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Tweak says, "I made it an early night."

Shane Marion (wolfishane) wrote in bellumlogs,
@ 2009-12-06 09:43:00

Entry tags:

big bad wolf, willful child

Who: Shane, Shiloh and Aaron
What: Shane has a delightful hole in his stomach in need of stitching.
Where: 104
When: Immediately following this.
Warnings: Gore, mentions of wound stitching, and swearing likely.

All Shane wanted just now was to go to sleep. His vision was black around the edges and his head was light. It would be very easy just to lay back on the bed and pass out. Hell, it would be easy to pass out right now, and just let his body fall where it liked.

He focused on the pain throbbing in his side to keep himself awake and alert. Even exhausted as he was, he knew he couldn't afford to fall asleep, not when there was enough blood on his shirt to make not waking up a distinct possibility.

He kept one hand, still tipped with claws, wrapped around his stomach, covering the wound as he dully watched Shiloh fetch supplies to stitch him up with. God, he'd been stupid. This was it, for a while. He couldn't be hunting anyone down if it was going to endanger other people and nearly get him killed. This couldn't happen again, wouldn't happen again, and he wasn't going to continue his work until he was sure it wouldn't.

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backoff
2009-12-07 01:36 am UTC (link)

The shoe was in the hallway behind him, and the slightest rust stain was smeared over the toe, visible in the hard bare hallway light. Shiloh's concern and sympathy sank through the acidic remnants of the rooftop resident, and Aaron started to shake. "He went to the roof, the apartment on the roof," he started, desperate to get it out before he really started to lose it. "He was sure there was someone safe there, but I don't know, whoever is up there is really messed up, but he was sure and he was all numb and panic so I let him go. Should I have let him go?"

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	ex_auguries536 2009-12-07 01:39 am UTC (link)
	Shiloh, whose concern was his little brother, and not some nameless man on the roof, nodded. His hold on Aaron was light, but strong, something safe and solid. "He went where he thought he was safe, Aaron. You did the right thing." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

backoff
2009-12-07 01:44 am UTC (link)

He was starting to cry, which was so stupid, because he'd cried twice in one day, where he hadn't even cried at dad's funeral, but he couldn't seem to help it. The shaking got worse, hard wracking shudders, as if by pure harsh movement Aaron could shake off everything he'd felt in the last hour. "He's so lost and angry--" there was no telling who he was referring to by now, since the rest of it was lost in coughing mutters as Aaron tried unsuccessfully to stop bawling like a little kid. "Hurt," got through at one point, and "kill" and "afraid."

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ex_auguries536
2009-12-07 01:50 am UTC (link)

Shiloh made soft, comforting sound, and he pulled Aaron further away from the room, away from Shane, as far away as he could get him, while still remaining in the apartment. "Listen," he said loudly enough to be heard over the crying, "I'll make sure they're okay. It'll be fine." He tipped Aaron's chin up, careful to cover his hand with the sleeve of his sweater before he touched. "I promise you that I'll make it okay." He meant it with every fiber of his being. If it was important to Aaron, he'd make sure it happened. "How do we get you to focus back on yourself after something like this?" he asked. It was something he needed to learn, he realized, something important, something he had no idea about whatsoever.

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backoff
2009-12-07 01:58 am UTC (link)

Aaron believed Shiloh's assurances. He believed them because Shiloh believed them, and he was too close to him not to feel that belief. Aaron pulled back and started scrubbing at his face with his coat sleeve again, as if he could just erase the damage as easily. "Just need some time by m'self," he mumbled, looking away and awkwardly pulling free from the hug. "Can you, like, just keep him away... just out of my room, okay?" Red-rimmed eyes looked past Shiloh into the room beyond, where, thank God, Shane had receded past the point that Aaron could sense anything more than sleeping exhaustion. "I need a few hours," he hiccuped, "the inside of my head hurts."

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ex_auguries536
2009-12-07 02:03 am UTC (link)

Shiloh let Aaron slip out of the hug without any resistance, and he listened and he nodded. "He isn't going to wake up any time soon, Aaron," he assured, wanting to just take Aaron away and protect him from all of this. He decided, right there, to see if he could find someone who could help Aaron control this. "And don't worry about school. Go on in, and sleep, and we'll work everything out in the morning. Do you trust me?"

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	backoff 2009-12-07 02:05 am UTC (link)
	Aaron swallowed down another embarrassing sob, and nodded a little bit before he turned and swayed back down the hallway. There was a short pause, and then his door slammed shut. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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