*healing
heaâ.
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ââ kazuki? ââ Â
she whispered the name, her lips pursing against each other in a small frown as she had waited for a response, before continuing, wanting to be sure that the man was aware of his surroundings and he was alright with her bringing him in the store to get him cleaned up.
ââ letâs get you inside, yes? ââ
itâs wrong to turn up to someoneâs workplace, bloodied for a reason he already knows he wonât reveal and expecting hea to patch him up like she has for the past times heâs been ridiculously close to passing out in front of tokki. but the immorality of the entire situation isnât enough to stop him from dragging his feet towards the familiar street for the third time, paying little attention to the murmurs of others and the wetness that he feels from the open wound on his cheek. shit, he thinks belatedly, i hope she doesnât mind.
the first time he had come cross her whilst torn up and injured had been an accident, but the memory stays fresh in his mind like a scar. the startled look on her face, the way she hesitated before reaching out to help him, ready to scold him before she remembered who he was and immediately closed her mouth â sheâs comforting without trying in a way thatâs unknown to either of them.
maybe thatâs why he canât stop going, why he wonât stop going.
âsorry, the fuckers used silver on me.â kazuki at least somehow manages to muster up the decency to sound a little apologetic, back pressed against the window of her store when he feels a careful hand against his forehead. (the first step she always takes.) his eyes are downcast to focus on her shoes so he doesnât see the wave of disappointment in heaâs expression. he knows he doesnât look good: a flurry of bruises on his face, some scattered across his body and a deep cut on his side from a silver knife thatâs painting his shirt red so he goes, with some semblance of comfort, âat least itâs not as bad as last time.â
he nods at the suggestion, boots scraping against concrete as he heaves himself up, wincing at the sharp pain. heaâs just so small, even moreso against when standing next to him and thereâs a pinch of pity he feels when he sees her surveying him. itâs a mere few steps to the store and a mere few steps inside before he can sit, but he thinks heâs just reopened the wound on his side and if he way heâs biting his tongue isnât a sign, the falter of his legs are.Â
thereâs a brief moment of silence, before, âis it alright if â uh, if you could you help me walk?â









