winterbythesea:

… in which Emma and Killian have just battled a dragon, and
Killian stumbles through some unintentional double-entendre as he tries to deal
with the aftermath.

Based on a prompt by @justanotherwannabeclassic​ – how did Killian find out what “a quick and
bracing shower” really means? Why, in the worst possible way, of course.

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Killian pressed out curses between panting breaths as he helped
David half-drag, half-carry Emma through the door of the loft. Snow White stood
holding the door open, her eyes wide and worried. Emma slumped between the two
men, her arms draped over their shoulders as they turned awkwardly to get
through the narrow door.

“Almost there now, love,” Killian muttered, gritting his teeth
against the pain blooming in his side every time Emma swayed into him. Under
other circumstances, he might have enjoyed it, but it turned out that
dragonfire burns did wonders to dampen the mood.

Killian hoped vaguely that David never figured that out. One
such experience was quite enough for a lifetime. Several lifetimes, in fact, if
he was any judge—which, it so happened, he was.

“I’m okay,” Emma managed, the words coming out slurred and between
gasps.

“All a matter of perspective, I’m sure,” Killian said wryly, even
as David grunted, “You are not.”

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