I Wish I Had an Angel

by Wakahisa D. Manami

Law and Lucci know each other better than anyone. They've gone through so much shit together, experienced so many horrible things together, seen each other in such terrible states. They met in the circle, they belong to the circle, they fear the circle. They know they can't escape, but sometimes – sometimes they can't help but hope.

10. Chapter 10

Additional warnings for this chapter: Angst; mentions of coma

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"Hi, dad," Lucci greets as he closes the door softly. "It's Wednesday today, so I came to visit you."

There is no answer, not that he expected one. He sits down on the chair next to his father's bed, and reaches out for the thin hand. Lucci visits his father three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, even though he knows there is almost no hope of his father waking up. That's his grandfather's intent with keeping his son awake; offering Lucci a trace of hope and himself a threat he doesn't even have to voice anymore. Lucci knows what will happen if he disobeys: his grandfather will have the machines keeping his father alive unplugged. And he can't imagine losing the only family member he has left apart from his grandfather. Therefore, he must do as he's told, and he does.