i'll be back again

Siren's presence barely registered until she was speaking to him. He lifted his pain filled gaze to her before pressing his cheek back into the sand beneath him. She told him that she was there and her tones soothed him, though nothing short of a miracle would soothe the pain in his ribs and chest. His sister asked where the pain was and Chimera grimaced as he spoke. "Ribs," was all that he could manage. The herbs that the purple man had given him had long since worn off and the pain was unbearable. Breathing hurt, speaking hurt. He couldn't fully expand his lungs due to the bruising and the breaks. The man was a mess.

The offered herbs were devoured and he carefully sipped some water. "Stay with me," he whispered to the tiny woman, opening his arms for her. So Chimera was a giant douchebag. He was aggressive and abusive and a total fucking bastard. But... when he was injured and in enough pain that he couldn't cope, the brute was a giant baby. He just wanted his sister to curl up in his arms and make everything be okay.

"Chimera"