{#7: "I almost lost you."}
Pairing: Shanks x S/O
Author: Kate
Word count: 329
Shanks sat in a long white hallway that was dimly lighten, his head rested against the back of the chair. He was slumped in the chair, staring at the ceiling with a blank look. But for those who knew any visitor in a hospital with a blank look was actually someone in pain. And since he sat across from an ER room, they could assume it wasn't him in physical pain but emotional. Some of the nurses that walked by asking if he was okay and for once Shanks couldn't even respond, so he was just nodded. He couldn't even bring himself to look at them as they passed by, so instead he kept his eyes to the ceiling. Shanks tried to convince himself that S/O would be fine, this would not be the end of them. S/O had been through worst… right? He tried too will himself too think about all the good times, but his mind just kept taking him back to the moment. The moment where S/O was there by his side and the next they were on the ground with a knife deep in their side. Shanks didn't have time to bring them to the ship's doctor, now he was in this hospital. How could he even trust the doctors and nurses working on his girlfriend? And the long hours of waiting were killing sound of the door opening caused Shanks to jerk up, so he was now sitting up straight. A doctor was in front of him and Shanks looked up to try and read their face. "S/O is heading to recovery." after those words Shanks stopped listening, some of the nurses rolled out the portable bed and carried S/O. The red haired pirate shot up to be by their sleeping side, ignoring the complaints of the nurses. But he didn't care, his one good hand rested on their cheek for a moment, "I almost lost you."