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Ollie practically collapsed through the door the moment it swung open, his body feeling heavy and achy.
The smoke mines had been particularly unforgiving that day—Dedan being unsatisfied with that month's smoke production report—leading to double the amount of work for Oliver and the other Elsen who worked alongside him in the mines.
Upon entering the apartment, Ollie almost immediately stumbled over a thick cable, just barely catching himself on a nearby table to prevent himself from eating shit.
Sighing heavily, he straightened himself out, rubbing his face with exhaustion as he kicked off his socks and shoes.
At that moment, Jackie popped around the corner, his eyes filled with excitement.
"Babe, your home!" He chirped, quickly walking over to Oliver, who, frankly, looked like he had been hit over the head with a baseball bat.
"I finally fixed up that computer that's been giving the servers trouble, so hopefully- .. hey.."
Jackie paused, his expression shifting to one of concern.
"You look exhausted.." He murmured, cupping Ollie's cheek. "Rough day in the mines again..?"
Sighing heavily, the burnt out Elsen nuzzled into his boyfriend's touch, hand coming up to cup the other elsen's hand and hold it against his face.
"Yeah.." Ollie muttered, letting Jackie pull his hand away. "Dedan was unsatisfied with the reports for this month's smoke production.. had all of us working at twice the usual speed with no breaks.."
"You poor thing.. come here sweetie, let me take care of you.."
Jackie gently pulled Ollie into a loving embrace, kissing his boyfriend's forehead, before pulling away to lace their fingers together, gently tugging Ollie towards the bedroom.
"That cruel man, making you and all the others run around, wringing you dry.."
Jackie sighed, pressing a soft hand to Oliver's chest, encouraging him to sit down on their shared bed.
Once the other Elsen was seated, Jackie was quick to begin tugging at his stained work uniform, dust and smoke alike stained the white fabric, a few seams fraying at the edges.
He hummed softly, undoing Ollie's tie, then unbuttoning his shirt.
Ollie, for the most part, just let Jackie do this, too exhausted to do or say otherwise. And hey, it was nice being pampered by his boyfriend after a long day of working in the mines. The plastic baths Jackie ran for him were always just what he needed to soothe the aches in his sore muscles.
Jackie got Ollie's shirt open, and just took a second to appreciate the wonderful man in front of him. Leaning in, he pressed a kiss to Ollie's lips, rubbing his sides gently, earning a shiver as his thumbs brushed against Ollie's stomach.
Ollie broke the kiss after a few seconds, sighing as Jackie finished pulling off his shirt. "Babe.." he practically whined.
"Hush now, you." He quickly shushed, moving his hands down to Ollie's waist and hips, quickly finding and undoing his belt.
The other elsen's pants came off quickly once unbuttoned, Ollie lifting his hips to allow the garment to come off easier.
"There." Jackie smirked, stepping back from the almost completely bare Oliver. "You stay here while I prepare your bath, yeah?"
"..fine.." Ollie murmured, shifting to lay down as he rested, gazing absently after Jackie as the other disappeared into the bathroom.
After a second, Ollie could hear the sound of plastic filling the tub. It was almost soothing, in a way. Though, then again, Ollie was just completely exhausted, to the point where when Jackie returned, Ollie had almost fallen asleep waiting for him.
"Dumbass.." Jackie rumbled affectionately, tugging Ollie out of bed with gentle hands.
"Go on now, go cleanse your body of the filth and aches of which you obtained in your supreme punishment for the crime of existence!" He laughed, guiding Oliver to the bathroom, before letting him go in alone.
Ollie was met with a sight he was very familiar with by now—a bubble bath, warm plastic, smelling like his favorite soaps.
He probably spent an hour in the bath, drifting off until the water grew frigid, of which he finally extracted himself from the comforting embrace of bubble bath.
Trudging out of the bathroom, Jackie was on the bed, fidgeting with some kind of device that Ollie wasn't smart enough to understand, despite Jackie's endless ramblings about things just like it.
Hearing the door open, Jackie quickly set the device down, rising from the bed to grab a towel and finish drying off Ollie.
"Enjoy your bath, hun? You were in there for a while." He hummed quietly, ruffling Ollie's hair with the towel, gently rubbing the coarse material over his boyfriend's cheeks.
"..mmyeah.. thanks babe it was.. nice.." Oliver mumbled quickly, yawning softly as Jackie tossed aside the towel.
"Good. You deserve nothing but the best for all the hard work you do—i mean, double the work in the same amount of time? It's no surprise your exhausted." Jackie sighed, watching as Ollie walked to the wardrobe, grabbing a hoodie that was one size too large and some sweat pants, quickly throwing them on before collapsing into bed.
Jackie was quick to follow, climbing into bed beside Ollie, looping his arms around the shorter elsen's waist.
Ollie sighed contentedly at the contact, pushing back up against his boyfriend's chest as his eyelids grew heavy.
"Mnn.. I love you, Jackie.." Ollie murmured quietly, letting his eyes fall shut as sleep began tugging at the edges of his mind.
"Love you too, Ollie." Jackie replied with nothing less than absolute conviction, nuzzling his face into his boyfriend's hair, breathing in his comforting
scent and tightening his hold, holding Ollie until he finally fell asleep.