response," I don't know. It keeps us from getting hurt, we get to live and be normal..."

"What would we even do?" He mused, hugging Felix closer to him.

"Hmmm..." Felix thought for a moment before he laughed gently, "Well, I guess it depends on the planet we go to. We could be farmers for all we know."

"You? A farmer? Please."

"I cared for chickens back at Rue's place, I think I'd be a great farmer!" Felix protested, jabbing Locus in the side, causing him to slightly chuckle.

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry." Locus then leaned down and pressed a kiss to Felix's head. "I guess it's just one of those things we'll figure out when we get there, right?"

"Mhmm."

"We still have some work to finish up...But sure, we'll go somewhere and stay there when we're done." Locus said gently, closing his eyes as he let out a small sigh.

"We'll settle down and be normal."