[ALIK] you fucking make me sick.

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

Zakk'ri squeezed his hand, reaching his other through the bars to stroke his brother's cheek. "Don't worry about it. Spiders bite me all the time and none of them ever apologize." He said quietly, leaning his forehead against the bars. He looked over his brother, hating what he saw. "You gotta get better.. Please? I can't lose you, Alik.." He mumbled brokenly.

[alik marai romonov]

"I-..I can't," Alik cried. "I don't know how to heal myself..'n they keep cutting me and it hurts." He sniffled, wiping at his face as he moved closer to the bars, desperate to be near his brother. He didn't dare mention how else they hurt him in the cellar. This was enough.

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

Zakk'ri slipped his hands through the bars so he could rest them on his brother's hips, looking over him slowly. He didn't know how to fix him this time. "Look at me." He said quietly, bending down a bit so he could see his brother. "You're going to be okay. Alright? I need you, do you hear me? You're gonna be fine." He said, squeezing his side gently.

[alik marai romonov]

Alik swallowed, nodding slowly. Blood splashed onto the floor from his arm and his eyebrows furrowed. His body wasn't far enough along to heal the cuts there. Not yet. He looked up at the doctor. "Lemme stay with him...please..." He whispered brokenly.

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

Zakk'ri was about to tell the doctor that if Alik died, he died. But then the boy spoke, and the doctor pulled his keys from his pocket. Zakk backed away from the door, opening his arms for his brother. "Come here.. Let me fix you." He said, wrapping his arms tightly around the smaller boy. "Sit down, okay?" He moved over to the bed, ripping the sheet off so he could tear it apart and wrap Alik's wounds.

[alik marai romonov]

Alik hugged Zakk tight, careful not to get blood on him. When he was told to sit down, he did, holding his arm out as he watched him with shimmering eyes. A single last tear rolled down his cheek and he reached to flick it away quietly, biting his lip.

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

"I got you, okay? You don't have to cry." He said quietly, slowly wrapping one of the scraps around his brother's wound. He made sure it was tight enough to have pressure on it before he started on the next until he was finished. He kissed his forehead gently, sitting back on the floor across from him. "All better?"

[alik marai romonov]

Alik just nodded, staring at the floor silently. He scooted over after a moment, glad his brother at least didn't seem so mad at him anymore. He curled up in his lap, taking his hand gently and tracing lines across his palm. "I wish you weren't stuck in here.."

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

Zakk'ri shifted his weight a bit, wrapping his arms around the smaller male. He reached up, slowly running his fingers through his brother's hair. "It's okay. I got you here now. That's all I needed." He said quietly, kissing the side of his head gently. He looked up at the doctor, afraid he would take the boy from him before he glanced back at Alik. "We're gonna be okay."

[alik marai romonov]

"Kay.." Alik murmured.
'How does he know for sure?'
Alik bit his lip. "He just does, shut up..." He whispered, burying his face in his brother's shoulder, hanging onto him tightly.
'You shut up.'
Alik huffed, shifting his weight a bit and eyeing the doctor before closing his eyes and again hiding his face.

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

"Just relax, okay? Close your eyes.." He said quietly, slowly rubbing his brother's back. He ran his finger gently over his palm, closing his eyes as he rested his head on Alik's. Zakk'ri suddenly felt much more secure with his brother in his arms, like they were in the middle of a civil war between doctor and patient.

[alik marai romonov]

[bllckquote]Alik did his best to do as he was told. He would have hoped they might see how much calmer Zakk'ri got around him and done something about it, but Alik didn't even care, as long as he was snuggled up close again.
'Zakk's a monster, face it.'
Alik shook his head against Zakk's shoulder, sometimes spoke aloud to that voice in his head without really realizing it, though he did his best not to.

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[zakk'ri jon romonov]

Zakk'ri rocked him gently, hugging him close. "Don't listen, okay? Relax." He gently rubbed his back, then reached up to play with his brother's hair. He hated that his brother heard voices. Not because he heard them, but because that was one thing he could never make okay. He didn't like knowing he couldn't make all the monsters go away like he used to.

[alik marai romonov]

"I'm trying.." He murmured. When the footsteps of the doctor grew distant, Alik eased up a little more. He knew they wouldn't stitch him up, would calculate how long it took the marks to heal. He kicked off his shoes. It was colder here than in the dorm rooms., Alik couldn't imagine having to be in here more than he already was, it didn't seem fair. But he knew Zakk could be dangerous.

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

Zakk'ri slowly ran his hand through his brother's hair, looking down at him. He was always happy to have him there, even if his brother was hurt. He reached over, gently pressing on the wound that had been bleeding most. "I wish they'd stop hurting you.." He said quietly. Alik may have been cold, but Zakk'ri couldn't have been warmer.