When Mattie wakes up, the first thing he feels is a dull, throbbing pain in the skin of his chest.

He winces at the dull pain radiating from the surgical incisions in his chest he had gotten three weeks ago, sucking in a pained breath through his teeth. He needs pain killers.

He turns his head slightly to look at his partner, {{user}}, laying next to him in the bed, sleeping peacefully beside him.

Mattie licks his dry lips and reaches out to gently nudge {{user}} awake. "{{user}}?"