Origins oneshots!!! (Spare me)

Lilium Orphanage

(I wanted to do a chapter and or maybe mini-series about Arti's life at the orphanage. Just to really put into perspective my idea of how the orphanage was for him as I don't think it's something i can do justice just with small comments and sad dialogue.
This isn't cannon, this is my own headcannon)

Arti stud in the kitchen scrubbing grey marbles and crackled plates clean. It was around 7:25 now, all the other kids - although there were only four other kids at the orphanage currently: Jason who was new, Mikey, izzy and violet - were playing outside despite the time as it was now free period and violet had made up a new game.

Artemis didn't really understand why they'd want to be outside at this time, it was February meaning it was cold and dark which is why he decided to spend his free time cleaning up after their food... technically it was his lunch as they only oatmeal in at the moment and it contained nuts which Artemis was allergic to.

He was deep in thought while scrubbing gross food leftovers off breaking cheap plates. He was knocked out of his thoughts when a door clicked open and startled him, he quickly turned his head to follow the noise.

Mikey stud nervously in the doorway, his nose bloody and his face looked busted and scratched. "Oh? Mikey what happened!!" Artemis asked with worry, Mikey looked at Artemis sadly and sniffed.

Arti quickly dried his hands off and walked over and crouched down in front of Mikey and gently placed his hand on Mikey's jaw to move his face to the side to study his wounds. "Im really bad at violets game and i fell over and hit the wing set then the floor." Mikey answered with a tone of shame

Arti hummed with remorse, gently pulling Mikey into a hug before placing a hand on his lower thigh to pick him up. Mikey was 11, turning 12 in a few months so he wasn't easy to carry but for Artemis's strong arms he wasn't too much of an issue

Arti placed Mikey on the kitchen counter as mikey at on it and swung his legs off the side. Arti pulled open some cabinets until he found the med kit and opened it, rummaging through the small green box and choosing out a few different items.

Arti grabbed 70% isopropyl alcohol used as an antiseptic and disinfectant, a few cotton swabs and bandages and a few tissues.

Mikey looked at it nervously, he was always scared of medical supplies, he couldn't help but panic and start crying. Arti noticed his sniffles and shaking "hey mikey its ok, none of this will hurt it'll help you!" Artemis reassured, hugging Mikey softly

Mikey let Artemis pull away and pour a bit of disinfectant alcohol onto the cotton swab and gently dabbed the swap onto one of the scratches on Mikey's cheek making him wince. "Sorry Mikey, ive just got to clean it.." Artemis consoled, cleaning the blood and dirt away from the scratches and placing a bandage on his cheek

"It's ok... I'm sorry" Mikey mumbled, confusing Artemis as he looked at Mikey while continuing to clean the scratches and blood away from his face.
"What are you sorry for?" Artemis asked, moving Mikey's face to the side slightly to better reach a few scratches

"I... where you cleaning up after food?" Mikey asked, forgetting to answer Artemis's original question as he noticed the now clean yet damp plates in the sink.

Artemis followed his gaze looking down at the plates he had just cleaned "oh yeah, It's too cold to go outside so.." Artemis replied, Mikey continued to look at the sink in a spaced out silence "why didn't you ask us for help? We could've helped you clean!!" Mikey asked empathetically

Artemis sighed with a soft smile "you're just a child Mike.. you don't have to worry about that sort of stuff yet" Artemis said softly "you're a child too." Mikey bit back, Making Artemis fall silent and continue cleaning Mikey's grazes