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They take a long, hot shower, scrubbing the caked blood from each other’s skin, and Joe helps Nicky wash his hair. He gently massages Nicky’s scalp with his fingertips, touching the spot right where his head had been blown open just a couple hours ago. It’s an ancient ritual, the two of them touching each other where mortal beings would’ve been left with a scar, but it never fails to make Nicky shiver. Even after 900 years, the attention Joe shows every time he’s tracing Nicky’s unmarked skin, like he’s memorized where the bullet or knife cut into him, even in the heat of battle, still makes Nicky’s heart swell.