Austin hadn't been surprised at all when the doctor in the ER had decided to admit him straight away for an urgent blood transfusion. He had been interrogated about what happened, but all Austin offered was that he must've hit his head and couldn't remember. It earned him an MRI and CT Scan for his troubles, so at least there would be any ( Read more... )

It was still strange for Eddie to wake up in one of the most luscious beds that ever had to have been created. The sheets were silk, the covers were hand-embroidered. She was sure the mattress was stuffed with little baby chicks too. It was just so bloody soft and nothing like sleeping in a car, or in a tent back on the frontline. She found that ( Read more... )

It had been easy over the years for Rory to forget just how big a family he came from. He had isolated himself so much and got caught up in his own little world, that it was hard to survive on the positive memories from his childhood. It just didn't help that what happened the night before between Austin and Logan was getting playing over and over ( Read more... )

With nograndma, kindredmi6, hungerforlustAustin was sitting in one of the more comfortable looking living rooms in Ros' house, and Eddie was beside him on the plush sofa by the window. Eddie had him wrapped up in one of the duvet's from the bed and had pulled it up around his neck to leave him looking like a giant chocolate eclair. When he had finally woken up, unfortunately by a ( Read more... )

Eddie didn't need anything else. The moment she saw Austin she was running up the stairs, oblivious to Rory's presence at first as she just threw herself at her husband and wrapped her arms around him tightly. "Don't you fucking tell me to never fucking come back to the fucking UK when your fucking brother fucking dies ever a-fucking-gain," she ( Read more... )

With obscuritenoire, naysowee, gr8muppetyodin, histhornedrose, notpowersRory couldn't help it if his first reaction to Blaise intercepting like that was to turn around and deck the guy. Sure, there was enough shocked moments to pass where all Rory could do was stand there, stunned, as Logan was whisked away to god knows where by Aidan's Sire. But it had been Blaise who had pulled Rory away from his brother ( Read more... )

As big as that manor house... palace... whatever... seemed to be, it felt claustrophobic to Austin. It was a stunning home, and there was rooms all over the place, but the enormity of what it meant to be there was suffocating. He had agreed to Logan being brought here because it seemed comfortable and it wasn't a hospital, Austin had just never ( Read more... )

In situations out of his control, Riley found it impossible to sit still. He got restless and fidgeting, the lack of information never failing to bother him. This was definitely one of those times. All he had was an urgent page from Blaise telling him to come to the hospital and what ward. No further details were given and Riley knew it was one of ( Read more... )