Silenced
Warnings: head injury/concussion, captive whumpee, kidnapping, manhandling, muzzles, lady whumper, intimate/creepy whumper, dehumanizing pet names
His head pounds harder once the immediate fear recedes, and it’s all he can focus on. The adrenaline rush wears off leaving him desperately tired, his eyes sagging. How bad of a concussion does he have? He mentally checks the list he can recall against his symptoms. Headache, yes. Blood? He’s not sure…
Blurred vision? He blinks a few times and it wavers but he thinks it’s just tiredness.
But then exhaustion is a bad sign isn’t it? And he lost some time, he was almost unconscious, that’s bad.
If he’s dizzy or nauseous he can’t tell if it’s from the head injury or the situation.
Not that it really matters, he realises with a sick lurch, because it’s not like he’s being offered medical care. So who cares how bad it is?
I do, I care. And when I get out of here and get to a hospital, they’ll care.
So he has to keep track of his injuries. He sways a little, groaning into the gag as a sharp pain twinges in his shoulder. Bound hands are also bad. He wriggles his fingers to keep the blood flowing. He glances up to see Jasper looking at him, frozen. When Alex glares at him, he goes back to whatever task he’s working on in the kitchen.
Alex watches Jasper, his dexterity with sharp knives, and his proximity to all sorts of implements that could be used as weapons. Why doesn’t he use them? Why won’t he fight back? Does he just want to be here?
Or maybe it’s her that’s the problem, maybe she’s got Jasper so twisted up with fear that he’s willingly helping her now. His skin prickles, the feel of being seen seeps into his awareness, and looks over to see her, Adria, sitting at the table with her eyes alight, watching him as he tracks Jasper’s movements.
He swears at her, and tries to stand to tug at the chain around his ankle. Dizziness overwhelms him, finally, and he lands hard on his butt again with a grunt of pain.
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