Human Hearts

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Characters: First Aid (Aiden) & @blaster (Bahir)
Location: Some hospital
Content Warnings: N/A
Plot Summary: Aiden is a nursing student interning at a hospital. Bahir is a recent car accident patient. Aiden is told to go check on him post-treatment

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@blaster

Aiden Anderson was making his rounds in the hospital he was interning at. His mentor had told him to check in on a list of patients, check to see how they were feeling, if there was anything they would need.

Aiden wasn't allowed to do anything seriously medical without supervision from the nurse assigned to him.

He had gone through nearly all of his list before he made it to his last patient. Bahir Jafri. Here for injuries from a car accident.

Aiden adjusted his scrubs before coming into Bahir's room with a warm smile.

"Mr. Jafri?" Aiden said softly. "I'm Aiden. How are you feeling?"

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First Aid

Bahir- a DJ, a guitarist, radio show host, AND journalist (cause the man could never pick just one)- was lying fairly prone in a hospital bed. 

... no no, he was awake.  His leg fully casted and put in a sling that raises it to just about where his head is.  His right arm also in a cast and his head bandaged.  

Yes, he was a mess, but he was alive.  And bored.  

He was just sighing and looking up at the ceiling, wanting to leave when he heard a very gentle voice address him.  Turning to look at the nurse intern, and regretting it after as he still had a crick in his neck, he still manages to put on his best smile, the one that won over fans at his shows. 

"Hey there!"  Bahir said cheerfully, trying to sit up a bit.  "I'm bored and I want to walk around." 

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@blaster

Aiden blinked when he saw that smile. Wow. He had a very radiant smile. But then he rushed over to Bahir's bed, all nervous energy and worry.

"Oh! No, no, you can't get up yet. You only just got your treatment! You need to rest for a bit before you can get up and get back to walking."

These patients sometimes made Aiden nervous. Because if they were determined enough, they would just go through with what they wanted to do. And Aiden would have to either talk them down or call someone for help.

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First Aid

The nurse getting fussy when Bahir sat up was almost too cute to bear. 

While the nurse admonished him, he was looking at the name tag (on the cat face badge holder, no less).

"So you are an intern nurse, Aiden?"  He gave another sweet smile again, mildly flirtatious. "Come on, I been bedridden and have nothing to do.  I need to be entertained somehow."  He ends the sentence in a pout. 

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@blaster

Aiden was stronger than that, to fall to the whims of a sweet smile and a pout. He grew up with multiple siblings who would try to get him to do things by means of that method.

"If you move now, you'll get more hurt!" Aiden exclaimed. "Would... you like to talk? I might not be very entertaining, but it'd be better than doing nothing. We could also turn on the TV if you want to watch something or I could get you a magazine or a newspaper or something..."

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First Aid

Bahir then gently took the nurse's hand in his, to make the stream of desperate babble stop. 

"Would you get in trouble for talking to me?  I wouldn't want that.  Just... I need something new.  Something to keep me occupied.  I can't write or make music and that hurts my soul."   Taps his chest with his casted arm.  "So I would appreciate a conversation, if you have the time." 

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Aiden's rambling stilled and he looked down at the hand in his.

"A-Ah... No. No, I won't get in trouble. You're my last patient for the day anyway and my boss told me that I should attend to all my patient's needs that I'm able to. So having a conversation with you is something I can do."

But what to talk about...

"Is there something you'd like to talk about?"

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First Aid

"My, you are rather cute and sweet."  Bahir commented.  "Are you seeing anyone right now? Got a lover?"

He keeps Aiden's hand in his while he is talking. 

"You also like cats, apparently."  Nods to the cat badge holder.  

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@blaster

Aiden wasn't flirted with. Ever, usually. So he was assuming this was a way to try and butter up to him so Bahir would be allowed out of bed. Not working, buddy.

"I'm single," Aiden replied. Don't take anything from that. "And... yes. I love cats. My mom got this for me when I started interning here."

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First Aid

Bahir tries to sit up, pushing himself up to shift.  Naturally, that would make it look like he was trying to get out of the bed.  

Really though, he was moving a little bit to the side to pull Aiden down to sit next to him. 

He taps the kitty badge again.  "That cat's face matches you.  Sweet and adorable."  His fingers on the hand that is holding Aiden's entwine with the other's fingers a little.  "What's your favorite snack? Like on the go snack?"

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Aiden made a protesting noise when Bahir tried to get up. But then he realized what Bahir was doing and took the invitation to sit down.

"You think so? My siblings thought it was a very me kind of thing."

Aiden still believed that Bahir was trying to flirt his way out of bedrest.

"Um," Aiden trailed off, tapping his finger against his lip. "I like any kind of trail mix, really. Nuts, crackers, fruits. The only thing I don't eat is meat. What about you?"

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First Aid

Bahir smiles. "Basically, I will eat anything that has not touched pork,and also no pork. Religious reasons." He then strokes Aiden's face. The young man's face is as soft as it looked.

"... I am also hungry. I could use some snacks." Bahir sighs.

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The way that Bahir kept touching him made Aiden a little confused and uneasy. But he didn't shy away. Perhaps that's what Bahir needed right now.

"Would you like me to bring you something?"

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First Aid

Bahir watched the nurse in front of him, and his body language expressed discomfort. So he dropped his hand, and then leaned over to the dresser next to his bed and opened the drawer to take out his bag and then his wallet. "Um..." He reaches in and pulls out his debit card. "Anything salty please. Chips is simple enough. And you can use this to pay for it." He gives the card to the nurse. "And, you can get whatever you want with that card too, I don't mind paying for it. Food that is, not like a new car." He adds, his tone jovial.