A Lovely Mess

Day 16, Iowa

"Please Alex, i'll be good" Sapnap leant his head against the door, his hand against the cold metal of it.

He heard alex chuckle from behind the door.

"Baby, please, i won't do it again" Sapnap choked on his own tears, wiping at his nose.

He heard the locks then, his head perking up.

Sapnap had been deprived of contact for two days, nothing but a distant dripping sound, his hand throbbed and ached, he was convinced he had some type of infection. His pinkie, he hated looking at, it was barely a finger, more of a swelled stump.

Alex stepped in, his hair was tied into a man bun, the scar on his cheek had begun to form, he seemed tired like he hadn't been sleeping, thick black fingerless gloves coated his hands. A small duck on a necklace hung from his neck, he quickly tucked it beneath his vest.

"c'mere" Alex gestured to sapnaps hand, he shook as he passed his hand to alex.

Alex for the first time since they'd met was gentle, "does it hurt?" Alex frowned taking hydrogen peroxide from his pocket, followed by bandages and medical tape.

Sapnap nodded, afraid to speak.

Alex sighed, "this is going to sting a little, okay?"
Once again, sapnap nodded in response.
Alex applied the hydrogen peroxide to clean the wound, he watched as sapnaps face scrunched up in his desperate attempt not to make a sound.

Alex raised his hand to sapnaps cheek, cupping it before taking it away.

As alex began to wrap the bandage around Sapnaps hand, the two made eye contact for nothing but a millisecond before sapnap looked away.

He finalised the bandage by attaching medical tape to keep it extra secure, he put the scraps in his pocket.

Alex handed sapnap a bottle of water, he hesitantly took it, he opened it trying not to look at him before downing it.

"Slow down, you'll make yourself sick" Alex reached out, sapnap winced at the sudden movement.

Yet he put the bottle down, handing it to alex.
"No, keep it" Alex smiled rejecting it.
Sapnap placed it down beside him

"You're allowed to talk you know"
Sapnap shrugged
Alex reached out brushing sapnaps hair out of his face.

He noticed how sapnap had the softest eyes, puppy dog eyes.

"Guapito..." Alex mumbled with a small side smirk

Sapnaps eyes looked from the floor, meeting alex's.

Alex opened his arms and sapnap was quick to fall into them, clutching at him tight.

Alex hushed, rubbing his back.

A/N

Stockholm Syndrome; Stockholm syndrome is a condition in which hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors during captivity

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