- Heh. Got it. I'll shoot for slightly-better-than-worst.
[ Once again, reassuring! But for his own exhaustion, uncertain in his own ability to do this properly or to cause her pain in any way, there's nothing uncertain in his hands as he gingerly rests one on her ankle, thumb running gently over the top of her foot, the other gently swabbing at her cuts and bruises. They're the hands of a photographer, a sharpshooter, honed to stay steady even when outside forces would have him tremble.
It's a somber task, that it even has to happen in the first place, but...it's soothing, too, to be the one to help ease her hurts, to bring her some relief in the long run. That same satisfaction is what has kept him going these last two weeks. That for all he couldn't change this situation, and what happened to her, he could still help her, even if it's only in small ways. ]
Don't mention it. [ But he's smiling now, like a ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds. ] I'm...I'm happy to help. Every time.
[ That's putting it lightly, even as he stresses those last two words. He won't let her think she's being a burden on him, or that she asks too much. It's never too much. Not for her.
He switches to her other foot now, swapping out for a fresh cotton ball. ]
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[ Once again, reassuring! But for his own exhaustion, uncertain in his own ability to do this properly or to cause her pain in any way, there's nothing uncertain in his hands as he gingerly rests one on her ankle, thumb running gently over the top of her foot, the other gently swabbing at her cuts and bruises. They're the hands of a photographer, a sharpshooter, honed to stay steady even when outside forces would have him tremble.
It's a somber task, that it even has to happen in the first place, but...it's soothing, too, to be the one to help ease her hurts, to bring her some relief in the long run. That same satisfaction is what has kept him going these last two weeks. That for all he couldn't change this situation, and what happened to her, he could still help her, even if it's only in small ways. ]
Don't mention it. [ But he's smiling now, like a ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds. ] I'm...I'm happy to help. Every time.
[ That's putting it lightly, even as he stresses those last two words. He won't let her think she's being a burden on him, or that she asks too much. It's never too much. Not for her.
He switches to her other foot now, swapping out for a fresh cotton ball. ]