[ ah, yes. guilting himself. it's difficult not to though, the sound and sight of his guard, his friend, slumping forward with the life drained out of him just like that.
baby. credence almost smiles but it's more of a grimace because the pressure over the wounds hurts like hell. instinctively his body tries to jerk away before he can stop it but that hurts even worse and he stills, a breath choking out of him.
in the moments where his eyes are closed he tries to gather himself to obey. it's difficult but he manages to crack his eyes open to look at him, coiling closer anyway. ] I'm awake. [ barely, it looks like, but he's doing his best. he leans up into the kiss to his forehead before he shifts to catch graves' mouth in a barely-there kiss. ] I missed you.
[ after a short period of time, the wailing siren of an ambulance can be heard. ]
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[ ah, yes. guilting himself. it's difficult not to though, the sound and sight of his guard, his friend, slumping forward with the life drained out of him just like that.
baby. credence almost smiles but it's more of a grimace because the pressure over the wounds hurts like hell. instinctively his body tries to jerk away before he can stop it but that hurts even worse and he stills, a breath choking out of him.
in the moments where his eyes are closed he tries to gather himself to obey. it's difficult but he manages to crack his eyes open to look at him, coiling closer anyway. ] I'm awake. [ barely, it looks like, but he's doing his best. he leans up into the kiss to his forehead before he shifts to catch graves' mouth in a barely-there kiss. ] I missed you.
[ after a short period of time, the wailing siren of an ambulance can be heard. ]