for @ sinistral

[wearingthestars]

The Soldier and the Asset had been shuffled between a few different Handlers in the time since the Asset had been acquired. Sometimes Soldier was there and others he was back on ice, but the wipes never removed him from the Soldier's mind.

Their newest handler was not as on top of things as their last. In some ways it benefited them, allowed to share a space and less frequent wipes or cold storage for Soldier, but in others...

Typically they suppressants weren't meant to be used long term, it wasn't good to go too long without a heat or rut, but neither were something that could be risked during a mission. However their doses had become less frequent, and as they rested Billy's scent filled their containment cell, growing more obvious by the minute that his heat had broken through with mismanaged doses. He was trying his best to behave, laying in his cot, squirming and shifting with hot breaths as he tried not to draw attention to himself. The collar prevented his magic when he wasn't in use, but he tried to imagine he could just will the heat away if he tried hard enough. Instead he whined against the back of his fist.