Sanders Sides Appreciation Month

Logan/logic, day 7 - The Real World

  Prompt b. If Logan wasn't a teacher, what job would he have? from @cefmua56  

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Logan was exhausted to say the least. His green trousers had been ripped, he had blood and other bodily fluids stuck underneath his fingernails, and all he wanted right now was to go home to his husband.

Said husband was probably already in bed, asleep, given that it's three in the morning.

His shift at the hospital had lasted a little longer than necessary after a drunk driver caused a pile up on the roads which injured seven others, three of which ended up in A&E with Logan tending to them. Logan's job as a nurse in the Accident & Emergency unit was as tiring as it was rewarding, he wouldn't swap it for the world but some days it was just too much. Too much trauma, and pain, and crying, and deaths.

Some days he just wanted a semi normal job like an engineer, or a cashier, or a teacher. So he could spend more time with his husband, who has a normal 9 to 5 job and gets weekend off that Logan can't always spend with him. However, those some days are cancelled out by other days. The other days where patients are strong, the children are adorable, and people pull through by the skin of their teeth.

Right now though it's one of the some days. But soon enough he's in his car and driving the short distance home.

Sure enough Patton is asleep when he arrives at their house, however, not in their bed but on the sofa with the TV as the only source of light. Logan smiled as he shut the door behind him, aware of any sounds that might awake the other, who was currently in his pyjamas and huddled under a blanket.

Momentarily ignoring his own exhaustion, Logan decided that he should probably shower and change clothes before attempting to move his husband from the sofa. He did just that, taking off his uniform in the kitchen and placing it in the washing machine before moving upstairs to the bathroom as quick as possible to take a brief shower.

After taking longer than intended, he stepped out of the bathroom, towel around his waist and his hair dripping wet, and walked into the bedroom to retrieve his pyjamas. Only to be startled by a somewhat awake Patton sitting, under the covers, on their bed, looking directly at him.

"I thought you were asleep?" Logan asked, confused as to why his husband would have awoken. "Woke up, washing machine was too loud," Patton answered, bringing his hand to his face to hide a yawn. "Oh," Loan said, having recovered from Patton's unexpected appearance began to get changed, "I'm sorry about that, needed to wash my uniform, didn't think it would wake you."

Patton just smiled fondly at him as Logan joined him in bed, setting his glasses on the bedside table, "doesn't matter, I prefer to sleep in our bed next to you anyway than on the sofa, even if it is super comfortable." Logan laughed lightly, not quite asleep yet, "yeah? How romantic, makes me wonder why you married me and not the sofa." Patton gasped fakely, knowing his husband was being sarcastic.

"Because the sofa can't cuddle me back." Patton made an obvious effort to get closer and hug Logan, who playfully refused at first then accepted the gesture. "Are you sure that's the only reason?" Logan asked, yawning himself this time. "Well there's that and the reason that I love you." Patton's voice mimicked something sickeningly sweet which Logan rolled his eyes at.

"Yeah, yeah, I love you too, now go to sleep it's half three in the morning," Logan said, kissing Patton on his forehead before laying down against the pillow. Maybe late night shifts and those some days are worth it if he gets to live like this, with Patton.