They were both struggling to eat, to break off pieces of their respective meal choices while they waited for the mac and cheese to heat fully. He chewed slowly, his face definitely hurting with every motion. Somehow, even his teeth hurt at this point, but that was probably because he had spent so much time clenching from pain. Still, he did slip small pieces of bread into his mouth and needed water to soften it down enough that he could chew wouldn't feeling like his face and mouth was on fire. "I know... just everything hurts when I chew." Sometimes when he talked too. "Need it, just... feel sick."
Because look at what they had managed to survive. It was a miracle. Even as a bonded pair, both of them had been caught in it. If one of them had 'died', the other might have given up or been unable to survive the escape, which would have ended them both. He slipped an arm around Gabe's waist to hug the older man carefully, needing that contact.
Angela, bless her, was no-nonsense, saying she had work to do and that if Strike Commander was in the rubble, she needed to get back to work to find him. She had no other confirmation to him or any of the other members of high command but that every life was important. Then the reporter asked that damning question: could Reyes be involved in any of this?
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Date: 2019-07-06 06:59 pm (UTC)Because look at what they had managed to survive. It was a miracle. Even as a bonded pair, both of them had been caught in it. If one of them had 'died', the other might have given up or been unable to survive the escape, which would have ended them both. He slipped an arm around Gabe's waist to hug the older man carefully, needing that contact.
Angela, bless her, was no-nonsense, saying she had work to do and that if Strike Commander was in the rubble, she needed to get back to work to find him. She had no other confirmation to him or any of the other members of high command but that every life was important. Then the reporter asked that damning question: could Reyes be involved in any of this?