[ he had to do this all alone, once. it made him . . . very aware, of what viktor himself had to do alone, for a very long time. it makes jayce beyond appreciative of the care that is being considered steps ahead. he's not sure he could walk after this. he needed rest. he needed to get clean, and scrub and scrub and scrub at his skin until it was raw.
when, though, that wasn't something jayce could pass judgement. biology was not his strong suit. and more than that: ]
You'll be the judge of that, Viktor. [ viktor was the one who did the procedure. he's the one most equipped to make the call, any call. jayce takes a glance around them; the stench has become a dull nothing but air for him to breathe, and the blood that looked like a child threw paint into a pool isn't . . . coagulating. it's supposed to go thick. here, it's . . . syrupy, thin like water. there's nothing in it to thicken, the reason he bled out like a slaughter house boar to begin with. it's sickening to even imagine he had this much blood in him. ] I lost . . . "a lot" of blood doesn't begin to describe it.
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when, though, that wasn't something jayce could pass judgement. biology was not his strong suit. and more than that: ]
You'll be the judge of that, Viktor. [ viktor was the one who did the procedure. he's the one most equipped to make the call, any call. jayce takes a glance around them; the stench has become a dull nothing but air for him to breathe, and the blood that looked like a child threw paint into a pool isn't . . . coagulating. it's supposed to go thick. here, it's . . . syrupy, thin like water. there's nothing in it to thicken, the reason he bled out like a slaughter house boar to begin with. it's sickening to even imagine he had this much blood in him. ] I lost . . . "a lot" of blood doesn't begin to describe it.