[ the whole situation is making dirk's nerves sing and not in a good way. there's no clawing fingers in his brain anymore, sure, but just the sight of dave injured has sent him into a sense of turmoil--he remembers flashes of different wounds, of dave in bandages, and not remembering how he got them.
it's so easy to carry dave, it's like he weighs nothing still. he may as well still be as small as a toddler. dirk remembers when the time came that he set dave down and never picked him up again was, because that's supposed to be some kind of depressing milestone, but he can't remember that either.
connor talking to dave is a drone in the back of his mind and the only thing keeping him grounded as he walks to the building he and dave live in. it's not far, at least, and it'll only take a couple of minutes to get there.
at this point a normal father would take his son to the hospital, but the fact remains that dirk hasn't trusted them since before dave showed up and he hasn't ever been to one since he was a kid, so it just doesn't occur to him. instead, some guy they both know is fine healing dave up? sure, it may as well happen.
when connor is talking to him, his head turns minutely toward him. ]
Dirk.
[ he can't make people not dave call him bro, that's just weird. ]
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it's so easy to carry dave, it's like he weighs nothing still. he may as well still be as small as a toddler. dirk remembers when the time came that he set dave down and never picked him up again was, because that's supposed to be some kind of depressing milestone, but he can't remember that either.
connor talking to dave is a drone in the back of his mind and the only thing keeping him grounded as he walks to the building he and dave live in. it's not far, at least, and it'll only take a couple of minutes to get there.
at this point a normal father would take his son to the hospital, but the fact remains that dirk hasn't trusted them since before dave showed up and he hasn't ever been to one since he was a kid, so it just doesn't occur to him. instead, some guy they both know is fine healing dave up? sure, it may as well happen.
when connor is talking to him, his head turns minutely toward him. ]
Dirk.
[ he can't make people not dave call him bro, that's just weird. ]