Rich knelt down and cradled Sam in his arms. He frantically shoved off his helmet so he could press his ear against Sam's chest.
He heard Sam's heart skip at first, but then it started to sound normal as the red infection went away. It started to beat healthy and strong.
Rich sighed in relief, and lifted his head, cradling Sam close, shielding them both protectively in blue light as Sam recovered. He pushed Sam's helmet off too, so he could see his face, and make sure color was coming back to his skin. The reds were all so pale, probably because they were puking out so much of their blood.
"Rise and shine, munchkin. You're missing all the thrilling heroics."
He knew Sam hated the short jokes, but that was all the more reason to tell them right now. He was hoping to annoy him back to consciousness.
It was also just their thing now, the teasing. It was the same kind of teasing that'd gone on between Rich and his brother Bobby. This was a disturbing and traumatizing thing that'd happened to Sam and he wanted him to come out of it and see that some things were exactly the same, comfortable and safe. Rich knew Sam'd be upset about burning his face -- if he could remember it -- and he wanted him to know from the get-go that nothing had changed.
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He heard Sam's heart skip at first, but then it started to sound normal as the red infection went away. It started to beat healthy and strong.
Rich sighed in relief, and lifted his head, cradling Sam close, shielding them both protectively in blue light as Sam recovered. He pushed Sam's helmet off too, so he could see his face, and make sure color was coming back to his skin. The reds were all so pale, probably because they were puking out so much of their blood.
"Rise and shine, munchkin. You're missing all the thrilling heroics."
He knew Sam hated the short jokes, but that was all the more reason to tell them right now. He was hoping to annoy him back to consciousness.
It was also just their thing now, the teasing. It was the same kind of teasing that'd gone on between Rich and his brother Bobby. This was a disturbing and traumatizing thing that'd happened to Sam and he wanted him to come out of it and see that some things were exactly the same, comfortable and safe. Rich knew Sam'd be upset about burning his face -- if he could remember it -- and he wanted him to know from the get-go that nothing had changed.