( BENJAMIN PEREZ ): I’VE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH PAIN IN MY LIFE, WHAT’S A LITTLE MORE GOING TO DO? something strange happens after ben speaks. something that hasn't happened in a long time, since julian can remember ( maybe even before they had became julian reeves ; when their life still had some sort of humor in it, and wasn't an all out tragedy ). a laugh escapes them. it's barely a chuckle ; barely anything at all. a breathy noise, one corner of their lips upturning as they shake their head. ' you don't even know what pain is until you get stitches, no numbing, ' luckily, looking at the cut at the side of his stomach, julian didn't think he needed them. but it did need to be taken care of, lest it get infected. should jules have found the man when they first met, bleeding and in need of assistance, they would have said not my job. unfortunately, the man had somehow gotten into their good graces, or at least far enough onto their good side that julian simply could not leave him to suffer. ' fuck happened, anyway? ' they ask after a moment, pouring rubbing alcohol onto a cloth, beginning to clean the area without warning. going by what he just said, he could handle it. @dtperez.