dying light x reader

rahim x reader

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Y/n=your name

Y/n groaned as he/she opened his/her eyes, trying to figure out where he was and how he got there.  He really needed to stop this whole blacking out thing.  Just as before, a familiar face was staring down at him.  “Rehim?  How...?  Where...?”

“You fainted,” the man explained.  “Straight into my arms.”  Rahim smirked a little.  “You know, if you wanted to get my attention you didn’t have to go to such extremes.”

Y/n scoffed.  “Fuck you man,” he grumbled, but Rahim still grinned knowing it was a joke, Y/n smiling tiredly back.

“You had everyone worried.”  Lena came into the room and Rahim added, “Mainly Lena.”

She rolled her eyes, leaning in to speak conspiratorially.  “Don’t let him fool you.  He hasn’t left.”  Given Rahim’s grumbling denial, he wasn’t supposed to know that.

“What the hell happened?  Did I have another seizure?”

“Exhaustion.”  Lena said it in a scolding manner.  “I told you to take it easy.”  He opened his mouth to argue but she held up her hand.  “I don’t want to hear it.  Now let me check you out and I can let you rest in your own bed.”

Y/n begrudgingly allowed it, despite wanting to argue.  It wasn’t as though he had much of a choice.  He was one of the few runners left and even with Rahim finally being cleared to go out again, they were undermanned.  The air drops may have started again due to global pressure and Rias may have been dead, but that didn’t mean they no longer had to fight over the limited supplies.

If Jade were still alive- no, it did Y/n no good lingering on that.  If he/she stopped to think about Jade, about Rahim, he/she would be swallowed by guilt and be no use to anyone.  He/she needed to protect those that remained.  He/she needed to protect Rahim.

“Alright,” Lena concluded after checking his vitals.  “You can go, but I don’t want you to be left alone for a bit.”

“I’ll watch him/her,” Rahim assured.  “He/she can camp with me.”  Lena nodded and y/n didn’t argue when rahim broke him out of the infirmary.

He/she did once they got up the stairs though, going into the apartment that Rahim called home and that they used for their headquarters- it was a lot quieter these days.  “I don’t need a babysitter Rahim.”  Y/n plopped down onto the couch, looking up at him.

“Humor me.”  Rahim tossed him a bottle of water and protein bar.  “Gotta keep you hydrated.”  Y/n him a look that Rahim countered with, “Doctor’s orders.”

As Y/n gratefully took a swig of water, Rahim walked over and crouched in front of him/her.  There was a frown on his face that twisted something in Y/n’s gut.  He/she wiped the back of his/her hand over his/her mouth, just looking right back.

“Don’t do something like that again.”  It almost sounded like a plea.  Before Y/n could argue, Rahim plugged on, “I know we can’t always guarantee we’ll come back.  Nothing about what we do is safe.  But I want you to be careful out there.”  Rahim’s eyes were filled with so much emotion it made Y/n’s heart hurt.  “I need you to be safe.”

Y/n nodded slightly looking down at his/her hands.  “I try to be.  I really do.  But I’ll be more careful...”  He /she met Rahim’s eyes.  “For you.”

The pair stared at each other, knowing full well what they had both just put out there.  Neither seemed to want to move, to break the spell placed over the room.  Finally Rahim smirked, letting out a little laugh of surprise.  “Well, I guess that’s that then.”

A slow smile spread across y/n’s face.  “Guess it is.”  He/she leaned forward then, hand coming up to cup Rahim’s cheek as their lips met.

“You’re supposed to be resting,” Rahim reminded, though he was smiling brightly.

“This is restful,” Y/n replied, cutting off Rahim’s laugh with another kiss, a little more demanding than the last.

They couldn’t make promises, not while they remained trapped in Harran.  Any day could be their last, but they both vowed to make every moment together count.

I'm sorry it's so short 💖