[julian stays. he'll stay for as long as it takes until he's healed--joaquin and khan come in for periods, waiting with the two of them. julian only leaves to get food for the both of them and to use the refresher. there's a second cot in the room that he drags close to chris at night, staying nearby.
he takes out the breathing tube once he's sure his airways won't close again, it's only a few hours after, and they have a dermal regenerator that he uses on the inflicted wound. now, it's time to wait.
julian knows what the withdrawal felt like for him--it had been awful, like his brain was splitting in two and his mind was half himself and half the other person they'd warped him into. and it sets in rapidly, without the regular treatments. it's scant days before they're in the thick of it.
julian has repositioned himself to sit on the bed behind chris, the other held close to his chest, julian's chin hooked over his shoulder. there are blankets tucked around each of them, courtesy of joaquin, who'd walked in to find them both fitfully asleep.]
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he takes out the breathing tube once he's sure his airways won't close again, it's only a few hours after, and they have a dermal regenerator that he uses on the inflicted wound. now, it's time to wait.
julian knows what the withdrawal felt like for him--it had been awful, like his brain was splitting in two and his mind was half himself and half the other person they'd warped him into. and it sets in rapidly, without the regular treatments. it's scant days before they're in the thick of it.
julian has repositioned himself to sit on the bed behind chris, the other held close to his chest, julian's chin hooked over his shoulder. there are blankets tucked around each of them, courtesy of joaquin, who'd walked in to find them both fitfully asleep.]