“I am,” he mumbled automatically, though he didn’t even glance up from where he was carefully wrapping thin leather strips around the hafts of the throwing axes he’d just finished sharpening to form the grip. Creating a smooth grip while maintaining the axe’s balance required careful precision.
There were two done, neatly laid out on the floor on a blanket, the last in line still waiting.
He let out a soft breath of a laugh as the fingers beneath his shirt tickled along his ribs. There was very little Kili could do that wouldn’t be worthwhile, in his opinion. The lifted brow on his brother’s face made him smile slowly, fingers still working their way through tangled strands as he looked at him. “Well, ye could always use that in place of oil and there’d be no more damage done as you’d be taking care of me at the same time.” His smile widened to a jaunty grin, though his head tilted back to accommodate the questing lips at his jaw with a purr of pleasure. “I am tired. And I didn’t know marriage required so much work or I’d’ve thought better of it.” Still, he continued to smile dreamily, his hands smoothing down his brother’s neck and beginning a downward quest, through the hairs on his chest to brush over nipples and down and around to follow the curve of his spine, to cup handfuls of his rear and pull him close. “Y’want me to drive ye senseless like you did me last night? Is that what you want?”
“I see you have thought this through, brother dear.” He shifted a bit, lowering his head to close his lips over one of his brother’s nipples, sucking lightly through the rough fabric of his tunic.
“I do” he whispered, feeling his brother’s hands venture down his body, “Just like that. But if ye think ye couldna manage…” He raised his head, mouthing at his brother’s jaw. “We could rely on the salve, too, I suppose.” The grin on his face widened a bit more. “Your choice, eh?”
Oh, thought better of it, would he? “Are ye trying t’say ye regret it?” he asked, nipping his brother’s lower lip sharply, “It’s a bit late for second thoughts, I suppose.”