You were never big on physical touch or affection, and Gaz could live with that. It didn’t change how much you loved each other.

After a long, exhausting day, though, your walls were breaking down. You just needed to be held, loved physically when you were too tired to talk.

When you returned to your quarters and found Gaz in bed waiting, you crawled in with him- leaving him pleasantly surprised as you reached for his touch. He gently pulled you into his embrace with a whisper. “What’s wrong?”