_{[ The heat spread through him and he sighed, relaxing, wondering what it was Spock was doing. But he trusted him enough not to question it, not yet, and he let himself settle. He sniffed and worked further into the sheets, using them as a shield from his aches, closing his eyes...}

He gasped and jerked, opening his eyes again, heart pounding and breaking out in a cold sweat.

God, was that thing.. was it...? ]