The moment he woke up he desperately wished he hadn't. He was acutely aware of every part of his body in a way that felt unnatural. He felt every strand of hair move at the faintest breeze. He felt his blood, one continuous stream, crawling through his veins with every pump of his heart. Worse still every bit of him felt life it was on fire.
He struggled to think, to remember how he ended up like this. He tried to sit up and was greeted with the sensation of hundreds of burning pins piercing outward from beneath his muscles. It was too much. He fell back against whatever he laid on and let out a cry of pain.
At the sound of his voice, muffled and distorted through all the pain as it was, he realized there were others beyond his own. He couldn't make sense of the words but felt the emotions all the same. Anger fear and anxiety washed over his body from the vibrations of the arguing. And then he felt something else. A new voice so soothing it fought against the burning, if only just a little.
It seemed familiar. He wanted to see them, to put a face to the voice. But his eyelids never felt so heavy as then, barely opening a sliver. What little light that sneaked through seemed brighter than any star he had seen. Without any real choice he kept his eyes closed, stayed still, and resigned himself to his fate.
He tried to focus on that calming voice and the small comfort it gave him. It made him envision himself in a pool of water, ripples easing away the burning. The other voices remained, softer now and the emotions behind them had changed. More and more they became attuned with the soothing voice until they carried the same thing.
Hope.
Two of them shifted closer to him; one placing their right hand on his chest and the other started to murmur a chant. The hand over his heart felt heavier than the Earth but as the chanting went on it lighten into something more comforting. It sparked a flame to life in his mind, dancing just above the water. The pain had dulled and the burning gave way to the flame. Its warmth radiated safety and strength. Fire and Water danced in tandem and lured him to sleep.
This was supposed to be done the week after Season 5 dropped. Then life spiraled out of control and this grew bigger than it was supposed to be trying to fill in the spots between the important scenes. Gonna take my time on this, like I haven't already, and find someone who knows how to grammar good.