CW: Discussions of gender dysphoria
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(scott is in a tavern washroom alone, he's been there for quite some time, he's struggling to take off his chest binder)
knock
(pause)
dex: hey scott, there's only one washroom would ya hurry up?
scott: oh yeah, i'm almost done
scott verbally winces
(pause)
dex: are you...ok?
scott(somewhat defensively): yeah i'm fine buzz off would ya?
dex: ok jeez, i was just trying to be nice.
(time passes)
dex: scott, jeez, dude it's been way too long.
(no response as scott is struggling to get words out)
dex: alrighty i'm coming in, stop hogging the...
(dex elbows the door breaking it open to find scott sitting in the corner, on the ground, a nasty bruise on his side, holding his binder, trying to patch it up without wasting a spell slot)
(pause as dex absorbs the scene, taking a moment to process it, it takes a moment but he quickly slips into the room and shuts the door behind him)
(scott visual braces for ridicule from dex)
(dex silently sits down next to scott)
dex: yk you really can't wear this thing(the binder) while fighting, it's gonna fuck up your ribs.
scott(defensively): yeah well you don't get it!! it's-
dex(cutting scott off): shut up, here, hold still.
magical sounds as dex casts healing elixir
dex: drink this
scott: what? no, i don't need your help? don't-
dex: just. drink. it.
(scott drinks it begrudgingly and the damage to his ribs heals as the bruise disappears)
dex: wait here
(dex leaves the room to retrieve something)
(time passes)
(dex returns)
(dex pulls out a small roll of trans tape and tosses it to scott)
(pause)
dex: if you have to bind at least use this
(scott raises an eyebrow and then furrows them)
scott: why, how do you...have this?
dex(sitting next to scott making a gesture to offer help, scott accepts): oh, uh, one of my bandmates binds and will forget their roll for shows and you can't really perform in a binder so i keep a roll on me just in-case.
(time passes)
(the two exit the bathroom)
clarissa(raising an eyebrow): y'all took a bit didn't ya? what did you get up to in there huh?
(scott starts to answer but is interrupted by dex)
dex: oh screw off, it's none of ur business.
clarissa: oh, ok, well jeez, i was just wondering.
~fin~
