[And she can acknowledge what an effort it must have been even as she collects the half-finished plate, figuring she can probably eat the rest herself later so nothing goes to waste. Trauma does tend to take one's appetite away...]
Perhaps so, but your wounds were left to fester for a long period. Proper management is what will help them heal better. And you should still be cleaning them out, too, even if it looks like they're scabbed over.
[Getting up into his personal space, she runs fingers along each line, tracing the scars in a way that seems to be only halfway medical examination. It's the first time she's really gotten a chance to look at them up close, and it makes a lump rise in her throat. She exhales, mouthing a quiet "wow" to herself.]
...And covering them to keep the moisture in.
[A delayed addendum, like she just lost her train of thought.]
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[And she can acknowledge what an effort it must have been even as she collects the half-finished plate, figuring she can probably eat the rest herself later so nothing goes to waste. Trauma does tend to take one's appetite away...]
Perhaps so, but your wounds were left to fester for a long period. Proper management is what will help them heal better. And you should still be cleaning them out, too, even if it looks like they're scabbed over.
[Getting up into his personal space, she runs fingers along each line, tracing the scars in a way that seems to be only halfway medical examination. It's the first time she's really gotten a chance to look at them up close, and it makes a lump rise in her throat. She exhales, mouthing a quiet "wow" to herself.]
...And covering them to keep the moisture in.
[A delayed addendum, like she just lost her train of thought.]