closed; i get eaten by the worms

[sarcophage]

WHO: Benedict, Colin, Leander
WHAT: grippe club for men
WHEN: now-ish
WHERE: Gallows Chapel, a side room reserved for early quarantine
NOTES: gross. (if you want a starter, ask.)



for benedict;

Perhaps Benedict slept through the arrival, or perhaps he witnessed it. He might even have tried to say hello, and found his neighbour unresponsive, either too ill to acknowledge him or unwilling to expend what little energy he had for the sake of being polite. Now, though...

Now, should Benedict turn to see the cot newly installed some feet away, he will find Leander's face likewise turned toward him, strangely flushed and bloodless, heavy-lidded eyes fixed in a bleary stare. Pale lips parted just slightly. Sweat-dampened curls dark on his forehead. Thin inside the loose sleeves of his linen, most of his body a few peaks and valleys beneath the infirmary blanket, and utterly listless.

One may forgive him for assuming the worst.

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for colin, after benedict is removed;

—The other nurse, meanwhile, will be given no opportunity to think the worst as long as Leander is awake, for he keeps himself stoic, blandly arranged in repose and lacking expression, following the young man with only his eyes. In contrast, he looks boyish in sleep, lacking some indefinable tension beneath his skin, with only a slight crease between the eyebrows to belie his peaceful rest.

Or seeming rest. He has ample eyelashes to disguise a pair of watchful slits.

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[altusimperius]

It's very late, possibly even early morning before sunrise, when Benedict awakens again with a coughing fit. It takes him some time to work it out of his system, and then he lies back with a weary sigh, his head lolling to rest facing the opposite direction from where he began.

And that's when he notices he has company. He gives a little start, whispering "Leander," as he does-- and if he didn't know any better, if he couldn't see that the man is breathing, he'd think him already dead.

Well, he's awake now.

[keenly]

He heard Leander was here a few days ago and spent his little free time darting around the city of Kirkwall. Now that Benedict has been moved and Colin is back on duty here, he is able to smuggle in a small package along with his medicines and gear. He works quietly, first making sure to add more water to the kettle. This patient is dealing with more lung issues than some, so the steam will be paramount. Once everything is seen to, he sits down with a candle and a book. If the patient is sleeping peacefully, he should be allowed to sleep for as long as he can.