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"Excuse me for not liking it when I see you hurt like that, fuck. You know I hate fights." He gripped the wheel tighter, looking both uncomfortable and stressed out. He had awful memories of fighting.

2016-02-15 10:04:46

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"Well I didn't expect you to rock up in the middle of one now did I? What did you even think you were doing? Oh, I hear noises down this alley, let's go have a look? If that had been in the middle of the fight, you would have been manhandled away by a heap of trolls to make sure you're not injured in the midst of it." He scowled at him, raising one hand to his fin to try and stem the bleeding. It was really only just dripping down, but it was irritating, and he didn't want to get it over Dave's seats.

2016-02-15 10:06:38

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"So you were just expecting me to not find out? Was that it? Why the hell did you do this behind my back Eridan?" He pressed the breaks a little harder than he needed to at a red light, which made for a slightly rough stop. "I was checking out what was happening, don't change the subject."

2016-02-15 10:16:41

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"Of course I knew you would have found out eventually. Preferably when I'm already cleaned up and not leaking blood all over your fucking car! And, for your fucking information, for it to have been behind your back, you would have had to explicitly tell me not to go fighting. Newsflash, you aren't my fuckin' lusus. I wasn't aware I needed to run every single footstep and finger lift I do by you." He winced as the seatbelt dug into his chest, feeling slightly nauseous from the pain of it.

2016-02-15 10:19:01

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He sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose. "I really, really don't want to hear it. And I don't give a shit about my god damn car, like that's the biggest problem here. I'm patching bringing you to your place and patching you up myself." He didn't want Eridan anywhere near him in bed tonight.

2016-02-15 21:38:39

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Eridan snarled at him, upset and tired and hurt. He didn't want this, this was just supposed to be a fight to let off some steam. Not for him to get yelled at. Eridan didn't say a single word in the time it took for them to get back to his apartment, or the time it took for them to get up to his apartment. He slammed the door open, ignoring Dave as he stalked towards the bathroom to patch himself up.

2016-02-15 21:55:02

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Dave walked behind him after closing the door, like a mom after a sulky child. "Go take a shower first." He spoke more softly now as he gathered the stuff he needed. It sounded more like a suggestion than an order, unlike before.

2016-02-15 22:02:04

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Eridan just narrowed his eyes at him over his shoulder, shutting the bathroom door behind him in an obvious statement that he didn't want Dave helping him. He knew he would probably get it either way, but he just wanted to be alone, and curl up somewhere to sleep. His shirt was ruined with blood, so he just cut it away instead of pulling over his head. It wasn't a nice shirt, so he wasn't bothered with it being ruined.

2016-02-15 22:04:52

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Dave would get in either way, yes, but he'd give him some peace while he was just showering. He wanted to make sure he was well patched up though. Jesus Christ, he is having flashbacks, and he isn't liking it.

2016-02-15 22:19:16

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The shower was cold, and had him hissing out swears as it ran over the various scrapes and cuts. His fin nearly made him cry out when he tilted his head back under the water.

By the time he was done, the bleeding had slowed, and he was tired, angry and sore. He didn't want to face Dave again, and just reached for the first aid box under the sink. It wasn't quite the big one that was in the kitchen, but it would do. His fin would need stitches, and that was definitely going to hurt like a bitch.

2016-02-15 22:25:43

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He gave Eridan some time to dry off after he stopped hearing water running, but soon he was there, rapping on the door lightly before just walking in. "I'm stitching that up." He announced, no room for discussion. He seemed to be oddly calm. This wasn't good.

2016-02-15 22:33:20

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"Piss off." Eridan glared at him, needle already threaded and hands up to his fin. "Do you want me to bite your hands off? No, so beat it. I don't need your help, and this might drive me over the edge. Don't particularly want to come back to your dead body." He started with the bottom most tear, biting his lip as he carefully started stitching it back up.

2016-02-15 22:41:22

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He narrows his eyes, shades still off. "Fine. Don't bother coming to meet me tomorrow." He put the stuff down, and just as fast as he was there, he was gone, slamming the door behind him. The neighbours must have hated that. Yikes.

2016-02-15 22:47:50

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He jerked back like he'd been slapped, staring at the spot where Dave had been with wide eyes. They narrowed just as quick and he scowled, muttering a 'fine' before he went back to patching up his fin.

It took nearly an hour and a half before his fin was completely stitched up, and by then he was shaking hard and feeling woozy. He still had to do the rest of the scrapes and bruises and cuts though, so he pushed himself into standing upright again and getting it over with.

2016-02-15 23:00:02

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Dave had a hard time dealing with this, so instead of going to get a good night of sleep, he grabbed his stuff to go boxing for the night. He might be back in the morning, when the gym closes.

2016-02-15 23:02:35

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It wasn't until two hours later before he managed to finish patching himself up. If that time, he had had to stop twice because it was getting too much. But, he'd done this all before, so soon enough he was curled up in bed and trying not to move and aggravate any wounds.

His thoughts turned to Dave then, and he wondered why he reacted so badly. He knew he didn't like fighting, but it's not like he was in any danger of dying.

2016-02-15 23:07:27

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Dave would have stayed at the gym until later, but turns out he's a little out of shape, and the lack of water made him nearly black out at one point, so he decided to go home after three or so hours.

He still wasn't happy, but he was calmer, and he managed to just take a quick shower and fall right asleep

2016-02-15 23:11:27

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By the time morning came around, Eridsn was feeling horrible, both in mind and in body. Everything hurt, but his heart heart most of all because Dave was only trying to help and he snapped at him.

He wanted to phone him, or message him and apologise, but Dave had said not to see him, or talk to him come morning, so he didn't.

2016-02-15 23:14:34

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He hoped to have a calm day, but of course that was just a nice thought. He couldn't get Eridan out of his head. He didn't particularly give a crap of whether he was angry or not, but he was worried for him and he wanted to go see him, to help him, somehow. And he only managed to hold that urge for so long.

After classes were done, he grabbed his phone. It was around 5. "Hey. Can I come over?" He texted, just in case Eridan was still angry at him.

2016-02-15 23:18:38

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Eridan ditched classes that day, finding that moving hurt far too much and he just didn't feel like he could stand it to sit there for four hours listening to bullshit.

He spent the day curled up in bed, only getting out to eat and change the bandages on his wounds.

When the text came through, he just stared at it for a minute, wondering if Dave was being serious. "Only if you're not goin to yell at me again." A bit rude, and he instantly regretted sending the text.

2016-02-16 00:51:02

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He instantly felt bad when he read the text, and he sighed as he headed to his car. He doesn't think he overreacted, but having a ripped fin and getting yelled at mustnt be a nice memory.

"No yelling, just apologising. I'm worried."

2016-02-16 07:04:26

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He chewed at his lip, wondering whether he should let Dave in, or be a grouchy piece of shit and lock him out. That thought just made him recoil hard, and he stumbled to his feet to head to the door and unlock it.

"Fine."

"Door's unlocked."

He hauled his sorry ass back to his room, curling up on the side that brought the least pain on his bed and dragging a blanket over himself.

2016-02-16 07:07:15

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He sighs in relief when he reads the text, just as he gets to his car. "See you in a few. You need me to bring you anything? Like shopping wise?"

2016-02-16 07:14:10

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"no."

He felt a bit guilty with how shitty he was acting, and it's not fair on Dave for him to do that. So he sent another text, hoping that he wasn't annoying Dave even more. "I'm fine thank you."

2016-02-16 07:15:08

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He could easily tell by the shortness of the first text that he was annoyed and probably angry still, but the second one suggested he was willing to try and make up. "alright, then yeah be there in a few"

He started the car, and shoved his bag into the passenger's seat. It was a short 15 minute drive, and soon he was walking through the front door. "I'm here." He called out before he closed the door.

2016-02-16 07:20:03