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LINK: It had been the longest, hardest, and most painful four months of Aiden's life, but there wasn't a single minute of it that he ever doubted he wanted to be by Pat's side forever, and would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

[Follows THIS]It had been a week since Aiden had finally been discharged from hospital, but it was joked that it was a pointless gesture because he was still there just about the whole time with Pat while they waited for Pat's neurologist and physiotherapist to give him the clear for home nursing. In the meantime, Aiden had paid a lot of money to ( Read more... )

LINK: Despite on the face of it seeming like he was attentive and understanding of the conversation, Aiden had come to easily recognise that fake, uncertain smile Pat forced whenever he didn't recognise someone he probably knew that he should without Pat even needing to say a word.

LINK: New drinking game:

Drink everytime Pat calls something "thingy".

LINK: Patrick's illness had been one big test for Aiden from day one, but here, watching the person who had stolen his heart in the worst condition he had seen him, Aiden came to realise the true, unconditional meaning of his vows "For better or for worse, in sickness and in health".

[Follows THIS]Lachlan knocked softly on the edge of the hospital room door and stepped inside with a smirk. "Me again. Bet you never saw that one coming," he joked as he came to stand at the end of Aiden's bed. He had pretty much been a regular fixture since the accident. He was Patrick's medical proxy, and had been ever since the first time is ( Read more... )

6.21. These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
My Immortal - Evanescence

Co-written with sexyinscrubs | Set 9th April 2010
[Set a few days after THIS]The feeling that he was waking up from a heavy sleep wasn't strange to Aiden. It felt just like every other time. But this time, something was ( Read more... )

[Backdated about a week ago]For the first time since he had abruptly woken up to not only find himself choking on something stuck in his throat, but to be soon swooped on by countless people swarming over him in a panicked rush, Aiden found himself alone. Initially, he hadn't known what the fuck was going on, just that he was in pain, his throat ( Read more... )

28.5.3. A moment of heightened emotions

Co-written with sexyinscrubs
[Follows a few weeks after THIS]Pat flexed and unflexed his hands around the steering wheel of his car and sighed as he he pulled up for the red light at a busy intersection. He wet his lips and glanced at Aiden sitting in the passenger's seat. "Are you serious? You want to do this now?" he ( Read more... )