Title: Expected
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 147
Pairing: Dom/Evin—Team Underpants
Round/Fight: 1/A
Summary: Relax. Calm down. This was normal, expected. (Warning: character death)
They told him his splitting headache was the result of him hitting his head, hard.
Relax, they told him. Sleep. Your body needs to heal itself.
He woke up screaming so many times his voice was gone and he refused to sleep.
His stomach rejected everything they forced him to eat.
Calm down, they told him. You can't get better if you keep this up.
He tried but he couldn't. He was paralyzed, unable to function.
It was normal, expected.
It takes time, they murmured behind their hands, watching him with their reddened, swollen eyes.
Grief takes time; they told him, holding his hand and trying to comfort him.
He thought of the empty bed, the deserted office, the funeral, the flyers that advertised the vacant position of Rider Commander, and he vomited.
He wanted to shriek at them, [i]This is not normal! I didn't expect this![/i]