“Hero hair?” Tom laughed as he finished untangling the tubes and wires. “I mean, we’re all human. It’s nearly inevitable that we end in a hospital eventually. Even if it’s just for something simple like stitches.” He took a pause after his fingers brushed over the other’s arm. “I’ll keep you company, i mean, if you want? My friend will be alright. I was just going to surprise them. I can surprise them later, too.” He felt bad for the man, and something about him made him want to linger and spend time with him.
“Yea it’s kinda like yours but like more gravity defying “ he told the other giving a small smile sighing looking down to his arm feeling the others fingers on his arm looking down shyly clearing his throat which was unlike him clearing his throat “I um based on this nose thing and other stuff I think it’s more then just stitches although I don’t remember much of what happened…you’d be willing to stay with me for a bit? What happened to your friend? If that’s okay to ask”
“Ah,” Tom exclaimed, his eyes widening and his eyebrows lifting. He pulled up a chair and settled in next to the man. “Hero hair. That’s hilarious,” Tom paused and leaned his arms and chin on the railing of the bed. “Definitely more than stitches for you, my friend. That’s a nasal cannula, by the way. It’s ensuring you’re getting plenty of oxygen. Oh, and the tubes? That’s probably something to keep you hydrated and something else to keep the pain away.” He realized he was rambling on about medical jargon and he wasn’t even on the clock.
“Of course I’ll stay! And my friend is fine,” he motioned, waving his hand “He had his appendix removed. Nothing crazy. I’ll be back around the hospital tomorrow for work anyway, so I’ll visit in the morning before my shift.”
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