selfhelp: ([billy] he's going to kill me for this.)
William "Billy" Kaplan (Wiccan) ([personal profile] selfhelp) wrote2012-11-04 07:42 pm

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[Okay, so. Post-draft, he's given himself a few days of seclusion and bed-rest (apparently being infected with a zombie virus is exhausting), and even Billy can freely admit to himself that he's been pretty depressed lately, a fact for which he feels no shame considering that depression was well and truly earned. One can only spend so much time fretting, moping, and dwelling on one's own misery for so long, however, and today? He's decided that enough is enough. Billy will be going out today, limping around the village and visiting the people who were on the draft whose fate he's still uncertain of. The ones he can't find or has no reason to actually visit, he'll check with a light location spell, and he'll spend a few hours at Seventh Heaven people-watching out the window while he doodles in a book that Teddy had given him containing a series of patterns (much like this) that resemble inkblogs, and bit by bit Billy's turning them into something like this instead. It's been a tiring week, though, so you could always catch him napping on the table, instead.

At some point he'll attempt to find Peter, and when both a location spell and a teleport fails, he tries to teleport to the apartment he'd been staying at instead, finding it almost completely emptied. All he manages to dig up is a small cartridge that, after a moment of scrutiny, he identifies as a web fluid cartridge. His fanboyish glee at the discovery is tempered by the fact that the empty apartment means one more piece of bad news.

After his visits and window-watching is done, he'll return home to make the announcement, along with one more message-]


Hey out there... just wanted to let his friends know that Peter Parker went home. So... sorry. Yeah.

[Locked to Loki]

...We still on for tomorrow, or do you want to take a break? Because... you know. [Draft. Awfulness all around. He wouldn't blame Loki if he wanted to take a week off.

Later on in the evening he'll be over at Ben's barbeque, if anyone wants to bother him while he's there.]
halfnhalf: ([teddy] dude r u ok)

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-09 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
Deal.

[Teddy takes the book and holds it up for him to read, both to give it his full attention and to give Billy some space to lie down or get his bandage off or drape his legs over his lap or whatever it is he's supposed to do. Right now, he'll just take the time to read the introduction, the types of open wounds there are, and make a mildly disturbed face of a picture of an open wound they decided to place right there. Jeez, what is it with medical books and trying to give you nightmares for life?]

I guess we need mild soap water? And honey, apparently...
halfnhalf: ([teddy] she does pilates)

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-09 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Teddy shoots Billy a quick glance before looking down at the book again, because oh god, is he going to make him bleed? He's supposed to help him heal, not bleed more!

Nngh, but if it helps him...]


Yeah, honey. It says it keeps the wound moist. But if it weirds you out, then we can probably skip that.

[And with that, he does what Billy tells him to and stands, arm around his waist while maneuvering in a way so that Billy can get his own arm around Teddy's shoulders, then makes the slow trek to the bathroom. Really, Teddy would rather just pick him up and carry him, but eh. Kaplan Pride.]
halfnhalf: ([teddy] was that weird?)

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-09 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[For a moment, Teddy sets the book down to smooth his hands over Billy's legs, if only to make a small attempt to stroke the inevitable ache out. But once Billy asks for the book, Teddy obediently hands it over, then goes looking for the items he needs.]

Warm water, I'm guessing? [As he stands and turns on the water, waiting for it to get just right.]
halfnhalf: art from ask-hulkling.tumblr.com, colored by me ([teddy] wearing his colors again god)

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-09 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Right.

[No more getting infected, okok. As if to make doubly sure, Teddy rolls up his sleeves and soaps his hands and all the way up to his elbows, just like he'd see on -

He pauses, looking at the mirror with a somewhat incredulous expression, before he turns to Billy, arms up and water dripping down his elbows.]


My mom used to watch ER all the time. [He looks at each arm with a raised eyebrow before turning back to the sink to wash off the suds.] I feel like one of those guys now.

[And that's probably one of the very few times he mentioned his mom without there being an underlying pain in his eyes.]
Edited 2012-11-09 22:37 (UTC)
halfnhalf: ([teddy] seventy million yards.)

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-10 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Pause. Eyebrow raise.

Then a sloooow turning of his head to look at his boyfriend.]


You don't say. [As the recipient of giggling high school girls who constantly told him about this Teddy Altman lady? Yeah. He knows.

But at least this is a much better topic than his own mother.]
halfnhalf: ([teddy] my idiot boyfriend)

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-10 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, the name isn't the problem.

[Finally clean, Teddy takes the bowl and fills it with warm water, a less than impressed look on his face as he remembers quite clearly the results of sharing a name with a famous character, especially when said character also has blond hair.]

The problem is when kids come up and ask if you have a sister who's a doctor, or if you're actually a female doctor, or if I know the actress or wrote to them about my name. Here I thought I was free from the name thing.
halfnhalf: ([teddy] "all of him is impatient")

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-10 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
Please don't. I'll break up with you if you do.

[Teddy's still slow and careful, despite how easy it ought to be to remove bandages. He doesn't want to make a mistake, is all. With that train of thought, though, he gives Billy a glance before he keeps working.]

Did you know that Draco can say my full name and not make it sound stupid?
halfnhalf: ([teddy] was that weird?)

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-10 10:46 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm? Oh... sorry.

[Looks like this procedure won't be painless, as much as Teddy would like to wish for it. So, he cups one hand into the water, then holds it against the spot, letting it soak into it and hopefully ease it up a little bit.

Once that's done with, Teddy hesitantly pulls at the bandage once more.]


... Yeah, I swear he's the only one who can possibly pull it off. I actually like it when he does it.
halfnhalf: ([teddy] mmm frappucino)

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-10 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Teddy pauses for a second to just look at Billy, his expression looking something like a deer caught in the headlights. Oh god, how can he possibly ask him that?]

... Well, it's Sean Connery. He can make old names sound cool.

[But he still leans in to give Billy's knee a kiss.]

But his voice can't do what yours does to me, so I'll take yours over his any day.
halfnhalf: ([teddy] okay okay i'll stop)

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-10 11:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Luckily for him, Teddy carefully conceals the FACE he wants to make when Billy says that name. God, Draco really is the only one who can make it sound not unbelievably stupid.]

Also brings up bad memories, so don't go using it on me just because an old dragon is doing it. Besides, I'm pretty sure he's using it because 'Teddy' is more of a nickname between friends than anything.

[And after Teddy reaches to rub Billy's arm reassuringly, he moves his hands down once more to finish removing the bandage.]
halfnhalf: ([teddy] it's okay you look fine)

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-10 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
... I sure hope you weren't worried about that.

[And there's another incredulous look, because really Billy. Really. His tastes might be insulted.

Once Teddy gets a look at that bandage, he really can't hold back the wince. He'd seen much worse on the draft, yes, but it's still pretty nasty. And there's an uncomfortable feeling in the pit of his stomach; not from the sight, but for the fact that it's still there, was even there in the first place.

Yeah, he still feels awful about that.]


It's okay. [He shoots him a little smile despite that, and he rubs one hand up and down Billy's leg while looking at the wound again.] Like I said before, Nurse Altman is on it. So, what do I do?
halfnhalf: ([teddy] dude r u ok)

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[personal profile] halfnhalf 2012-11-10 12:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Ew. And I'm not going to lie, Billy - It looks pretty gross from where I'm sitting.

[Teddy's hoping to lighten the mood with that. Still, he'll get to work, wetting the cloth with one hand and holding Billy's leg steady with the other, then begins to wash the wound. It's very careful, to the point where he's barely touching it at first. But, realizing that he's not getting anywhere with that, he applies a bit more pressure as he cleans, just enough to actually get something done rather than just. You know, touch it.

After a moment of that, he takes a break to bend down and get a good look at the wound for himself. Yeah, it's gross, and being this close does make that uncomfortable feeling in his stomach grow, but he can handle it. He's doing something good for someone else, after all. Teddy isn't entirely sure what he's looking for, but he at least doesn't see inflammation or, ew, pus.]


It looks a little... pink. But otherwise, still gross. In a not infected way.
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