[ that gets a faint snort of amusement from her, carolina shaking her head before she turns to pick her sweatshirt up again. ]
It's cute that you think this is my first time getting blood out of clothing.
[ she waves her hand at wash then, gesturing him the rest of the way out of the room so she can turn and start rinsing the cuffs. once he's gone, it takes her a little longer than strictly necessary to deal with the sweatshirt, because she gives herself a little extra time, splashing cold water on her face and forcing herself to breathe, calm down all the dozens of emotions stirred inside of her as best as she can hope to. after a few minutes, she's mostly just tired and that's okay.
tired is so easy compared to everything else.
once she has the laundry started, carolina finally follows wash to his bedroom, bringing the ice pack he'd had her holding over her knuckles earlier - a deliberate 'look, I'm taking care of myself' action, so he can't say anything about it. ]
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It's cute that you think this is my first time getting blood out of clothing.
[ she waves her hand at wash then, gesturing him the rest of the way out of the room so she can turn and start rinsing the cuffs. once he's gone, it takes her a little longer than strictly necessary to deal with the sweatshirt, because she gives herself a little extra time, splashing cold water on her face and forcing herself to breathe, calm down all the dozens of emotions stirred inside of her as best as she can hope to. after a few minutes, she's mostly just tired and that's okay.
tired is so easy compared to everything else.
once she has the laundry started, carolina finally follows wash to his bedroom, bringing the ice pack he'd had her holding over her knuckles earlier - a deliberate 'look, I'm taking care of myself' action, so he can't say anything about it. ]