bruised & broken meme      @alinamaximoffrogers      accepting

^{BLOODY  TISSUES  CLUTCHED  WITHIN  the  balled  fist  of  one  of  his  hands  while  the  other  hand  continues  to  attempt  to  wipe  the  bits  of  dried  blood  still  staining  his  skin  with  ,  really ,  the  only  success of  rubbing  his  skin  to  the  point  of  irritation.   if  he  can  get  some  damp  cloth ,  he knows ,  it’ll  be  like  nothing  ever  happened.   accelerated  healing  will  have  the  broken  nose  back  to  normal  in  no  time.   IT’LL  BE  LIKE  NOTHING  HAPPENED.   it  was   easy  to  think  tommy  shephered  was  invincible.   TOO  FAST  TOO  BE  TOUCHED !!!   —  but  it  was  all  simply  in  the  act  of  being  fast  to  get  back  up.   he  could  be  hit  &  he  bled  like  everyone  else ;  he  just  did  his  best  to  go  so  fast  that  no  one  noticed  it.   she  had  quiet  footsteps ,  though ,  &  the  worst  timing.   he  gives  his  nose  another  harsh  wipe.            ❛   hey ,  don’t  worry  about  it ,  kid ,  i’m  fine.   ❜            gaze  focuses  on  the  tissue ,  pretending  to  be  looking  for  any  success of  wiping  off  what  was  left.    he  doesn’t  need  her  thinking  he  can’t  handle  himself  in  anyway ;  he  doesn’t  need  ANYONE  thinking  that.            ❛   save  the  vengeance ,  no  need  for  it.   ❜}