𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 - miles fairchild

𝟓. 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐃𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐊 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓

i open the car door on y/n's side and help her out of the vehicle. i gently sit her down on the grass, y/n still being in a phased state. i go back in the car and look through whatever medical supplies i might have.

we couldn't go to a hospital right now because, well, we both honestly have better things to spend our money on. and also it would link people to knowing where the mayor's daughter is, so... obviously we couldn't do that.

but her wound was pretty big and deep, and she was also at a huge risk of infection so i just had to handle the cut myself.

i find my med kit in the trunk with only a few things inside, most of the stuff missing probably from the amount of times i've gotten into shit.

"i only have some rubbing alcohol and gauze." i call over to her, where she sat by the grass, her back against the car.

she hummed in response, clearly not processing anything i was saying at the moment.

i grab the supplies and head over to her, i crouch down besides the hurt girl and tenderly stroked her hair out of her face. i felt her forehead and realized how cold she was.

"okay, y/n. i'm going to clean the wound so it doesn't get infected, alright? if the bleeding isn't that bad then i'll just wrap it up but if it is indeed bad, i'm going to have to close it myself. is that okay?"

"yeah." she whines through the pain.

i take my jacket sleeve off of her wounded leg and reveal the cut. the entire thing was covered in blood so i really couldn't get a good look at it.

i open the car door besides us and get a water bottle from the back. i come back over to her and pour the water over her leg, rinsing off all the blood.

i then dry her leg off with the sleeve and prepare the rubbing alcohol. 

"this is gonna burn a little, okay?"

she bites her lip and nods her head.

i take that as a sign to continue and i pour a considerate amount of alcohol onto her wound and rub the cotton piece back and forth.

she winced at the sudden tingle and started crying, "that really fucking hurts."

"i know, i'm sorry." i hushedly whispered and went on with the cleaning.

once i finished the cleaning i noticed that the bleeding hadn't really stopped and it started to seep down her leg again. i get a good look at the wound and realized how bad it is.

there's a huge gash by her lower ankle that's causing most of the blood loss. and then she has a couple little cuts by it, making her leg look all tattered and ripped up.

i'm going to have to close the wound...

but how?

i don't have stitches.

i heavily sigh as i think of an idea. 

i'm going to have to cauterize.

i bring out my swiss army knife and fetch my lighter.

y/n seemed to awaken more once she saw the lighter in my hands, "what are you doing?"

"i have to burn the wound shut." i explain to her in the most casual way possible.

she coughs a bit and gives me a skeptical stare, "you can do that?"

"yeah, i've had my fair share of situations." i reply with a smile, trying my best to keep her calm.

i pull out a spoon from my car. don't ask why i have all this shit in my car i basically lived in it up until i moved over to crescent city. and yet again i found myself living on the road.

it was already nightfall and it was pitch black outside so i turned my car lights on.

i hand y/n the spoon, "you're gonna want to bite this."

"why?" she asks in a groggy voice.

"'cause it's going to hurt like hell."

"then i don't want to do it." she started to sit herself up, "just wrap it up, i'll be fine."

"no, y/n. you're bleeding too much i have to do it."

she let out a deep sigh and wiped her face, "fine."

she bites the spoon and holds it in her mouth as i prepare to close the wound.

i light up the pocket knife to the right amount of heat and i press it against the cut.

y/n starts yelping in agony, muffled sounds only came out of her mouth though due to the spoon. she gripped my free hand tightly and i didn't argue against it.

as much as it hurt me to see her in pain i continued doing what i was doing until the cut was pretty much sealed up.

"miles." she whined, spitting out the spoon.

"i know, i know." i soothed as i cleaned the wound again just in case for a risk of infection.

i quickly wrapped her leg up with gauze and pulled her close to me for an embrace. i don't know what had came over me but i pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead as i softly rubbed her back. 

she sobbed into my neck out of plain exhaustion. her skin was still cold and pale so i figured she'd need to drink or eat something and get some rest.

"you're okay." i assure her, "it's over now."

she choked up on her own words, "this is so humiliating."

it came out muffled since her face was nuzzled into my neck but i couldn't help but chuckle. even in a life or death situation this girl would still be most concerned about her own embarrassment.

she pulled back away from me and i wiped the tears off her face.

what had gotten into me?

i was never an affectionate person, especially when it comes to being physical.

i don't know why but something drew me to her. i usually don't like most people but i like her. even though she can be a pain in my ass, she means well.

and really, she's just a delightful girl who wants to live her life.

i can't blame her.

i know i really need to stop being so harsh on her, and i shouldn't have yelled at her earlier.

again, i'm just not used to showing affection at all so i tend to be cautious around people.

"just breathe." i tell her as she pants off her worry.

i bring her back into the car and settle on just staying here for the night.

we've both had a rough day and i'm not in the mood to drive in darkness.

plus, i supposed i could use some rest.

as i was setting all the supplies back into place i couldn't help but let my mind wonder.

wondering about all that i had been through the entire day.

a memory in particular was the kiss we shared.

obviously i only did it that way she wouldn't catch quint's eye, but i couldn't help but wonder if i actually felt something.

could i actually feel something for this girl?

could i actually feel something at all?