Blood pools just under the fabric of the dark grey shirt.
The pain settles just beyond his abdomen as everywhere
else starts to grow numb. Tongue darts to wet lips but the
feeling is weak. The motion is slow and he wants to scream
out the pain but all he can think about are the people he
has to hold on for. The war inside of him rages onward and
he draws a deep, shaking breath, the pain igniting through
his entire system at the motion and his teeth grit hard
together. His hand presses tighter over the bullet wound
and he means to look up at Fox as he leans against the
side of the vehicle but instead, he’s face to face with one
John Murphy. So it happens even when he’s lost in the pain
of it all. Searing hot, like an iron, each breath in his lungs
and he looks at the other, mouth drops open, words desperate
to escape but nothing falls at first. There is no sound, just
short, labored breaths of air as he tries to shift his weight
into the car. “What...the fuck are you doing here?” He manages,
his gaze never leaving Murphy’s. How many times had
they met in situations where one of them had blood for
some reason upon their bodies? Even when it’s just from
punching a bag too hard. “I’m...fine.” He chokes between
breaths, fingers of his free hand curling tightly into a fist.
“Fox is fine too. She’s..gonna get me to a hospital.” A
pause and his brow furrows together as he lowers himself
into the passenger seat, the fire blazing brighter, hotter,
the pain almost causing him to black out. “So like...Unless
you know how to dig...a bullet out of me, I suggest you
let..the others know I’m good.” A half smirk as he speaks.
“Not the first time..I’ve been shot.”