Day: October 24, 2017

mythsandmonsters:

“Good to know I’m in the best hands.” he retorted playfully, his lip pulling again and reminding him to stop smiling.

“Seriously though, I don’t know what I would have done if you hadn’t helped me out. Pretty sure nobody else would have done what you did.”

She shrugged and bit at her lower lip. “I couldn’t just leave you there like that. I don’t…I don’t like seeing you all busted up.”

Honestly, it had made her want to cry. 

mythsandmonsters:

“Don’t suppose you got some paper stitches in that kit, do you? Might help my lip by stopping it stretching too much?”

Aside from his injuries, Teddy was definitely more relaxed in the knowledge they were home alone and there was pretty much no chance her hunter of a father would come home and catch him there.

“Where did you learn to take care of people so well?”

“I think we do,” she answered, digging through the kit until she found something close. “Okay, maybe not paper, but we do have liquid bandages and that stuff should work?”

“One of my dads is a hunter, remember? He made sure I learned proper first aid. I’m CPR certified too but I don’t think you’re going to be needing that or anything.”

mythsandmonsters:

Even though he’d more or less orchestrated the whole thing to get to this point, the payoff was even more enjoyable that Teddy had initially anticipated, letting Aislynn fuss and pay attention to him.

In a way, it sort of reminded him of when he was little and he used to watch his mom help his dad get cleaned up when he came home covered in blood, except it usually wasn’t his that was getting cleaned off him.

“Ash?” he murmured, trying to offer a grateful smile that became more of a grimace with the split in his lip.

“Thanks.”

She muttered something along the lines of “you’re luck you’re cute,” under her breath before sighing and smoothing back his hair to keep it from getting too stuck to his face. 

“Don’t try to smile. Your lip needs to heal and stretching it won’t help,” she admonished gently. 

Once she was satisfied that he was situated, she plopped down on the ground next to the bed and leaned against the side of it. If she wasn’t so concerned over him, she would have napped.

mythsandmonsters:

“I think it’s past the point of preventing it happening, but it might stop it hurting so much, at least until it starts healing on its own.” he winced, the patches of skin that weren’t visibly bruised still tender from underlying damage.

Beyond the damage to his face, most of his torso had begun to bloom with shades of black and purple in the vague shape of shoe prints, along with defensive wounds on both his arms and his dirty blond curls stained and matted with blood from a number of cuts on his scalp, making him look like he could have just come out of a car accident.

Another nod before she went to fetch the pouches and fill them with ice. August had bought a whole set in different colors for some reason. 

“After you rest a bit, I’ll help you to the tub so we can get the blood out of your hair, okay?” 

She set about fussing over him, positioning the ice packs around the worst of the bruising and using the blankets and pillows to prop him into a more comfortable position. 

mythsandmonsters:

“I know. Not the first time they’ve been broken,” he admitted sheepishly. “They’ll be fine in a couple of days.”

He sagged a little as he sat down, the area from above his eye and down past his cheekbone throbbing from the terrible swelling and bruising that had come up considerably during the car ride.

“It’s okay if you gotta cut my shirt to get it off me. Kinda ruined it anyway and I learned a long time ago to always keep a spare in my bag.”

She nodded, making sure he was settled before going to grab some first aid stuff. “Might be better for you to be shirtless for now. That way there’s nothing getting twisted around where you’re hurt.”

Settling the kit on the bedside table, she pulled out some antiseptic to clean up the cuts. “Would an ice pack help for the swelling?” she asked, gently touching just the outside edge of the worst of the damage.

mythsandmonsters:

“About as okay as I can be, all things considered,” he answered, sounding a little better, but still far from anything that could be reasonably defined as actually okay.

He pulled himself up using the backs of both the front and back seats as support on either side and tried to shuffle himself toward the door so Aislynn didn’t have to help him too much, but it was clear he was trying to mask how much pain he was still in.

With a nod, she moved to help support him, making sure he made it into the house and into her room with as little difficulty as possible. Most of her blankets were dark, so it wasn’t like the blood would really show.

“I can clean up the busted skin areas, but the ribs…I can’t do anything about those. Binding them can result in lung collapse.”

mythsandmonsters:

He wouldn’t have argued even if he was in any state to do so, quietly making a mental note of every person that was staring at them as they passed by.

When they got to the truck, He only had to lean against it for a moment while she opened the door for him and helped him inside, where he all but sprawled out on the back seat, let out a relieved breath as most of the weight was off his injuries.

Once she was sure he was settled, Aislynn hopped up front and got the truck started. At least her vehicle was bigger than most of the sleek little sports cars, so she knew no one was going to try to get in the way.

She let him rest in peace during the drive, choosing the slightly longer route home simply because the roads were a little smoother. Once they reached the house, she went and opened the front door first before coming back for him. 

“You okay?”

mythsandmonsters:

Getting up hurt like hell and the sound he made as he did so confirmed it. Once he was on his feet though, it settled again once he stopped moving so much.

If he’d been human, the beating he took would have likely put him in the hospital for a while, especially after taking such a vicious kick to the head, but he healed fast enough that most people would never even realise it had been that bad.

Still, he tried to sling his backpack over his shoulder before leaning some of his weight on her, steadying himself for another round of pain while they got to her car.

His pained sounds made her cringe and she wanted to apologize, but she knew it wouldn’t do him any good. Instead, she focused on keeping him upright and going at a slow enough pace so as not to further hurt him.

“Backseat might be better because you can lie down,” she offered, her truck coming into view. It was a little beat up, but she thought it gave the thing some character. 

mythsandmonsters:

“Thanks. Yeah, I think I can stand up with a little help.” he winced, his arm tucked tightly against the side where his ribs felt broken.

“They did a real number on me this time, huh?”

The bones would set quickly enough if he didn’t strain himself too hard, but he’d probably miss a couple of days of school when his mom saw the state he was in and made a fuss over it.

With a nod, Aislynn shifted to his other side and offered her hand to at least get him on his feet. 

“Come on, I’ll take care of you,” she promised, choosing not to comment on how badly they had beat him. 

She was figuring that his not being human was a huge help right now. With as bad as he looked, she was willing to bet it would have been a lot worse otherwise. He had gotten sort of lucky.