I SEE THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYES | {OPEN, NIGHT TERROR, INJURIES}

[jacob w.c.]

WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO LOVE — Jacob actively avoided sleeping. He was well aware it was extremely unhealthy to do so but he did just about anything to keep himself awake. The nightmares were awful and they'd been even worse since he'd been captured. Thankfully he hadn't had any major ones since Harrison came to live with him but that didn't take away his concern. He wasn't sure he could bear the thought of his little Harry seeing him in such a depraved state. The last time anyone had seen him like that was when he was with Pincher and running all the way to the Typhoon to escape his problems wasn't exactly a solution right now. He hadn't gone to sleep yet tonight, though, and he'd been wandering about the territory aimlessly. He told himself it was to stretch his legs and to clear his head but he knew it was just because if he collapsed and had to sleep, he wanted it to be somewhere far away from where Harrison would be able to hear him if anything went wrong. Thankfully, though, exhaustion wasn't even on his mind currently. Instead, his thoughts wandered to a lot of different subjects but mostly focused on Pincher. The man always knew how to make him feel at ease and he wondered if he should visit for a short white. Just a few days or something like that. He knew he wouldn't realistically be able to do that any time soon but it was still a nice thought.

Then he heard a scream. Terror came over him as he remembered all the blood that he'd seen on Izuku just a few days ago and the wounds that he continued to treat every day. The husky changed directions and made his way towards the noise as fast as he could. Soon enough, he arrived in the area Killua had claimed as his own home and saw the injuries that littered the serval. He seemed to be in some type of shock and Jacob forced himself to slow down as he approached him. Panicking wasn't going to help anyone. That'd just make things worse. "'S alright, Killua. 'M gonna' take a look at your injuries, okay? You're in shock, I need ya' ta' sit down. 'M gonna' come closer now but I ain't gonna' hurt ya'. Do ya' understand?" he spoke gently and slowly, moving forward steadily as he began to reach into his bag, starting to retrieve various herbs and bandages. He knew he'd have to treat more than physical injuries tonight. He'd have to find someone to keep an eye on Harrison for the rest of the night. Between Killua and Izuku, he had a feeling he wouldn't be leaving the medic cavern much tonight if he could get Killua to move.  —A GREAT HONOR TO HOLD YOU UP

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