#don't worry guys I'll make sure the healing clocks fill up nice and quick

[victorluvsalice]

Valicer Multiamory Month, Day Two: Hurt/Comfort (Valicer In The Dark AU)

The second day of @polyamships's Multiamory March brings us a classic fanfic trope as a prompt -- "Hurt/Comfort!" As such, we're visiting my beloved Valicer In The Dark AU, for a story featuring Smiler tending to Alice and Victor after they were all beat up in a fight with a rival crew. Because that is the kind of life they lead. :p Enjoy!

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“Ow!”

“Sorry – just have to make sure the cut’s squeaky clean, you know?”

“I know,” Alice said, biting her lip and doing her best not to wiggle as Smiler continued dabbing at her arm. “Just bloody stings, is all.”

“That’s how you know it’s working!” Smiler shot her a smile. “Don’t worry – I’m almost done. Then we can get you bandaged up.”

“Good.” Alice looked over at her partner in agony, slumped next to her on the couch. “How are you doing?”

“Better,” Victor replied, sitting up a bit. He touched his side and winced. “Relatively.”

“Hey, remember – according to my prodding, you’ve just got some really nasty bruises,” Smiler said, reaching over to pat his arm. “Which is an improvement over broken ribs!”

“I know – it just hurts about the same.” Victor hissed as he adjusted position, then sighed. “Still...that could have been a lot worse.”

“You’re not kidding,” Alice said, glancing at her own sliced-up arm, then at Smiler’s black eye. “If we hadn’t managed to knock out their Hound at the start of the fight, we could be dealing with bullet holes right about now.”

“And nobody wants that.” Smiler tossed their bloody rag into a little bowl of water, then produced a roll of bandages and started to wrap her arm. “And while that was a nasty scrap, the important thing is that we’re all still alive.” They grinned and winked. “And the ones with the pearl necklace.”

“Hooray for us,” Alice nodded. “And hopefully that jeweler who so wanted the damn thing is willing to pay us extra for ‘medical expenses.’”

“Oh, I’m sure I can convince him,” Smiler said cheerfully. “And if I can’t – well, maybe Victor can just hit him with some lightning.”

Victor snorted, then winced again. “Ow...that doesn’t solve all our problems, you know.”

“I don’t know,” Alice said, grinning. “It solved a fair few of them during the fight.”

“Yes, well – still.”