[Oh, would you look at that? It's like he was prepared for this from the start!
With the movie on pause and ready to go, Tifa quickly sets it down and scurries over when she sees him struggling with his sling, and her hands immediately move in where his are, taking over the work.]
Let me.
[No sense in making it harder for himself. She slides behind him, making sure that her tugs are gentle enough that she doesn't jerk him around, and she makes quick work of it when... There's a sinking feeling, a dread that burns in her chest and in the pit of her stomach when she slides his shirt aside to undo the sling around the back, moving it just so until she sees it. There are scars there... Had those always been there? No, these look like fresh wounds—ones that are working on healing. She's no expert in weaponry or the kinds of marks they would leave behind, but... these look like arrow wounds?
At some point, her breathing stops completely along with her hands, and a dark realization is quick to sink in, making it all the more jarring. Why here, if it's his arm that was paralyzed? If not his arm then what were they aiming for? Surely not his heart...?
There's a stretch of silence that goes on for far too long...]
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With the movie on pause and ready to go, Tifa quickly sets it down and scurries over when she sees him struggling with his sling, and her hands immediately move in where his are, taking over the work.]
Let me.
[No sense in making it harder for himself. She slides behind him, making sure that her tugs are gentle enough that she doesn't jerk him around, and she makes quick work of it when... There's a sinking feeling, a dread that burns in her chest and in the pit of her stomach when she slides his shirt aside to undo the sling around the back, moving it just so until she sees it. There are scars there... Had those always been there? No, these look like fresh wounds—ones that are working on healing. She's no expert in weaponry or the kinds of marks they would leave behind, but... these look like arrow wounds?
At some point, her breathing stops completely along with her hands, and a dark realization is quick to sink in, making it all the more jarring. Why here, if it's his arm that was paralyzed? If not his arm then what were they aiming for? Surely not his heart...?
There's a stretch of silence that goes on for far too long...]