#caretaking prompt

CW: Blood loss, medical whump

Caretaker’s trying to carry whumpee to safety after a long battle, but there’s a deep gash between their ribs that’s bleeding out. They fold a bandage against it and tell them to put as much pressure as they can.

The longer they go, the more caretaker realizes whumpee’s too weak to push hard enough. They’re in pain, sweating and bleeding at an alarming rate.

Caretaker lays them down and ties a bandage around their chest. They hope if they pull it tight enough, it’ll make up for the lack of pressure. They keep pulling and pulling until whumpee jolts and cries out in pain, followed by caretaker profusely apologizing before picking them back up.

Whumpee awakens each morning with a jolting panic attack. Every dream is a nightmare, every darkened room is filled with fevering hallucinations and cruel voices.

Caretaker starts leaving a lamp on, draping their jacket over it to keep a dim light. Yet every morning, they still find whumpee curled at the very edge of their bed knocked out asleep after hours of being too afraid to close their eyes.