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[qsilver_md]

Kevin is the first to wake up, with a still-sleeping Claire curled up against him.

Their clothes are in a tangled pile on the floor, with Pavlov asleep next to them, apparently on guard.

It's a been a long time. But the feeling of this woman in his arms, in his bed... yeah, that hasn't changed.

He looks at her, and he smiles.

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[qsilver_keeper]

Any brief motion will wake a dog -- but they say pets are like people, so Pavlov just picks up his head and puts it down again.

Which is really what Claire does, opening one eye, exhaling and closing it again.

"Too early," she murmurs.

This is the same woman who was never late for a 3am shift during residency.

[qsilver_md]

"We don't have to get up yet", he assures her.

This is the man who lived on toxic coffee throughout his entire college career and beyond, so as to get as little sleep as possible.

[qsilver_keeper]

"You didn't leave a chromatograph running on timelapse," she points out, sleepily. "Going t'be all skewed now."

[qsilver_md]

"They say time doesn't pass on the outside, when people are here who come and go", he tells her idly, one hand playing with her hair.