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Steve Harrington ([personal profile] bigboyvibes) wrote2022-11-24 10:24 pm
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[personal profile] gunsplural 2022-12-09 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Guilt settles low in her belly as he looks away. She should've known that Steve would put everything and everyone first. That he'd refuse to let anything, even something this big stop him from being the protector of the party. She'd spent the last two days trying to reconnect with Jonathan and helping at the cabin. She should've checked in with him.

The wounds weren't even covered. Was it because he couldn't wrap them himself? Why hadn't he asked Robin for help? She presses her lips together, resolve strengthening inside her. Her voice is soft but made of steel as she squeezes his knee and straightens up. ]


I'm going to wrap these up for you and then we're going to the hospital.
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[personal profile] gunsplural 2022-12-09 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Steve... [ She frowns at him, not wanting to completely bulldoze him into something he doesn't want, but also seriously concerned. She's not a professional. All she knows about first aid she learned in health class and from reading a few books. She swallows at the feel of his fingers still on her wrist.] At least let me get one of the volunteer nurses out there to look at it. What if you need antibiotics?

[ It's concerning that they don't look like they're healing at all. What if there's something in the Upside Down that regular medicine won't work on? What if there's nothing she can do for him? The thought makes her chest tighten and she steps forward, reaching out to push his hair back of his sweaty forehead gently.] I promise not to hold a gun to your head, I just want to make sure you're okay.
Edited 2022-12-09 21:28 (UTC)
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[personal profile] gunsplural 2022-12-15 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you. [ She half whispers it, her hand moving through his hair in another stroke. She just wants to make him feel better. Wants to be able to do something other than just standing by and watching him suffer. ]

[ She scratches the crown of his head lightly with her fingernails, the way she knows he used to like. ] I promise to make it as painless as possible. You'll be back to folding clothes in no time.
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[personal profile] gunsplural 2023-01-10 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He pulls back and she realizes that she's crossed a line. She presses her lips together, more in consternation at herself than anything else, and drops her hand to her side.

She knows they should talk about the last few days. She knows she's not the only one that felt the old sparks between them. Robin had basically told her as much, but things were complicated. They were always complicated.

But she knows she can't take him not wanting her to touch him or him not wanting to tell her if he's hurting. She sits on the bench beside him.] I'm really worried about you. [ She doesn't like admitting it because then it means that there's a reason to be worried. ] I need to know you're going to be taken care of, okay?

Even if you don't want it to be me.
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[personal profile] gunsplural 2023-03-26 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's right. It's far from the first time Steve's gotten himself hurt. He'd gotten himself tortured by Russians last Summer, which was something that she can't believe she let herself forget even for a moment. But this feels different. It's not just a bit more serious.

She looks over at him and shakes her head lightly.]
Steve, don't pretend like it's not a big deal. You almost died. [ Her brow furrows slighly as if the thought hurts her. ] I know you're tough. Strong. But this time you need to let me help you, the way you help us.

[ She takes a deep breath. ] If it had been Dustin instead of you that was bitten, don't tell me you'd be okay with letting him handle it on his own.