A/N: Heyo~ I guess I love LeviCath too much that I decided to come up with this (whoops Fangirl hangover).
Cath had begun to accept "She Who Would Not Be Named". She had finally decided that Laura's change of heart triggered a change of judgement in Cath as well, earning their mother a second chance.
It roots back just a few months back, to an epic episode of chaos at St. Richard's Hospital (again), where she had almost given up on thinking her dad was still coming back to them. He was absolutely bonkers beyond redemption, and they had begun to accept that.
Throughout those rigorous two weeks, Wren (the Affectionate One) couldn't bear having their dad slip away without having her aware of it, so she sends a simple text: We're losing dad. Period. When Cath found out about it, an argument still ensued (about their molecular composition and biological connections and how Laura was still an immediate family member), but Wren held her ground just to get her to budge. She eventually did.
However, 37 hours pass without any response from her, and his condition grows even more futile.
"Let her spend the rest of her independent life writhing in guilt by how much she has let this family fall apart!" her teeth were gritted and she was shaking with rage, filling with tears. "I'd fooled myself by thinking she'd at least have the decency as a human being to help another fucking one in need. Are we that worthless to her?"
Wren kept silent; distant and seated in the waiting room in front of the livid Cath, shoving the hem of the borrowed cardigan sleeve over her mouth to muffle the whimpering.
That was when Laura made a dramatic entrance by the edge of that vacant hallway. With soppy eyes and a worn out figure, she froze in her place. She had overheard everything.
"Dad's inside," Cath barely croaked out, bowing hear head to hide the shame that smacked her squarely in her face.
After senseless muttering, manic laughter, and unreasonable rash behaviour, the fog that had crept into his eyes and mind cleared entirely the moment he laid eyes on her. He calmed down. He calmed down instantly. Laura broke down when she saw him, and they managed to end up in each other's arms, for some twisted reason. But that twisted reason was the one that kept him standing till today, and Cath was grateful.
Laura announced she'd hang around for a while, which immediately baffled the two—well, more of Cath; but they saw their dad doing better than ever, so they couldn't resist to that. Even Cath couldn't argue with that. She was overwhelmed and just happy that he was back. Contented.