finally, the cursed basement was empty, save for himself & the boy they’d written off as dead. tadashi knew better. it was subtle, but had the other doctors been paying attention they would’ve seen the slight rise & fall of the boy’s chest -- the fools should have been paying more attention, but their thoughts were more focused on causing hurt than help, & they hardly paid any of their subjects much mind once they stopped seeming fun. their mistake was something tadashi would gladly take advantage of. this is one child he can save.
he doesn’t speak as he gently covers the boy with a sheet & carefully lifts him, adjusting his grip in such away that it’s not immediately obvious that he’s carrying a person. it’s probably uncomfortable for the boy but tadashi doubts anything is comfortable right now with his injuries -- the poor child is probably in agony; it’s a wonder he’s not screaming. tadashi grabs his bag, countless medical supplies & medications stashed within, all intended for use to treat his cargo the way he should have been. it’s difficult to keep expressionless, but tadashi knows he has to give away nothing. he hums to himself as though this is a normal, relaxing situation -- pretends to himself that he defies the republic like this every day & doing so doesn’t frighten him.
in truth, he feels like he’s going to be sick.
it takes entirely long to make it somewhere at least somewhat safe. tadashi lays the poor boy down like he’s fragile, made of glass -- in the man’s mind, this is a child; he is fragile. what has been done to him is sick & unforgivable. this is not what doctors are supposed to do.
❝ i’m sorry, ❞ his voice is low, just barely above a whisper. ❝ i know that i must have -- ❞ he pauses momentarily, searching for the right word. ( how do you speak to someone who you watched suffer like that ? ) ❝ startled you. i didn’t think it was safe to give you more warning. i -- you’re safe here. i don’t -- don’t imagine you’re in any condition to be getting yourself out of there, so i took it upon myself to gather some things to fix you up too -- if you’ll allow it. ❞ / @lightwalke !!











