you're the closest to heaven that i'll ever be//

[choseherownway]

Characters: Lily and Snape, closed
Location: In Snape's apartment
Planet: Coruscant
When: Late in the week
What: Snape's dying 8c
Rating: Uuuh PG-13 for character death?

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[doeswhathecan]

Severus swallowed. The motion felt parchment dry and uncomfortable, and he closed his eyes and attempted again with clear signs of discomfort. For the past few days, sleep had eluded the former Potions Master as he pressed forward- determined to find a solution.

He breathed in, his inhalation sounding like bones rattling, "The bacta samples. Replace the-" another labored breath, this one causing an obvious exertion as Snape closed his eyes and took a moment before continuing. "-kolto in the med packs with it and see if there is improvement."

[choseherownway]

Lily noticed the look on her friend's face, and frowned. "You need to keep your fluids up, Severus." Her voice was disapproving, worried. "And sleep, preferably. You can't fight this if you're exhausted."

Nonetheless, she did as he instructed, working with care so as to avoid any mistakes. That done, she held up two of his options. "Which would you rather, the hypo or the stim shot?"

[doeswhathecan]

Snape looks darkly away, "The time for fighting this has passed."

He attempts a swallow again, his inhale thick and weak.

"The stim. I have attempted tests with the hypo already."

[choseherownway]

She sucked in a breath, turning her head away for a moment so he couldn't see the look of distress his words had caused her. "Don't talk like that."

Slowly exhaling, she placed the hypo back on the table and carefully moved around it to his side. "You should count yourself lucky, you know," she remarked conversationally as she injected him. "Everyone else I've ever done this to just gets stabbed in the leg."