I was hoping to climb a mountain today. I got stung by a bee at home, instead. Luckily a day in A&E gave me the chance to do some writing, some fainting, and some vomiting over myself. Thank god (thank people, really) for the NHS. Thank god for epipens. And everyone at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd was amazing.
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Rayfa wonders why anytime Nahyuta's boyfriend comes over there is a noticeable lack of oranges in places where they normally are. She wants to know why. She knows Simon dislikes oranges, I doubt she knows the man's allergic though. (I love the one you wrote for Simon being allergic!) (just watch her give Simon an orange not knowing the allergies Simon had.)
(For anyone interested, anon is referring to this post!)
Ah, I love this; poor Rayfa doesn’t realize the problem and probably is just annoyed that her brother goes through so much trouble just to satisfy his annoying boyfriend’s tastes.
She always knows when Simon Blackquill is coming to Khura’in, even before Nahyuta officially announces it. She knows because all of a sudden, a few days prior to the visit, they have oranges with every single meal in order to get rid of them without having to toss them out. Now, she likes oranges as much as her brother (or more, as she would stubbornly claim), but having them accompany every meal was tedious. She complained to the cooks one time, and was told that “His Excellency ordered us to make sure all the oranges are either used or thrown out by the time of Prosecutor Blackquill’s arrival.”
Rayfa growled and stormed off - why did her brother go through so much trouble just to make sure some random food that Simon Blackquill just happened to dislike was nowhere in the palace? Did he want to impress him that much? How hard should it be for a king-regent to impress a former convict?
Well, fine, she’s been wanting to get back at her brother’s boyfriend ever since she last saw him and he deliberately told her a prison story in order to scare her (she had a nightmare because of that!); the day before Simon’s arrival, she snuck into the kitchen and swiped one of the last oranges while no one was looking.
Usually Nahyuta and Simon didn’t join them for the first meal after he landed in the morning, so Rayfa waited until dinnertime to strike - she was going to squirt orange juice all over Simon Blackquill’s meal. She imagined his reaction and chuckled to herself - it was going to be hilarious watching him eat something he hated!
Unsurprisingly, the duo were late to dinner - probably getting ready or something, so Rayfa was left alone with the food for a few minutes...just enough time to squirt the orange juice on both plates on the other side of the table (she wasn’t sure where they were going to sit, after all).
When they finally showed up, Rayfa could hardly contain herself; she watched them sit down and Simon raised one of his eyebrows at her uncharacteristically polite greeting to him.
Simon took a bite and swallowed, his eyes narrowing for a moment as he tried to figure out what that...taste was. It was subtle but it was there and-
Oh...fuck.
“...Nahyuta-”
That was the only thing Simon was able to say before he felt his throat closing up. He dropped his fork suddenly and it clattered to the floor, before he brought his hand to his neck and was wheezing, struggling to breathe.
That...wasn’t what Rayfa expected. She and Nahyuta were on their feet and Nahyuta was at Simon’s side screaming for a medic. Simon was clearly having more and more trouble getting air into his lungs, and Rayfa could swear his lips changed color...though perhaps that was her imagination.
“Rayfa, what did you do?!” Nahyuta knew immediately who the culprit was and he yelled at her in a way that conveyed his panic and rage, and she felt small and shied away from him.
“I...I didn’t...”
Again he screamed for a medic as Simon clung to his jacket; Rayfa ran out of the room with tears in her eyes as the medical staff rushed in.
Later that evening, she slowly made her way to Nahyuta’s chambers. She wasn’t sure if she was welcome (she had never seen Nahyuta that angry before...), but she had to make amends - she heard that Simon was alright...it was scary though. She had no idea he was allergic, she just wanted to prank him!
She hesitated when she reached Nahyuta’s door, and knocked softly. When she heard Nahyuta tell her to enter, she opened the door and walked in with her head slightly bowed. Simon was sitting upright in Nahyuta’s bed, while her brother was sitting next to him (probably fussing over him, she thought).
“I...was wondering if I could talk to you, Prosecutor Blackquill.”
Simon motioned for her to approach and she did, uncharacteristically timid. She couldn’t even look at him...she felt so guilty.
“I...I apologize. I squirted orange juice on your food before...I didn’t know you were allergic. I just thought you didn’t like them and wanted to...mess with you.”
Nahyuta opened his mouth - Rayfa was ready for a lengthy sermon, but Simon put a hand on Nahyuta’s arm to stop him.
“It’s alright, Rayfa-hime. Frankly, aside from the anaphylatic shock, it was pretty good.” He laughed for a moment, which confused both royal siblings. “What, did you sneak an orange away from the kitchen this morning?”
“Last night, actually.”
Again, Simon laughed.
“You’re not...mad?”
“I’ll admit, I wasn’t happy, but you didn’t know...I’m surprised Nahyuta didn’t tell you,” Simon answered.
“I just thought you demanded the food you didn’t like be removed. It made it so that I had to eat oranges for the past few days!”
“Believe me, Rayfa-hime, I’m not nearly as high-maintenance as you seem to think.”
They spoke for a few more minutes before Rayfa left, feeling much better. Once she was out of the room, Nahyuta stood and crossed his arms. “Don’t you think you were a bit lenient on her? That little prank could have killed you!”
Simon shrugged. “But it didn’t. Besides, she’s a kid. Also...it’d be widely hypocritical to yell at her for the exact same prank I pulled on Gavin-dono just last week.”
WHAT THE F* 😳 😵 SOMEONE WANTS ME DEAD. #Anaphalaxis #SevereAllergy (at Starbucks) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsbvjZnBATvpmw-dNjh6C99qspsWuPp4QiIcDU0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v03fb0lr9jx7
A week ago I was near death in the hospital and 2 days ago I was slightly less near death in the hospital and I still don’t know why and I’m still so fucked up about everything.
Come on body, this is the FOURTH time since last Friday. You’re already on steroids, antihistamines, etc, just chill? For maybe at least a couple weeks?
The swelling is great too btw - it’s weird how when you’re having a reaction you swell, and the steroids they give you to help with the reaction also make you swell...yep. That makes sense.
More allergy testing today! 😥😥😥 . . . #mommyhoodbloggified #millerlife #momof14 #anaphalaxis #paradisevalleyallergyassociates (at Dr. Richard George Keightley M.D.)
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