Seg. (houseofel) wrote in undergroundcity, @ 2012-05-20 21:36:00 |
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Entry tags: | ▼underground, ♀ eva ashley, ♂ francis bernstein |
Who: Francis and Eva.
What: Visit in the hospital.
Where: One of the Underground's hospitals.
When: Late Sunday afternoon.
Rating: PG-ish.
Status: Incomplete.
They'd had to move him to a quieter corner of the Underground. While being back was a dream come true, it was loud - much louder than Rehab had been. People with each their own share of fears and concerns, hopes and dreams, which all merged into one big, pulsating mess that even he couldn't hope to untangle. It had been a sudden shock to his system, one that was slowly subsiding. But in addition to an IV filled with antibiotics that would fix him up in due time, he'd also gotten his sketchbook and pencils. It all helped - there was no more looking over his shoulder now that he was back home, but tension still crept into his bones whenever someone got too close, too unexpectedly. That would never go away. And he'd had his bad news as well.
Shortly put, he was ... in mild shock still. But trying to deal with it.
His fifth day in, he was feeling better. A stubborn fever and cough were slowly giving way to the medication and he found that he could sleep and feel refreshed. With that, privacy and potential visitors in mind, he'd asked for a T-shirt and sweatpants. Something comfortable and nice that hid his butt crack and some other scars he didn't feel like explaining.
One last feverish scribble on a blank piece of paper and he put the pencil down, only to look up and to see a familiar face approaching him.