[ Jaune never flinches or lets out a sound sharper than a slightly pronounced inhale while Ariane works. Even on the worst and largest of the splinters dug deep into the tender pad of flesh under his thumb only merit a fluttering twitch of the digit above as Ariane has to dig and wiggle to loosen them for removal.
It doesn't take too long to start seeing significant progress in scattered welling droplets of blood and a growing pile of splinters on the towel. Looking at them, watching and feeling Ariane's hands do theit work, a sense of contentment wells up in Jaune to match the rubies scattered across his palm. ]
I am, too. [ He says, softly, head bowed and hair a tousled mess around his face. ] You're not the only one.
But that's all right. It's something we can all figure out together.
cw: injury discussion
It doesn't take too long to start seeing significant progress in scattered welling droplets of blood and a growing pile of splinters on the towel. Looking at them, watching and feeling Ariane's hands do theit work, a sense of contentment wells up in Jaune to match the rubies scattered across his palm. ]
I am, too. [ He says, softly, head bowed and hair a tousled mess around his face. ] You're not the only one.
But that's all right. It's something we can all figure out together.