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He had reassured Kraven, once they had both powered down, with soft touches and kisses. Any answers of if Kor was okay went unanswered still. He would be fine, but ultimately the dark skinned man was hurt in a lot of ways. His body ached where he landed, with the roll. His emotions were raw. There was just so much going on in his head that he knew it would be a bit before he could get back to his routine again.

Going home was something he was dreading and looking forward to.

Luckily he wasn't limping despite how much his hip ached. Landing like he did on his side wasn't easy when you were still very much all skin and bones. He had bruises forming already on his back and left side specifically.

Unlocking the door to the apartment after coming up the stairs, Kor listened, waiting to see if Derek were even awake. It was about two in the morning at this point, but he wouldn't be surprised if his younger lover was actually awake and mad Kor snuck out while Derek were sleeping. Without hearing much, he stepped further into the apartment and sat himself down on the couch with a gentle 'whump' and began to peel off his shoes and the jacket he'd worn.

Maybe he got lucky and Derek was asleep.

Kor jumped as soon as there were arms touching him, but relaxed once he realized they were Derek's. The man swallowed lightly and turned his head to look at the blond.

"Hey.... Did I wake you?"

No, he wasn't going to wince, wasn't going to let it known how bruised he probably was. At least it was only bruising. No cuts, no broken bones. Some hurt feelings, definitely.

At least his voice wasn't as raw as it had been. "Sorry, baby. C'mere." He grabbed Derek's hand, kissing it softly and tried to draw the taller one onto his lap.

"...Had to meet with Kraven." He didn't want to tell Derek at first. This wasn't a lie. Technically. "Things... got heated. To the point we uh.." He shrugged. "Anyway, we're okay, but we're not probably gonna be comfortable around each other for the next couple of days."

He didn't exactly look at Derek. It was hard to. This was as close to the truth as he wanted to get. Derek would go after Kraven if he learned the other picked him up and threw him. "Don't... It's fine. Don't make a big deal okay? But I took a tumble, and well, now I'm going to be bruised for a while. Side and back mainly. Nothing's broken, I swear."

"It's not that simple," he said, voice almost pained.

Still, Kor got up and pulled off his tee and pulled his pants down to show off the bruise definitely bruising there. Even in the dark it could be seen. He turned, showing that he did have a little scrape, but there was no real blood, no obvious signs of broken bones. He was moving around gingerly, but like he was in a massive amount of pain.

"...see? It's not bad."

The dark skin man nodded, and moved to pull Derek with him, taking him by the hand. When he got the blond up, Kor leaned up and kissed him softly, one hand on Derek's cheek, the other still holding that hand.

With that done, he gave Derek a sad sort of smile and moved to the bedroom, tugging, wanting the blond with him. "We'll go to bed. I'm... not leaving again. Not for a couple days." At least, he hoped it would be a couple of days. Powering up wasn't something Kor did every day. It took a huge chunk of his personal energy to do so.

Bed was absolutely where he needed to be. Shoes off, socks off, Kor peeled off his pants and then just climbed in bed with his boxers on and settled into his spot.

"How mad are you?"

The hopeful look had melted off his face the moment the sentence started with 'I mean...'. Kor had ******** up again. Sucking in a breath and holding it for a minute was all he could do before exhaling. He was going to be fine. Derek wasn't going to leave.

But you ******** up big time.

Always that thought in the back of his head.

"....Sure."

They both knew he wouldn't. Not with Derek mad at him. Not with Derek not going to be right next to him, or right against him. "Yeah. I guess. Okay."

And so he just threw an arm over his eyes and waited. He had every thought he was going to listen to Derek walk through the door and never hear him come back.

He tried his hardest not to laugh, but that sudden crash he heard, followed by the argument with his furry son, Kor couldn't help but break into laughter. Honestly everyone thought his cat was the devil, but if you were Kor it was the furthest thing from the truth. He couldn't stop the stupid smile as he just continued into a fit of giggles, even as he sat up to make sure Derek wasn't hurt.

He got off the bed and made his way to the blond on the floor and just looked at him with a lot of affection.

"Hey. If he starts s**t, you get the first hit. Come lay down with me, baby. Please?"

Kor went to pick Derek up before the words really sank in and he snorted a little. "Wait...we're married? WAIT. WHAT? You'd divorce me before I knew we were married for the shrimplet?!" He didn't mean it. Kor and Kaz called each other these kind of pet names a lot. They had a very teasing friendship.

"Come on, tall person," he said, tugging the blond man up as best as he could before tugging him back toward the bed. "C'mere. Bed. I want to just.... sleep. Cuddle me. I need you."