Title: Visiting Hours
Author: LiLx
A_is4AddictionRating: G
Word Count: 118
Character: Mulder
A/N: Redux II/One Breath. Just a little something...
He wanders the bleak hallway of the hospital, his suit disheveled from lack of sleep, lack of concern. The nurses pay him no mind, filling out their paperwork, just doing their jobs.
Ms. Scully was in this condition when I arrived for the evening shift.
Mulder has walked these hallways before, sickened by exhaustion, the guilt of their quest stooping his shoulders to new lows.
Look, Sir. You're going to have to calm down.
He knows it’s late, that she’s sleeping. He stands over her bed, now and years ago, not knowing what to do or what to say or why he’s even really here. His arms hang loose at his sides, watching her chest rise and fall.