Holds

Note: The second half of "Jumpers", separated for timing reasons and so we can introduce Feng, somehow before his POV
Date/Timing: 28 January 2019
Setting: Medical, The Madhouse; Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong, China
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About a week later, Xia finds Feng (tan solid), The Stacking (dark brown solid), Ruby Glittershine (cream and wine calico),
Iddy (orange tabby), Mishka (Kurilian bobtail(ish)), and Maxine (white and brown splotched) snuggling with Chao on his bed in their blush pink temporary Medical quarters.
Business is as usual.
「Hello,」 greets Feng, getting to his—
Iddy yawns—
Xia waves him down.
Feng sits.
—and flops into his lap.
「A package came—would you like it?」
「Yes, please,」 smiles Feng.
「Would you prefer I open it?」
「I think I can manage, thank you.」
Xia brings it over.
The Stacking reluctantly clears a spot.
「How are you?」 asks Feng, picking at the tape.
「I'm well, thank you.」
「How's the Shatterdome?」
「Plenty of fireworks, as you can imagine. And /Cherno Alpha showed up yesterday.」
The tape finally comes free.
「Think you'll be up for visitors?」
「I seem to be hosting cats well enough.」
Xia laughs.
Feng opens the box and picks up the card.
- Holds one (1) hug each -
「Logan's handwriting has improved,」 he croaks, smiling so widely his heart might break.
Chao says nothing. (He wouldn't, though. Doctor Tong sedated him two days ago.)
Feng looks into the box, and beams at the jumpers.
Xia smiles gently.
「Of course, sorry, Nurse.」 He scoops them out.
「That's fine.」 Stands— 「I'll have /Alpha swing by in a bit, OK?」
「That would be wonderful, thank you.」
—and leaves with the box.
Feng yanks a navy jumper over his lavender scrubs and hugs it back tightly and tries to ignore the gaping void in his head.
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