Prompt(s): Dec 5th—outside
Thirty-six days—that's how long he's waited here, on the outside, just watching and waiting. It kills him to see Justin sleep fitfully, to listen to Justin's screams. Brian wants to crawl into the slender bed with him, hold him and tell him that it's okay. Even though it's not and never will be.
He holds silent vigil for Justin in this cold, plastic chair and wonders if tonight is the night he's going to say fuck it. But Justin's making incredible progress with him at a distance, just as Brian expected he would.
So he waits for another night.