Fics like the rivers keep filling with grief and hope

“You didn’t answer the question,” Barnes eventually says out of nowhere. Cel cocks their head, but doesn’t take their eyes off of the task at hand. The bruising is nasty, but as more of the blood washes away, they can confirm that the skin beneath is unbroken, leaving nothing but a twisting scar behind. It helps, a bit, but they still feel like they’re just simmering under the surface, waiting to get pushed over the edge. “What question?” they ask, distracted as they rinse out the rag. The water in the bowl is mostly red, now, and Cel’s hands are stained with Barnes’ blood. They set their jaw, and focus on the heartbeat they can feel in his chest as they continue to wipe the blood off. “I asked if you were okay,” Barnes reminds them, and Cel flashes back to earlier, when the panic was fluttering through their skin like a hummingbird, when their thoughts were hyperfocused on who was dead and who they could still save. Barnes sits up a bit on his elbows, catching their gaze. “You didn’t answer.”

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