night terrors, nurse, and console with wesley >:3 (@cupid-complex)
𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃 & 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄.
The searing pain going through his back, knocking him off his float and sending him into the water. Couldn't breathe. Only pain could be felt while water filled his lungs and choked him with a mix of the blood, felt like the ring was tight around his finger, like deep down-- he knew. He just knew.
He could feel a quick breath escape him in a faint panic, his eyes opening. He was covered in a cold sweat, but he hadn't focused on that. What he tried to focus on were his own surroundings-- it wasn't the pool. Wasn't the feeling of floating in some empty void, no. It was... a hospital. With him in bed, his head having snapped up in his sudden wake, but the second he found himself looking around just a bit more... Seeing a familiar brunet-- a Welshman, from what he managed to remember. He knew him well. Really well-- it was just... oh, god, his head was spinning... Felt cold...
" ... Richard? " A quiet voice, at first in disbelief. Did someone actually visit him? Did Richard stay with him?...
" ... is that you? " He found himself repeating that. Just-- was that him? Was someone really there with him? At first... at first, he thought he could see blonde hair. He thought...
... He thought Richard was someone else for a moment, but-- that didn't make him any less happier to see him. In fact, it just made him feel a bit better as he lightly blinked his eyes... Didn't realize he found himself tearing up.
A deep breath. Calm down, Jay. Sophisticated gentlemen don't cry like that...
" I-I thought.. I thought no one was going to visit... " He sluggishly moved a pale hand up to his face, trying to find the strength to wipe his eyes, but he couldn't even do that.
" ... why visit a dead man, old sport, huh? "