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Nurturing old wounds

Author: Namiko Aris
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-25 06:46:59

RAPHAEL’S POV.

I pulled the chair closer to the side of Marcellus’s bed, the soft scrape of the legs on the floor echoing in the quiet room. The rhythmic beeping of the monitor filled the silence, steady but fragile, reminding me with every sound how close we’d come to losing him. His face was pale, too pale for someone as strong and unyielding as Marcellus. It didn’t suit him.

He stirred slightly, his eyelids fluttering, and I leaned forward instinctively. “Marcellus?” I said softly, my voice almost a whisper. His lips parted, but no sound came out. His eyes opened briefly, unfocused, as if he were looking right through me.

“It’s okay,” I said quickly, gripping his uninjured hand. “You’re safe now. Don’t push yourself.”

His lips moved, but the words were too faint to hear. Then, as suddenly as he had woken, his head lolled to the side, and his eyes closed again. Panic clawed at my chest, but the steady beeping of the monitor told me he was still hanging on.

I let out a shaky breath,
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