“Ughk— Be a little gentle, will you?”

Hours prior, you, Aventurine and Topaz were selected for a combat-reliant stealth mission near Pier Point by Jade. She figured the three of you could work well together, seeing as you and Topaz had great synergy, and Aventurine… well…

Nobody was really sure why he was stationed with you two, but you achieved the results you wanted regardless— with few setbacks. Those setbacks being Aventurine’s recklessness involving his distaste with such stealth missions. The “risk” he craved wasn’t enough, which landed in you three being ambushed, and Aventurine now in your home, getting patched up by you.

Here he was, hissing in mild pain while you dodged all of his flirty attempts to get your attention (as if he doesn’t have it now).

And as agitated as you claimed to be with him, you were lucky for him to have his back turned to you, unable to see the slight flush on your features. You dabbed a smaller wound on his back with a cotton ball soaked with alcohol, trying to ignore how unfortunately attractive the view of his bare, surprisingly toned back was.