The Expendables - Barney/Gunner

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Title: Cum Metu
Fandom: The Expendables
Pairing: Barney Ross/Gunner Jensen
Length: Roughly 2200 words
Notes: While this fic takes place after Sine Metu, it can definitely stand alone. Title means "with fear", in case you were wondering ;)

( There's a limit to everything. Until this moment, Barney has been good at telling himself that their relationship is nothing more than sex and simple companionship. There have been moments, yeah, where it had been hard to hold onto the delusion — but he'd always managed to build it up again, no matter how badly dented. But this is the end of it. The absolute terror that grips him at the thought of Gunner dying for his sake is just the last straw, really. Deep down, he's known for a long time. )