Lurking - Station 19 Fic

Developing

A/N: Again, dark themes ahead so just another warning. Also, I'm not a firefighter and i'm certainly not a doctor so don't expect this to be insanely accurate.

The next morning Travis awoke to the voices of Jace and Zack, frowning deeply as he lifted his head, his neck terribly sore, blinking awake, avoiding eye contact with both of them as they came over.

His gag was removed and he was untied, not saying a word as they grabbed him gently by the arms, eyes wide as he was still scarred after last night, not bothering to struggle, not even knowing if he could, still feeling quite weak.

He knew today he'd be going to work and honestly all he could think about was getting the hell away from these two.

Zack took ahold of him as Jace stepped away, Travis flinching, though he didn't pull away, swallowing hard as he tried his hardest not to think of them, trying to think of the moment when he'd walk into the station and be with his friends again.

"Pick out something nice for him." Zack watched Jace pick out a new set of clothes for Travis, who remained quiet.

"Sure am gonna miss him while he's at work. A whole 24 hours, that's too long." Jace remarked.

"Really, I didn't think you'd care." Travis said lowly, looking up with a narrowed look, still hating him for his betrayal.

Jace looked up and their eyes met, each frowning, it quiet for a minute. Zack urged Travis to walk gently, talking lowly. "Come on, Travis."

Travis went with him, frowning softly as he was led to the bathroom, Jace bringing with the clothes he picked out for him.

"Alright Travis, you two leave for work in half an hour, don't dawdle." Zack stood with Jace in front of the bathroom door, Travis grateful to be free of the ropes and bad touches.

"Can't wait." He huffed as he gladly closed the door, sighing loudly when he was alone, his thoughts racing wildly, anxious and worried about going to work.

He quickly hopped into the shower, taking his time, shuddering as he could still feel Zack's hand on him, wanting the feeling to just go away already.

And while the shower felt amazing, it still wouldn't go away, almost making him feel worse.

Travis frowned when he had to change into the clothes Jace had picked out for him, but he didn't think he had much of a choice, reluctantly putting them on.

He frowned at his reflection in the mirror, quickly taking notice of the bruises on his face, half of the bruises having faded, the rest fresh and new, dark. It made Travis a little nervous, having to go to work like that, but he had no other choice, he was going to work no matter what.

When he had finished he came out, meeting Jace outside who had also changed, going to go to work as well.

He frowned at them and wished to just go already, but freaking Jace was taking him to work and there was no denying it, Zack saying goodbye to them both.

"Okay, well Travis, when you're done with your shift, Jace and I will be here waiting here for you and we can have fun all over again."

"So that's it? What, you're going to break into my home again and I'm just supposed to come home expecting you two....? Do I get a choice?" Travis huffed, frowning at him, wanting this nightmare to be over as soon as he got to work.

"Heh heh. Not unless you want someone to get hurt." Zack grinned. "And you know what I mean when I say that."

Travis looked away, quite frustrated. "Can we please just go already so I can get the hell out of here?"