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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 2:49 pm
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The last nine days had passed agonizingly slowly, every hour he was awake seemed stretched out by ten times even when he had company. He hated the noise, the smell, the lack of privacy, the helplessness. The last three days had been a little better, freed from the tube in his chest at least he had been able to go to the bathroom but in getting out of bed he had discovered just how weak he had become. Walking the length of a room was exhausting, it left him short of breath and his heart beating too fast. He hated this place, his own frailty, the thoughts and images that would not leave him in peace.
But today was better, today he had been told that they would be discharging him later today, but he hadn't yet given Abel the news. This was partly because he didn't want his boyfriend to spend all day at work watching the clock, partly because he wanted to surprise him.
The time between Taavi's departure for work and the time he expected Abel to arrive was drawn out impossibly, as much or more than the interminable days he had spent hooked up to those damned machines. He was so close now, so close, but he couldn't banish anxious thoughts that somebody would change their mind if he didn't get out of here right away. He had tried to draw but that hadn't worked, and listening to the CD Abel had made for him didn't help either. He tried to play a mindless game on his phone, but after only a minute or two he had to resist the impulse to hurl it across the ward in a fit of restless frustration.
Eventually he gave up and lay back staring at the clock on his phone's screen. Abel would be here soon, and then they could leave!
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:32 pm
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After nearly two weeks of being unable to hug or hold or cuddle with his boyfriend... Abel had to admit to himself that it was starting to drive him a little crazy. At the very least he could talk to him, kiss him, hold his hand... but that wasn't the same, not nearly the same as feeling him in his arms, being able to cuddle him on the couch or in the armchair, holding him close as they fell asleep. No, it wasn't the same at all, but at least it was something. Soon though, soon he'd be able to leave the hospital and go home. Soon! In preparation for this, the blond had found a comfortable outfit to keep in a bag for Zev to change into when the time came, and had left it in his car which he'd started driving to the hospital whenever he went to visit instead of riding Caleb, just in case.
It had to be soon though, it had to be, and he'd already requested the next few days off because if not today then it had to be tomorrow. It was getting a bit late today though, despite only being the afternoon, but he still was beginning to suspect tomorrow would be more likely at this rate. He would've heard by now if it was today.
Thankfully Chris let him leave work a bit early, so by the time his shift actually technically ended he was already in his car, pulling into the hospital parking lot in search of a free space near the entrance. A few more minutes found him inside, heading down the by now all-too-familiar hallways and general ward, and once inside the large room Zevran shared with a handful of other patients also hidden away behind curtains, the blond stopped outside his boyfriend's for a moment. "Knock knock!" He said cheerfully despite the weariness he was trying to banish from his early shift at work, as one hand lifted to part the curtain so he could peek in. "Mind if I join you?"
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:14 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:24 am
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:26 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 1:14 pm
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 1:29 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 1:49 pm
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They could leave, just like that. They could leave and bring Zevran back home, back somewhere comfortable, somewhere private, somewhere he could feel safe and finally relax. "That's great!" He said again, his grin still bright and happy from the knowledge he could finally take his boyfriend back home. It subdued a little bit into a warm smile and his thumbs traced soft, affectionate circles over Zev's cheeks. "Nah, I don't mind one bit. It would've seemed really long, yeah... though I probably would've tried to get out even earlier," he added with a chuckle.
A moment or two later he leaned down to press a soft kiss to Zevran's forehead. "Alright, I'll go down to the car and grab those clothes for you. D'you want me to bring your CD player and books down with me now, so we don't have to worry about them later?"
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 2:16 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 2:24 pm
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 2:31 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:12 pm
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:16 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:07 pm
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Abel waited patiently for his love to work through his thoughts, to weigh the pros and cons of whatever it was, and when he finally reached a decision the taller blond nodded and pressed another soft kiss to Zevran's brow. "Nonsense, you'll always be the most handsome man in the world to me." If that was the excuse he wanted to use, if using it made him feel better, then Abel wasn't about to argue. No, he was more than happy to play along. "Alright then, I'll be back in just a couple minutes with your clothes and then we'll go, yeah?" Once assured that Zevran had nothing else to add, Abel headed out of the hospital and over to his car.
With Zev's things stowed away in the back seat and with the bag of clothes in hand, the taller blond wasted no time in practically jogging back through the hospital - or at least speedwalking as quickly as he could get away with - back through the familiar hallways and into the ward Zevran had stayed in for the past more-than-a-week. "Alright, here you go," he said a moment or two before slipping back in past the curtain, not bothering to announce his presence this time; true to his words he was only gone a scant few minutes. With a soft smile he stepped closer to the bed and offered the bag to his boyfriend. "Hopefully these're okay. Nothing too fashionable, I'm afraid; I figured you'd be more interested in comfortable clothes than fashionable ones." Indeed the sweatpants inside were not nearly as form-fitting as Zevran usually wore; neither was the baggy shirt and equally baggy zip-up hoodie, and all were rather plain in muted colors without designs. At least the slip-on sandals were closer to Zev's size.
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:19 pm
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