McGarrett-Williams House, Honolulu [Monday at dawn]

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Steve had been living his Best Otter Life for the last week. He was eating fish! He was playing on the beach! He was collecting the best rocks for Charlie, Grace, and Danny (some of those people were more grateful about the rocks than others)! He was...okay, he was stealing tourists' surfboards and surfing on them and not giving them back and that might be a little bit of acting out and also got him onto the news, but he was an otter and did not believe in consequences!

Otter life was so much better than medically dismissed, pity promoted, ex-Navy life! Steve was happy to stay an otter forever!

...Steve was now a naked human in the Pacific Ocean.

"Fuck a duck."

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And Danny was reading a book on the little patch of beach off of the McGarrett home while Steve did his otter thing. Because he was a supportive partner.

"Why don't I hear splashing?" he called.

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"Because I'm not swimming," Steve answered back.

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Oh, the book was getting tossed to the side now. "Decided to be human again?" he replied, grabbing the towel for Steve. It'd been for otter Steve, but it'd also work for human Steve.

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"I am not doing this on purpose," Steve protested.

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"Uh huh," Danny said, offering him said towel.

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"I need to brush my teeth so much," Steve declared with a little shudder.

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"Get goin'," Danny said. "I'll kiss you after."

He'd seen you eat so much raw seafood this week, Steve.

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Steve smiled. "I think that's fair," he said, swinging the towel around his waist and only giving Danny a small, accidental, show.

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Hey now, he was a married man, Steve. Don't be flashing him.

Oh wait...

"I guess the extra clams I got will go into a linguine instead of smashed with rock by you."

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"You could still smash them with a rock," Steve said. "I gave you ten really good ones."

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"And I said thank you for them," Danny said, following him into the house. "Charlie painted his."

They were lining the lanai now.

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"But did you paint yours?" Steve teased.

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"Get in the bathroom," Danny said, rolling his eyes as he gave Steve a little shove. Which was nice to do again. The healing was coming along very nicely.

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The scar down Steve's chest wasn't nearly as red and angry any more, so that was a step up!

"I'll be back in ten minutes," Steve promised.

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"Use the actual shampoo, will ya?" So much saltwater in your hair, Steve. So, so much.

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"Copy that," Steve called back.

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And Danny? Danny was an amazing partner who made a fresh pot of coffee for him in the meantime. Because it'd been ages since Steve could drink it.

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Steve came back into the kitchen with damp hair, non-Navy branded clothing (which had taken some time to find) and a hopeful look on his face. "You made coffee?"

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"I made coffee," Danny agreed, moving in for a quick kiss now that he was de-ottered.

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"I love you," Steve said, kissing him back. "Can I drink it or just smell it?"

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"No butter, but you can drink it," Danny replied.

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"I'll take that," Steve said with a genuinely giddy grin.

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"Scar looks much better," he commented, letting Steve have his coffee.

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"It's all the swimming," Steve completely made up.

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"You're so full of shit," Danny replied dryly, not even missing a beat.