[ Which means he had to come for his conscience's sake. Which means she needs to deal with the consequences, whether she likes them or not. He doesn't say always, even if that might be true. He mutters cold around the plant before drizzling water over the wound. One pass of his thumb to loosely scrub it clear of debris (this time it's an apology muttered for the pain) and he pours another, longer rinsing drought. There's still a sluggish, steady bubbling of blood that makes him wary, but he takes the pasted lichen out of his mouth and packs it to the wound regardless.
[ He winces. The aftertaste is worse than when it's in his mouth. ] Why'd you text me?
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[ Which means he had to come for his conscience's sake. Which means she needs to deal with the consequences, whether she likes them or not. He doesn't say always, even if that might be true. He mutters cold around the plant before drizzling water over the wound. One pass of his thumb to loosely scrub it clear of debris (this time it's an apology muttered for the pain) and he pours another, longer rinsing drought. There's still a sluggish, steady bubbling of blood that makes him wary, but he takes the pasted lichen out of his mouth and packs it to the wound regardless.
[ He winces. The aftertaste is worse than when it's in his mouth. ] Why'd you text me?