In a hundred silent ways

Summary: Tumblr prompt: “I closed my mouth and spoke to you in a hundred silent ways.”

Characters: Chakotay, Janeway

Codes: Janeway/Chakotay

Disclaimer: Characters are Paramount’s. No infringement intended.

Rated K

I brought you coffee when you’d been up all night reading reports and crawling through Jeffries tubes.

I stood by your side in the empty turbolift, facing forward so you could struggle with your despair in private.

I slept by your sickbed so I’d be the first face you saw when you woke.

I gave you roses to celebrate your triumphs and alleviate your sorrows.

I kept my hand on your back as you navigated the choppy waters of alien diplomacy, just so that you’d know I was there.

I held your hand when there were no words to say.