#suture stitches

[kazumist]

HANDLE WITH CARE .ᐟ

✩ — in which soshiro hoshina finds himself getting treated by his favorite nurse, you.

✩ — includes: soshiro hoshina x gn!reader. fluff. cw: mentions of blood and injuries, inaccurate use of medical terms ?? sorry i just used google uhm. wc: 990. established (secret !!!) relationship. reblogs and feedback are much appreciated !!

✩ — note: i became obsessed with these two that i might just write a part two of reader treating him after the tachikawa base raid arc actually.

soshiro hoshina does not play favorites.

when it comes to his subordinates, at least.

when it comes to the medical team assigned to the tachikawa base, however, that is when he plays favorites (though you would never see the vice captain of the third division actually admit that; he prefers calling it his “preferences”). whenever he finds himself in the base’s infirmary, he will always look for you. and when he’s lucky, which on most occasions he is, then he’ll have you treat his wounds. it’s just something that hoshina has grown accustomed to whenever he finds himself there. nothing more, nothing less (a lie).

you were a special case for the vice captain. there was just something about the way you handled his wounds compared to others. call it picky, but he just prefers the gentle treatment that you give his wounds. (how come hoshina constantly prefers to be treated by you when others would treat him the same? isn't that part of your job in the first place?)

(the answer is simple—it’s simply an act of soshiro hoshina asking for some quality time, even if he’s all bruised and bloody.)

“i’m almost convinced that you do this on purpose sometimes.”

soshiro simply grins at you. you weren’t entirely wrong—but it’s not like hoshina asks himself to get hurt when he goes out on missions in the first place. he could handle himself pretty well; he has the high position of being the vice captain of the third division, for christ’s sake. but perhaps it is inevitable that even the vice captain would come out of a mission unscathed.

“i like the concern from you.”

you give him a lighthearted eyeroll, to which he only grins even wider. "i'm sure you do," yet that grin slowly dissipated as he winced slightly at the feeling of the alcohol touching the wound near his eyebrow. “sorry, did that hurt too much?” you asked him, worried that it might’ve stung too much for his liking. this type of close proximity was normal for you and him. after all, it’s not like this is the first time your face was this close to his—though those are times when hoshina feels rather affectionate with you rather than in pain due to some wound he got.

“nothing i can’t handle, love.” he says, recovering quite fast from the alcohol sting. he was then met with a gentle tap on the lips—hoshina knows it was a warning from you. “watch your words, vice captain.” you say, applying a small gauze pad to his wound and securing it with paper tape.

“can’t really help it when you look so pretty up close, sweetheart.”

you ignored his remark but soshiro could see the smile that tugged on your lips at the petname. you then moved on to his next wound, which is on his left shoulder. his expression softens as he watches you inspect his wound, a small amount of guilt bubbling up inside of him. “this is gonna need a little stitch,” you sighed, grabbing another cotton ball, pouring the right amount of alcohol on it, and preparing to gently dab it on the wound. “and this might hurt a bit again.” you give him a heads up.

“like i said, it’s nothing that i can’t handle,” he reassured. whether it’s you he’s reassuring or himself to convince himself, neither of you really know. he hissed slightly when the cotton ball came into contact with his skin; it was barely even heard that he hissed in the first place. but you noticed it; you always do. you would notice everything about the man before you and he would do the same.

after cleaning his shoulder wound, you proceeded to prepare to stitch it up. there was no one else in the infirmary at the moment; it was now only you and hoshina there. he silently watched you as you quickly arranged the surgical suture. and even when you started the stitching, the deafening silence was still comfortable. 

soshiro gently raised his right arm since it was uninjured and used his hand to smoothly tuck your other strands of hair behind your ear. you looked at him, raising an eyebrow at his gesture. he smiles at you in return. “your hair might get in the way. we don’t want my stitches to have your hair stuck in them now, don't we?”

you quickly finish up the stitch and put gauze on top as well. “i’m sorry.” soshiro’s apology is as genuine as it always is whenever he gets treated in this same room. “i’m starting to feel quite better now, though. couldn’t do it without my favorite nurse.” he continues, as he grabs ahold of your unoccupied hand.

he hears you chuckle at his words as you interlock your fingers together. “avoid arduous training or activities for a good one week and you’ll be good as new.” you said, sighing as now you’re finally done with treating your boyfriend. “eh? no fair. i have to go help the rookies train the day after tomorrow.”

“i’m sure captain ashiro would let you off the hook in the meantime, soshiro.”

“oh, we’re on a first name basis now?” he asks, and this time it was his turn to raise an eyebrow. you bring your other hand up to his cheek, caressing it as your thumb grazes his cheek bone. he leans into your palm as if it were a reflex. “we’ve always been on a first name basis, dummy.” you say.

“maybe all of my pain could go away if you just gave me a little kiss, you know, as your vice captain.”

“now that’s just abuse of authority. do you ask other nurses for a kiss too?” you pouted.

“that’s why your my favorite nurse.” he replies, clearly emphasizing the word “favorite” as he steals a kiss from you.

yeah, vice captain soshiro hoshina definitely does not play favorites.

[kikker-oma]

warning: blood and stitches

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[catboymoments]

Hey so do you ever think about the Kamukura project a bit too hard and then get really sad about Hajime Hinata and his loss of identity or is that just me

[aceofwhump]

Echo 1x01

[whumpster-dumpster]

Hello hello hello! Question, if you end up popping a stitch, does that mean the entire stitch line has to be re-stitched, or is it just the stitch that popped, or something else? It would be much appreciated, thanks 👋

I'm sorry to say I haven't found much of an answer to this question, all I've found is advisement to keep it clean and let the doctor know. Can anyone who has experience with this chime in on how it was handled?

[weirdstrangeandawful]

‘Stop picking at your stitches!’

‘Can I nibble?’

‘Can you- what?! No!!!’

[springonmytraptillicomeback]

DAWG I DONT EVEN KNOW

why does walking hurt so much. why do I get so many stitches. why. Why body.

[macgyvermedical]

is there a difference between stitches and sutures, or can they be used interchangeably?

also, i once had a minor surgical procedure done and the doctor mentioned offhand that “you wouldn’t want me to suture in a real surgery” or something like that (I don’t remember the exact words he used, but that’s pretty much the gist of it).

what’s the difference?

sorry for all the questions haha i appreciate your time!

Technically, sutures are the noun (I have 3 sutures in my arm) and stitch is the verb (the doctor stitched them). But IRL they're used pretty interchangeably.

By saying that, your doctor was probably looking at the sutures and saying they weren't as pretty as a surgeon's would be.

[dravidious]

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[whisperingexecutioner]

Karl Ruprecht Kroenen official fullbody art.

Source

[biracy-draws]

Day 9: Stitched (prompt list by @cibguts)

[intestinus]

Stitched laceration. Injury from doing dishes and breaking a glass.

[barcodepuppy]

TW: SH

First attempt at sutures! below read more are before and after photos of a laceration on my arm and then sloppy sutures. Do not try at home! infection/more damage is almost guaranteed without the proper tools!

this post is for educational purposes 🫡

Used a bent sewing needle, floss, pliers, hydrogen peroxide to clean the tools and neosporin afterward. Rinsing with warm water between each suture. there are 5 in total. I had planned to do more but without any numbing i started to get a headache from trying to focus, plus my hand started to shake too much to really be effective.

1st photo is a few days after the initial injury. 2nd is the first suture. 3rd is in progress. 4th is the final five sutures. 6th is the next day.

My hope was they'd make the scar thinner in the long run, im keeping an eye on it. I personally allow wounds to heal mostly on their own, allowing them to scab over and just keeping them clean with regular showers and neosporin/tattoo soothing gel. we'll see how well this one heals!

[hballegro]

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[jami-c]

do u guys wanna see my sliced up arm