[ he yanks out the IV drip on his own, tearing part of his skin. the pain helps, grounds him in reality rather than what he'd seen in his partner's memories.
he's shaking with every breath as someone hands him gauze and adhesive tape. they realize there's no way he'd trust someone to touch him now; he tapes it messily over the bleeding mark and stumbles aside, leaning heavily against the wall until he can catch his breath.
— now he has to talk to her. it's now or later, and while he'd generally prefer later, he can't exactly avoid her when he has to work with her. ]
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he's shaking with every breath as someone hands him gauze and adhesive tape. they realize there's no way he'd trust someone to touch him now; he tapes it messily over the bleeding mark and stumbles aside, leaning heavily against the wall until he can catch his breath.
— now he has to talk to her. it's now or later, and while he'd generally prefer later, he can't exactly avoid her when he has to work with her. ]