I’ve gotta know. And i know it’s gonna be painful. But what’s Bennett’s reaction the first time Flash comes home and he’s hurt really really bad?
What’s Flash’s reaction if he gets a call Bennett’s been hurt but he’s still on base? Bc Bennett kinda feels like that guy on my old jobsite that didn’t tell me he got hurt and drove himself to the ER.
I literally made an actual oof sound when I started reading this
Bennett is really good at keeping his shit together in front of other people. He's the type of guy to bottle everything up in the hopes that one day, he'll die.
So when Flash comes home and is just moving weakly, he's got a broken leg, and his face is all bruised, Bennett has the hardest time keeping it together. But he does for the first couple hours because that's what Cole needs: Cole needs him to be strong long enough for him to get comfortable in bed, take his pain meds, and sleep.
Which is why when Cole is finally asleep, Bennett closes the bedroom door and sits on the couch. He comes really close to full on sobbing, but he does cry a bit because "holy shit I almost lost him. I could have lost him and I wouldn't know until someone came knocking on my door, but he's here now and he's alive and he's okay." It takes a lot of effort for Bennett to go back into the bedroom, but he does when Flash kind of wakes up a bit and he's not there so he calls for him.
Bennett turns into the clingiest boyfriend for a good two months while Flash recovers. Which Cole doesn't mind of course, he likes the attention
As for if Flash gets a call about Bennett having been hurt, that's a different story. And yes, you're right. Bennett is definitely the type of guy to not say he's been hurt but then drive himself to the ER
Its actually what leads to their first real fight as a couple. Flash is so pissed off that Bennett didn't tell anyone, didn't calm him right after it happened, didn't call him period and the only reason Flash knows is because Bennett made the mistake of putting him down as his emergency contact.
Flash is mad, and rightfully so. He tells Bennett every time he gets injured, even if it's just "I fell down the stairs on base today. I'm fine but I did get laughed at" or even "I have a wicked bruise where I slammed into the corner of a table today."
So for Bennett to not say anything about an injury serious enough he needed the ER, Flash is royally pissed off.
Flash tries to not have the argument over the phone, so for the couple of days he still has to be on base before he's cleared to go back home, Flash is in the worst mood possible. This is the angriest anyone has ever seen Flash, so it's clear it's a big deal.