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Tohru leaned up against Davin, giving a frustrated sigh. He hated to rely on the other so much even to get between rooms, but he had little choice. He probably could have made it back to bed on his own, but Davin certainly made it easier.
Even just going that short distance with Davin supporting most of his weight, Tohru found himself panting and sweating profusely.
Davin carefully moved Tohru back to the bed, helping him to lay back down. "Here you are." he said softly.
"Thank you," Tohru murmured breathlessly, not able to keep eye contact with Davin, he was so humiliated.
Once in the bed, he felt his device buzz a bit. Both Kira and Vex had already responded, both panicked at the situation.
Vex: Tohru, shouldn't you have gone to the fucking hospital?!
Kira: Yeah, are you going to be okay? Do you need anything?
Tohru didn't answer right away. His head felt a little cloudy, so it would be difficult to answer those questions. He curled in on himself when another twinge of pain passed over his body. He found himself instinctively grabbing for Davin's hand. His own palm was damp with sweat.
Davin let Tohru grab his hand, taking a deep breath as he looked down at the other man. "How are you feeling?" he asked softly.
Tohru shook his head.
"I'm doing rough, man," he murmured in reply, "I could probably use some pain meds or something. Slept terribly last night."
Davin nodded a little. "Alright. I'll, uh, see what we have in the apartment."
Tohru was taken aback. He didn't mean to make Davin run around and do things for him-
"Oh- uh… thank you," he said, "If you can't find anything, that's okay-"
The shooting pain in his shoulder returned, along with a stabbing feeling where he'd been shot. Tohru curled in on himself again, trying to ride out the pain.
Davin looked around in the first aid kit and in the cupboards, digging around for whatever they had. "The strongest thing we have is tylenol." he said. "I can go out and buy something stronger, if you like?"
"Just whenever you next leave for work or go out, you can get me something," Tohru said, a little out of breath still, "I can hold out until then on just the Tylenol."
He reached over to respond to the messages from his coworkers finally, but he had trouble coming up with what to say. How the hell did he explain something like this?
It's fine. Davin's taking care of me. I can't afford a hospital stay anyhow
Kira: So you would have rather bled out?
Tohru sighed. Yeah. Basically.
He brought Tohru the tylenol, setting it down on the counter. "Here." he said, giving Tohru a quick smile.
Tohru looked away as he took the pills.
"Um… thank you- I… I really wouldn't have made it out without you. And I'll try to do better, okay? I don't want to leave you, I really don't."
Even after all his apologies, no amount felt like enough.
Davin nodded faintly, running a hand through his curls. He still hated that Tohru hadn't been honest. That was the worst part. Tohru hadn't told him what was going on, and then this had happened. What if he hadn't been able to get there in time, and the other man had died?
"I'm just gonna lay down and rest a-and draw or something," Tohru said, giving a pained smile. "I'm alright, I'm fine…"
He said this, mostly trying to reassure himself.
What the hell did I do to deserve him?
"Alright." he replied in a soft tone, straightening and fidgeting for just a moment. "I'll, uh, be out there." he gestured to the door. "Just let me know if you need anything." he headed out of the room, leaving the door open so that he would be able to hear if Tohru needed him.
"Okay, I will. Thank you," Tohru said shortly, a light flush spreading over his face.
He would not, in fact, let Davin know if he needed anything.
Tohru picked up his device and began working on a piece, a still-life inspired by things from Kaythan. He was in awful pain. The medicine he had taken earlier was doing nothing for him, and he had to take breaks for several minutes at a time. It took a lot to not cry from how much it hurt.
Meanwhile, Tohru was also in contact with Vex and Kira. They had a groupchat between the three of them that they'd just started today, after learning about Tohru. And both were berating him a bit for getting into trouble. He was certain it would be worse if they found out what really happened.
Davin picked up his device and started to read, tail twitching faintly as he read. These past hours had been…strange and stressful. He didn't really know how to process it, exactly. It was so…it was just a lot. He had been so panicked about Tohru, so worried, and now…now it was normal again. Ish. Tohru was obviously still in pain, but he was going to be okay.
Tohru switched to the messaging application on his device. He didn't want to alarm Davin by calling out, and was still too weak to get up, so he messaged him from the other room.
Hey, when do you go back in to work?
Davin blinked when he saw the message pop up, and had to think for a moment.
tomorrow. i called off for today
He didn't tell Tohru, but the reason he had called off was because of Tohru. Because he did not want to leave the other man alone for hours and hours. Not after what had just happened, certainly.
Even though Tohru had never explicitly been told so, he had his suspicions on why his roommate called out. He felt sick to his stomach at the thought of having the other effectively babysit him, forgoing wages for the day, and even worse, still having to face him after his mistake.
Ok, just wondering
Secretly, Tohru wished he would leave the house, get him something else for the pain, because whatever he's taken has done effectively nothing. Yet, he refused to ask for that help, and intended to suffer in silence.
let me know if you need anything
He got up from his seat in order to check the cupboards and fridge; did they have enough food? He thought they did, but he didn't want to run out. That would not end well for any of them.
Will do, thanks
Tohru messaged back once again. He suddenly felt a wave of nausea sweep over him as he laid there. Tohru sucked in a deep breath, but it hurt like hell. He did not want to start vomiting again, but he very well might. He leaned back into bed, set his device down, and closed his eyes, trying to focus on steadying his breath. He'd been shot before, in the arm, in the leg, even once in the other side before. Yet, this hurt so much worse. He felt so much worse, but he had no idea why. And the way it seemed to radiate out from the bullet wound scared him to death.
Davin frowned faintly as he poked through the cupboards. They were fine for now; he did not need to do any grocery shopping. Plus, he did not want to leave Tohru here alone. If he had to go out for some other reason, he owuld pick up groveries while he was out, but he was not going to go out just for groceries, not at this point in time. Not now, not with Tohru doing so badly. He would need to keep an eye on the other man's wound. It would do neither of them any good if it became infected, and if Tohru had to go into the hospital, Davin would be unable to visit until the other man was out. He could not afford to visit and have his biometrics taken or his features identified for what he was.