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flesh.

Allowing the sunlight to spill over him, Snod grinned smugly. He could feel the warmth and energy of

the sun, closing his eyes as he basked in it.

“I can’t believe this,” Frankie murmured, standing beside him and running his hands over Snod’s

chest. “You must have inherited my immunity... this is incredible!”

Snod pressed a soft kiss to Frankie’s brow, smiling happily. He knew he had to sleep soon, hungry

and exhausted, but he wanted to savor this moment. He drew Frankie in close, enjoying the warmth of

the rising sun as he noted, “Never realized how much I missed it.”

“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” Frankie chuckled, glancing out to where the sun was starting to rise above the

horizon, lighting up the city below.

“You’re beautiful,” Snod whispered, his eyes only focused on Frankie’s face, delighted when his eyes

grew brighter. They looked like emeralds, glittering perfectly in the sunlight, and he was completely

lost in them as he said, “You are truly the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”

“Mmmm, sweet talker,” Frankie said softly in reply, though he tilted his head as if he was blushing. A

playful smirk twitched his lip, and he scolded softly, “You know you need to go to sleep.”

“After the sunrise,” Snod insisted stubbornly, hugging Frankie close.

“All right,” Frankie agreed, leaning into Snod’s embrace. They watched the sun crawl its way up into

the sky together, holding each other close and watching all the colors change as the day began.

Snod dropped his head down, mumbling defiantly as the need to sleep suddenly began to overpower

him. Frankie picked him up, gently placing him back in bed and tucking him in. He pulled down the

rest of the coverings on the windows in a flash, returning to kiss Snod goodbye.

“I’ll be home when you wake up,” Frankie promised, stroking his fingers through his hair. “Maybe

we’ll see what other fun powers you might have gotten from me, hmm?”

Snod smiled sleepily, sighing, “I love you, Frankie.”

“I love you, too,” Frankie replied sweetly.

“Always?”

“Forever.”

The End