“I’ve got some bandages, wait a sec.” (for Sophia)
|REACTION MEME| BRUISED AND BROKEN VERSION
“I’ve got some bandages, wait a sec.”
Sophia hadn't even registered that she had gotten herself hurt until Carl had reacted to the blood that had pooled through the thin fabric of her shirt. She frowned as the pain in her side suddenly let itself be known. She lifted her shirt, seeing the two cuts that were about an inch and half each. "Damn it," she mumbled as she pulled her bottom lip between her teeth and bit down to redirect the pain somewhat.
Carl frowned as well, seeing that her injury was a little more than he'd expected. He reached for his pack, starting to unzip it. He always packed some first aid supplies in case something had happened, but it was the first time he needed to use them. He pulled free the small box, opening it. "I've got some bandages, wait a sec."
She looked around the living room of the abandoned house that they'd taken refuge in. She spotted a chair and moved to sit down on the edge of the dusty, ripped cushions. She swallowed thickly, knowing that the cuts weren't too deep, but the sight of her own blood always made her queasy. "I ain't goin' nowhere," she teased, trying to take her mind off of what they'd just fought through to make it inside.
He moved to her, squatting down beside her. "Move your shirt up, okay?" It would probably be easier to work with the bandages if she would remove it entirely, but he wasn't about to suggest it.
She closed her eyes for a moment, giving it a moment's thought before she pulled her shirt up and over her head and placed it in her lap. It was covered in her blood and had rips where the branches and brambles had sliced through the material and her flesh. She placed one arm around her small breasts as if she was trying to shield herself from his view.
He looked up, meeting her eyes. "Hey. Promise I ain't lookin', Soph." His cheeks turned a bright red as he averted his eyes back to her side, trying to decide if he needed to make use of the suture kit or just bandage it and wait until they got back home and let someone else look at it.
"Please no needles," she begged softly, bottom lip trembling as she met his eyes.
"No needles," he promised as he put some anti-bacterial ointment on the cuts and then gently covered it with the gauze and then wrapped it with the tape a couple times around her torso. He was careful not to touch her anywhere inappropriate, but it was hard to keep his earlier promise of not looking.
Their eyes met and both of their cheeks turned a brighter pink. "It's okay," she promised him, knowing that if the tables had been turned that she'd sneak peeks too. "I won't tell if you don't."