[ There's a touch of good humor in his voice as he says it – and he has history on his side to back him up. Partners though they are, that's never exactly extended to spending personal time with one another. Faraday's not exactly sure where hospital visiting hours falls on that spectrum between personal and professional, but he has to assume it's more the former than the latter.
And he doesn't want to be treated like she owes him something. Especially not when she's the one who took the risk in finding him in the middle of a warzone and carting his useless ass out.
... He should thank her, he knows, but the words don't come easily. Not even while he's still at least a little high on painkillers.
So he tries for the practical approach instead: ]
Sleepin' in a chair ain't real sleep, Cullen. You don't need me to tell you that.
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[ There's a touch of good humor in his voice as he says it – and he has history on his side to back him up. Partners though they are, that's never exactly extended to spending personal time with one another. Faraday's not exactly sure where hospital visiting hours falls on that spectrum between personal and professional, but he has to assume it's more the former than the latter.
And he doesn't want to be treated like she owes him something. Especially not when she's the one who took the risk in finding him in the middle of a warzone and carting his useless ass out.
... He should thank her, he knows, but the words don't come easily. Not even while he's still at least a little high on painkillers.
So he tries for the practical approach instead: ]
Sleepin' in a chair ain't real sleep, Cullen. You don't need me to tell you that.