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Vision ([personal profile] celestialbodies) wrote in [personal profile] seeingscarlet 2020-06-03 01:13 am (UTC)

Away from the Raft and the looming threat of immediate discovery, Vision is able to attend Wanda’s injuries with a slower and more delicate pace. He can stop and pull away when she gasps at the contact of his fingers on her blistered skin. He does this frequently, offering her water and waiting until she nods to indicate that he may continue. The task takes longer than the scope of her wounds would imply, but he is determined to cause as little pain as possible.

Even so, the process is eventually completed and they can both put that immediate and temporary pain out of their minds. Vision pulls an afghan from the foot of the bed and tucks it in around her and then sits on the bed beside her. This is a level of intimacy they’ve never approached before, but she seems to prefer it when he’s near.

“Are you hungry?” He asks awkwardly. Despite the evidence that she prefers he stay close Vision’s mind can’t avoid the practical matters of her physical needs. Those are simple, concrete requirements that can be addressed with ease. It’s the deeper hurts and needs that will take more delicate care, and Vision doesn’t know if he’s qualified to fully address them. He wants to. He longs to ease away the nightmare that flashes behind her eyes. He just doesn’t know if *he* is capable of something so complicated. “I could bring you a tray of food. Or tea, perhaps? I procured several blends reputed to be quite soothing.”

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