forum Rykah and Will(because I can't think of a better title)

Started January 04, 2019 by @Hawkeye

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“If it’s hurting that bad, it might not just be old scarring.”

"I'm no doctor…." said Rykah, suddenly a bit worried, "Maybe you should check it?" he suggested hesitantly.

“I’ll check it if you want me to. I doubt that it’s something severe, you might have just irritated it, but we should probably check anyway.”

Rykah nodded, still nervous, and tired, but mostly nervous.

Will quickly set to work, making sure that nothing had gotten infected, and no wounds were reopened. He seemed somewhat satisfied eventually, saying, “I don’t see anything wrong.”

Rykah sighed, "Then I have no idea what it could be…" he said pulling the pantleg back down over the blackened skin of his leg.

Will thought for a second. “It might be psychosomatic….. but that doesn’t explain why it would act up in those random moments and not in others…….” he thought for another moment then said, “Possibly an anxiety thing…. but I’m not sure that makes too much sense either. But why has it just started- Wait a minute, you were just back in a possibly triggering place for memories of the event…..”

"That doesn't make sense either…." said Rykah, sure yesterday maybe…. but not today…. and if that's it then why didn't it happen back in the attack on the island? or when I took over to get us back to the main island with that flyer team? I got that injury flying with a flyer team during an attack from that black stuff….. it doesn't make sense…"

“Delayed reaction, quite possibly. My theory is that it took your body a little while to really understand that you had just come back from a place that triggered those memories, like the island, and when it finally did realize, it caused the pain. But that’s just a theory, and I’m not totally sure it right.”

"Great…. I've got mental issues…" said Rykah with a sigh… "And actually… that theory makes more sense… cause it.. it never happened on the island, usually shortly after I'd left again….."

“Rykah, every single person in this house has mental issues. It’s not the end of the world. And we have stuff to deal with it.” Will replied, “And, that means, it’ll probably end after a little while, right?”

"I hope so…." said Rykah quietly, hating the fear of it happening again, possibly at a time when Will might need him.

“Me too.” Will said, laying down on the floor and putting his arms behind his head. He got his phone out and began reading his book.

Rykah curled up again, mulling stuff over for awhile. Eventually he scooted off the bed, wincing as his leg buckled again, curling up against Will.

Will absentmindedly put an arm around him as he got to a particularly interesting part of his book.

Rykah smiled faintly, this was normal, no pain, no tense moments, no danger.

“You ever read Harry Potter?”
(We’re going to say this exists in this universe)

(And Imma hate Rykah's answer cause he's a clueless boi…)
"No… but I've heard of it…" said Rykah, "And I've always wanted to read it too…"

Will smiled and got up for a second, walking down the hall and got an old, worn copy of Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone. Although he had a nicer, newer copy in his room, he had always preferred the books he grew up reading. He came back and sat down.

Rykah perked up with interest when he saw it, a real smile appearing.

“Here.” Will said, smiling at the cover of the book. He held it out to Rykah.

Rykah took it happily, opening the cover and sinking into it without another word.

Will smiled and returned to his own book, To Kill A Mockingbird.
(Which I’m currently reading in school.)

(It’s actually really good so far. But pretty much everyone else in my class dislikes it, so I might just be weird… and yeah)
Several hours later, Will was startled out of his book from a knock on the door. “Dinner, if you want it.”