Patch You Up

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Patch You Up
shipping meme


Let's hope you're not squeamish. Even if you are, you're going to have to power through it, because your crush, significant other, lover, or fellow practitioner in romantic tension has been battered and bruised. The degree of severity, from a minor scrape to a life-threatening injury, can vary, as can the reason - they may even be hurt because of you. If that's the case, you have all the more reason to tend to their wounds with your own two hands.

No one can take care of them like you can.

Bust out the bandages, even if they don't want you to worry over them or can't believe that anyone would. Though it's not your intention, if you're genre savvy, you may know that your best Florence Nightingale may be the final push if you're not together-together.

That's assuming if you both don't pass out from botched first aide before any of that happens. Don't forget that a kiss to make it better is critical!

• Comment with your character, preferences, and the role you'd like to play - the injured or the attending. Also, would you like a pre-established relationship? One just on the cusp of becoming realized? Etc?
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[ooq]

"Got it."

The young man gave her a reassuring smile. It was a good thing that he was used to crisis and he wasn't prone to panic. He was, however, prone to swearing but Q was trying to behave in front of her. Once they reached the door or her apartment, Q faltered. "Ehm...the key?"

[kristenkgcpd]

Kristen was able to fish the key from the pocket of her coat and passed it to Q,"Odd enough I knew where it was at the moment." trying to keep things light in spite of her current misery. "The annex was being locked up but somehow grabbed my wallet and ID before sneaking out."

[ooq]

Q knew how to pick locks but that would have been rude. And it would have made him look untrustworthy. He liked Kristen but he was still sticking to his cover as an accountant, and accountants shouldn't know how to pick locks. Unlike the Heads of the research and development division of the Secret Service, who not only knew how to pick locks but also knew how to disarm any kind of security system in less than 30 seconds.

"You would have made a good spy, Kristen." He took the key and soon enough they were safe in the apartment, away from prying eyes. Q left her sitting on the couch before going to retrieve her other glasses. "Any changes of career in mind?"

[kristenkgcpd]

"Quite content to be a simple records keeper. There's a sense of order in trying to tame the madness that is the GCPD records room after all." Kristen confessed with a rare enough smile. But since she had gotten her glasses off she was for now sitting on the sofa while trying to not shudder in pain. She was also keeping a secret: a bad prior relationship that ended when her now ex vanished from Gotham back in the spring.

But her sweater slipped down just enough to reveal a scar from that period of time.

[ooq]

"Oh, that I can understand. There's nothing like trying to put some order in a world full of chaos. And what a chaotic place is this city. You don't have to go to work tomorrow, I hope?"

Q kept talking as he moved around her apartment, looking for the first aid kit. He wanted to make sure she didn't feel left alone and vulnerable while he was not by her side. He was concerned about Kristen still being in shock because of the shooting. When he finally sitting in the sofa near her, first aid kid in his lap, he didn't miss the scar.

"Hm. That one doesn't look new." It was not actually a question but his tone of voice implied it and Q's green eyes stared back at her.

[kristenkgcpd]

"Civilians are off the rest of the week minus essential staff, aka not the records room." Kristen noted. She shuddered inside since she was sure her secret was blown,"Its an old one, from before we met." she decided for now. Her dark brown eyes however spoke more than words could even say.

[ooq]

"You are injured, have they no common sense?"

Q was silent after her answer, frowning yes, but silent as he cleaned her cuts. He learned enough from reading Double O Seven's body language to know when someone had secrets that were but open wounds.

"Doesn't look all that old, though. You had another accident at work?"

[kristenkgcpd]

"As an injuried party I'm among those on leave for the week." Kristen reassured Q. "Plus Dr. Tompkins saw how hard that landing was since she was thrown under a lab table." she added. She whispered only part of the story but enough to reveal the months before they met were dark,"Prior relationship gone sour."

[Hi, sorry for the delay! RL was a bit crazy this weekend.]

[ooq]

"Ah, good, good..." Otherwise he would have been really cross and maybe found away to snag her away from work. "Dr. Tompkins Get medical attention too or she left like you did?"

Q's hands stilled for a few seconds at the small confesion, frown depending on his face before he went back to focus on the task at hand. I'm sorry was probably the most expected answer, but it didn't help any or brought real consolation. He knew that well and that's why he didn't say the words. Instead he squeezes her hand again.

(No Worries!)

[kristenkgcpd]

"She's the ME so she and I gave each other once overs to make sure nobody was bleeding." Kristen offered. "Nygma took a pretty nasty hit so she had to force him to the EMT's." having shared stories about her coworkers over the last few months. She squeezed Q's hand in return,"It was before we met, he vanished back in the spring."

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[ooq]

"A pity he didn't vanish inside the river." Q couldn't quite stop the venom in his voice. His eyebrows furrowed together a second later and he grimaced.

"Sorry that was inappropriate. It just...I don't understand what leads someone to hurt another person like that. Specially someone they are supposed to love and care for."

[kristenkgcpd]

A quiet confession slipped out,"Its ok, I've had those same questions. Like what is is about me that attracts complete creeps?" Kristen softly squeezed Q's hand to show no harm was meant or done,"Honestly work keeps me sane, the chaos of the office means less time to think. And cue just that with medical leave."

[ooq]

"Creeps are everywhere, specially in this city. And they show up when you least expect it, the problem isn't you." Q knew that is was a normal behaviour for people to blame themselves but he really wanted to get this point across.

"Hm. We should do something once you are rested and feeling better, something fun."

[kristenkgcpd]

"Just good old rotten luck?" Kristen had been starting to see the truth in the months since her ex vanished but just needed that little push. She then decided to pose an idea that had been on her mind for ages,"Maybe a movie? You did mention that new indie comedy nobody at your office wants to see and I know of a great Chinese place."