I wasn't joking. [Gojyo's trying to look stoic, but there's pain etched deeply on his face. Hakkai inhales, exhales, and reaches out, channeling energy into his palms in a warm rush of light as he crosses his hands over Gojyo's wound. He's careful not to actually touch the blistered skin; it's fragile, and if Gojyo's showing how much it hurts, it must be agonizing.
And, besides, he feels scraped sufficiently raw by the whole situation. Touching Gojyo, deliberately, knowing that they're both awake and alive, seems like a bridge much too far.
He focuses on the depths of the wound first, soothing inflammation and prodding damaged and seared muscle into regrowth, with an unnecessary, guiltily profligate rush of energy.
Chikusa, he's quite sure, would shout at him for that. So would Ken. Neither of them need to know; he'd done this, after all. The damaged flesh and the cracked, strained and callousing bone beneath are both his fault, as much as the blood he'd imagined had been his fault.
He'd understand, he thinks, blinking against slight lightheadedness as he encourages that half-built, abused bone callous to strengthen (Gojyo has been doing far too much on a broken bone) -- he'd understand if Gojyo would blame him for the things he's done. Those are certainly bad enough.]
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And, besides, he feels scraped sufficiently raw by the whole situation. Touching Gojyo, deliberately, knowing that they're both awake and alive, seems like a bridge much too far.
He focuses on the depths of the wound first, soothing inflammation and prodding damaged and seared muscle into regrowth, with an unnecessary, guiltily profligate rush of energy.
Chikusa, he's quite sure, would shout at him for that. So would Ken. Neither of them need to know; he'd done this, after all. The damaged flesh and the cracked, strained and callousing bone beneath are both his fault, as much as the blood he'd imagined had been his fault.
He'd understand, he thinks, blinking against slight lightheadedness as he encourages that half-built, abused bone callous to strengthen (Gojyo has been doing far too much on a broken bone) -- he'd understand if Gojyo would blame him for the things he's done. Those are certainly bad enough.]