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“I wanted to thank you for standing up for ainst Theo I know it can’t be easy because he’s your brother”

This close, even in the diht, I see the irises in his electric blue eyes s up the black pupils,

“My brother is a fucking idiot,” he rumbles softly

I nod reement

We stand there, just staring at each other, both deep in thought I break our stare, unable to hold his reer It’s then that I spot the dried blood on his hand A sharp breath leaves my lips and tears prick the back ofit closer to my face

“What did you do?” I ask, unable to hold back the worry in my voice

“It’s nothing,” he mumbles

With the low lighting, I can’t see the full da hiood look, led mess of his knuckles

“Where’s your first aid kit?”

When he doesn’t answer right away, I glance up His eyes search es

“Luca?”

He clears his throat “Under the medicine cabinet in the bathroom”

I leave hi it back withwith a clean washcloth I found in the s it down on the counter, I take out gauze, peroxide, oint against the counter, his eyes onme a jittery mess

I turn the water on, grab his hand, and place it underneath the stream Some of the blood washes away, but some has dried and sticks to the broken skin

“This wasn’t done just by hitting Theo,” I state without looking at him