guess i overdid it / open

[wormwood.]

Why can't it be fixed? The simple question from Octane caused Aurum to wince, and it took everything the male had in him not to snap at the cheetah right then and there. It was obvious that Octane wasn't the smarter of the pair of he and Caustic, and considering the angel doubted he had any experience with medicine or healing besides just taking advantage of it, the question was outright stupid. Instead of snapping, however, the lion took a deep breath inwards, he rumbled as he shifted upon his large paws, "Eyes aren't that simple, Octane. They're delicate, and it isn't uncommon for them to be impossible to fix after they've been damaged. This isn't just some sprained paw or little cut. Trust me, I would know." As if to prove his point, he glanced the cheetah over with his one blue eye, seeming almost pained by the discussion. It had been a long time since he had been forced to think about losing his eye.

Turning back to Alaric, the male said softly, "I'm sorry about your eye, Alaric... I know that it's difficult to adjust to having half of your vision taken away from you. But don't lose hope. I've learned to live with only one eye. Hell, I learned to fly with only one eye. It just takes practice, and a great deal of patience. Which I know you have a stockpile of." While the feline could occasionally be a bit snippy or short tempered, Aurum had been around him long enough to know that Alaric was stoic, and thoughtful. It honestly wasn't surprising at all that the other male had kept his injury hidden for so long. Hopefully that thoughtful nature would work to his advantage and allow him to keep moving forward, rather than lose himself in wallowing over what had been lost.