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“Owowowow!”
A damp pelt dragged across the bloodied and bruised skin of Snotlout’s arms, salt dripping into the small tears from the dozens of teeth that attacked him over the past few days.
“Hold still, jeez.” Tuffnut tightened his grip on his boyfriend’s wrist, pinning it down against his thigh. The cloth tinted red in a way that made Tuff smile when he really shouldn’t have, Snotlout catching a glimpse and pouting.
“Hey, it hurts! What’re you smiling about? The fact that I’m getting what I deserve for messing with you, what with all these bites and the poison an-and the salt!” Involuntary tears dripped from his eyes, every twitch an attempt to escape the pain.
The blonde Viking tried and failed miserably to hold in a laugh at the dramatics, sure he felt bad but it was one of those things that you just couldn’t help but chuckle at.
“I can’t believe you sacked a wolf, you muttonhead.” He dipped the pelt into the bucket of ocean water again, ready to bring it back up against Snotlout’s flesh. He dabbed the slashes on his cheek, cringing away slightly when the deafening wails started again.
“Of course I d-OW!” Another sob, “D-Did... How could I not after what I did to you--”
Tuff’s smile became brighter, staring into the pale blue eyes of his boyfriend. He ran his hand across the wolf bite on Snotlout’s bicep, dragging some loose drops of blood along the dents.
“Tuff?” He sniffled, slowing down his breathing, “You still love me, right?”
“Of course, you dumbass. Let’s get you bandaged up.”