About three weeks of being elbow deep in growth medium and seeds was far more exhausting than Jason thought it should be. The only reason he knew the days had even passed was the calendar on the computers. The work, rest, and sleep cycles were a blur, otherwise.
A quick wash off in the Station’s water shower made him feel a little more human. Jason would give his firstborn to have John join him, but the shower area was too small to accommodate them both. It reminded Jason of an old cloth kid’s tunnel. He smiled when he made it to their room, because John waited for him in their nest of a sleeping bag.
In fact, as soon as Jason was in sight, John grinned, affection plain in the lines around his smiling lips and crinkled eyes. There was a leer too. As much as he just wanted to curl up in J
