You'd be surprised how few people do what needs to be done, when it costs 'em their life.
[ Bones won't give Jim the disrespect of pitying him. It's hard to watch, with how obvious all of his symptoms were (labored breathing, trouble focusing, hemorrhaging around the eyes and mouth...) Honestly, it's making Leonard remember his father, and that's enough to get his eyes glossy, despite his best attempts to the contrary.
He thinks about death. About how his father had died miserably. About how so many people don't get a valiant death where they sacrifice themselves. Most people just die. Bones blinks back his own tears, wiping his face.
His own death had been sweet in comparison. Karma was so delicate. So kind. And yet. ]
I was scared shitless.
[ Bones shakes his head, laughing entirely humorlessly. ]
I was so fucking scared, kid.
[ In a bid to maybe give the kid some closure (this is a dream, what did it matter?) Bones sets his hand against the glass. It's all the comfort he can provide. ]
But I wasn't alone. And neither are you. [ Bones grits his teeth, tears flowing freely but showing no pain otherwise. He's a doctor, dammit. He's good at this. ] You're gonna be okay. You're gonna wake up, and you're gonna be fine.
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[ Bones won't give Jim the disrespect of pitying him. It's hard to watch, with how obvious all of his symptoms were (labored breathing, trouble focusing, hemorrhaging around the eyes and mouth...) Honestly, it's making Leonard remember his father, and that's enough to get his eyes glossy, despite his best attempts to the contrary.
He thinks about death. About how his father had died miserably. About how so many people don't get a valiant death where they sacrifice themselves. Most people just die. Bones blinks back his own tears, wiping his face.
His own death had been sweet in comparison. Karma was so delicate. So kind. And yet. ]
I was scared shitless.
[ Bones shakes his head, laughing entirely humorlessly. ]
I was so fucking scared, kid.
[ In a bid to maybe give the kid some closure (this is a dream, what did it matter?) Bones sets his hand against the glass. It's all the comfort he can provide. ]
But I wasn't alone. And neither are you. [ Bones grits his teeth, tears flowing freely but showing no pain otherwise. He's a doctor, dammit. He's good at this. ] You're gonna be okay. You're gonna wake up, and you're gonna be fine.