Graceful Disaster [Kodi]

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

The weather was becoming more pleasant as the days rolled by, so it was easier to go outside and fly without Gryphon's muscles tensing up because of a lack of heat. The warmer it was, the easier it was to fly - and since the weather was nice today, and it was the weekend, Gryph had asked Kodi if he wanted to go to the overlook and hang out up there, take some food with them, just... relax and chill out. The whole Valentine's trip had been nice - Gryphon's personal highlight being coming home and seeing Kodi almost explode with happiness upon meeting Fang, the house bunny, who was now their beloved pet - but sometimes it was nice to have something simpler, something less structured and more out of the blue. It would be nice to get away from it all.

When they arrived at the spot, it was one of those lucky days where no one else was about. It was okay when other people were there, but when it was just him and Kodi... Gryph liked that the most. He squeezed his boyfriend's hand and pecked his cheek, bag on his back filled with goodies (and surprisingly, no ice cream, thanks to Kodi's help), ready to just let go of any cares in the world. The winged man slipped the bag off his shoulders and let his wings out with a small sigh of relief. He'd been dying to have a good flight for ages.

He didn't take off... quite yet though. Instead, he glanced at his lover, "The view only gets better, doesn't it?" He snaked an arm around the dentokinetic's waist, this time leaving a peck on his temple, "And I can say the same about you too, can't I?" Ahh... he loved cheesy flirting...

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Mmm… Kodi was glad that the coldest weather of the year was over. He felt like a popsicle all throughout the winter, and now with spring just around the corner, he was eagerly awaiting the days when he could go outside and not be dressed in three layers. Of course, he could always just ask Gryph to borrow some heat by wrapping him up in his wings, but that was kinda hard to do when walking…. Anyway, he might just do that today anyway once they got to where they were going. The overlook always made him feel nostalgic and pensive, and he thought it would be nice to huddle up in Gryphy’s lap and just talk about whatever came to mind.

“Ah… Nice an’ quiet,” he sighed happily when they reached their destination. Kodi probably would have just glared at anyone that was already up here until they left them alone, but he was glad he wouldn’t have to. His lips broke into a small, giddy smile as Gryph pecked his cheek, and he sent him a shy sideways glance. Fuck… Would that beautiful face ever stop making his heart beat fast…?

He nodded a bit at the question, and looked out over the ridge, snuggling up closer to Gryph for warmth and comfort as he wrapped his arm around him. “Yeah…. Although I’ll be happy t’see the trees with leaves again once it gets warmer,” he chuckled. Kodi was about to mention how he liked the view that was beside him better, but Gryph beat him to the corny line, and the dentokinetic blushed and dipped his head with a small giggle. “Flatterer,” he responded; his usual response. He felt like a bum, dressed in some of Gryph’s comfy clothes and without makeup on his beanie-topped head. But apparently Gryph didn’t mind.

“Mm…. I’m hungry,” he announced, poking at Gryph’s bag (and then a little at his butt, because why not?). “Whatcha got in there?” He knew he should probably cut down on the sweets if he didn’t want to keep losing his hard-earned muscle weight over the last several years, but…. He was happy and he wanted some, so whatever. Gryph didn’t seem to mind the few extra pounds.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Kodi was adorable when he was all bundled up and covered in coats and such, but it was obviously annoying to actually have to wear all that stuff, so Gryph felt kind of relieved for him. He seemed more comfortable already, even though the weather still wasn't perfect. Oh well, gave him perfect reason to hold Kodi closer and keep him heated up with soft embraces and warm caresses. And despite the bad memories that came with being in this place... he could easily block them out, since Kodi was here. The past wasn't so important.

Gryph hummed in reply, just as pleased as Kodi at the comfortable solitude that came with this situation. He chuckled softly when Kodi smiled, pecking his cheek a couple more times, not being able to help the bubble of affection that rose in his chest. He just want to glomp the dork and never let him go. Which he was doing now, his arm tight around Kodi, keeping him securely close against him. His wing wrapped around the boy's shoulders as well, like a feathery blanket. He nodded, "Yeah... the frost is only pretty for so long." The cold got annoying after a while - for example, there had been an incident involving some very cold rain and Gryph's wings. They took forever to dry out... so spring couldn't come soon enough.

Gryphon giggled with his boyfriend, nuzzling the cutie's temple. He was struggling to stop smiling at the moment, thanks to the adorable boy. Clothing wasn't important - except from how cute it was, considering that Gryph's clothes were still too big for Kodi. He realised then how far Kodi had come, from refusing too take off his tight clothing and eyeliner to becoming this adorable fluffball. It made Gryphon's smile soften, and he appreciated him a little longer, "Well, I have good reason to flatter, gorgeous."

He bumped their heads together lightly at the butt poke, "Oi." He didn't really complain otherwise though. He picked up the bag and opened it up, showing it to the younger boy, "Pastries, lollipops, sandwiches and fruit." He smirked, "Because I'm healthy." Of course he was. And he'd noticed the little extra chub on his boyfriend, but it was cute, so he hadn't mentioned it. He didn't want the dentokinetic to get self conscious about it, after all. Gryphon pulled out a lollipop, handing over the bag and beginning to unwrap it, "Wanna do anything specific?" He asked, as he popped the sweet in his mouth, "'Cause I just wanna fly and then snuggle with my sweetheart." Teehee.

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“Heyyy~” Kodi pretended to complain as Gryph attacked his cheek. He smirked and glanced at the older boy. “You’re gonna suck my face off if you keep doin’ that, an’ then where would we be?” Faceless, yep. “I’d rather you sucked on somethin’ else~” No matter how quiet and peaceful they were, Kodi could always toss in a dirty hint or joke. He smiled contentedly as the wing wrapped around him, and nuzzled into it with a purring sound. “Mmm… Yep,” he agreed softly. “Good thing I’ve got personalized heated blankets, courtesy of my hot-as-fuck boyfriend.” Those wings were serious insulators, Kodi could almost get stifled by them at night if the weather was already warm.

Yep, his face was gonna get rubbed raw by all the attention it was getting, but Kodi didn’t care, he was happy. Well, as happy as he could be. No matter what he did, there was always a dark cloud storming in the back of his head, but he wouldn’t tell Gryph about it for fear of worrying him. He knew it came out sometimes without him realizing it, and that the winged boy was probably suspicious, but… Gryph didn’t need to know the extent of it. It was best that way. Kodi was sure it would go away on its own eventually… “Pfft… Now you’re just flirtin’ with me,” he huffed. “Doncha know I’m a taken man? Ai-ya, perv.” He smirked playfully. He enjoyed compliments, just… Still didn’t always know how to respond to them.

Mmm… Butts. If Gryph could “abuse” Kodi’s face, the younger boy could abuse his butt. Fair was fair. He continued to caress it a bit even when Gryphon leaned over, and bit his lip with a smirk from the nice view. “You’ve got the most perfect ass ever,” he sighed. “Teach me your ways, Senpai.” It wasn’t just Kodi’s stomach that was getting squidgier; he was pretty sure his butt was losing some of its firmness too. Sigh… “Mmm… Sounds good,” he hummed, feeling his stomach gurgle. He took the bag when it was offered and decided on a sandwich; he’d have something unhealthy after. Kodi sat on the ground and started nomming, his teeth automatically going sharp as they always did (he’d tried to break the habit, but it was haaard). “I ain’t got nothin’ in mind,” he replied through a mouthful of food. “Wouldn’t mind watchin’ your hot butt flyin’ around. And snugglin’ is good too.” Especially since Kodi was likely to get cold if Gryph was out flying too long. He kept nomming, pursing his lips up at Gryph before giggling. “Learned any new tricks recently?”

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryph grinned, "They're only little kisses~" He said, giving Kodi even more, until the innuendo came up in the conversation and the older one sighed, full on licking Kodi's cheek before leaving him be, "You and your dirty thoughts." He whined softly, "Maybe I don't want to suck on anything~ I'm not your personal prostitute, weirdo." It wasn't as if Kodi was actually forcing Gryphon to do anything - not that the winged man expected he would. Kodi may have been one to bring up less... innocent subjects on a semi-regular basis, but he wasn't forceful. Usually just needy. Gryphon giggled at the sound procured from his boyfriend, nuzzling the side of his head. Kodi had given him multiple labels, the most prominent being 'Moron', but 'personal heater' was a close second or third.

One of the things resting on Gryph's mind currently was his recent conversation with Sean. He had a feeling he was going to bring it up soon, but the winged derp was just struggling to find a good place and time. Maybe this meeting date thing would work...? Or would it be unfair to bring up such bad subjects when they were supposed to be having a good time. Gryphon didn't know.... sigh. He also didn't know, or more, realise, the extent of Kodi's issues. From his point of view, he just knew that things were upsetting Kodi and there was probably stuff his boyfriend was hiding from him. He just didn't know what. Best not to rest on it now, though. He smirked, and cooed (accidentally) a laugh, "I'm the perv?" He questioned, "Did you hit your head recently?" He asked jokingly, taking the opportunity to remove Kodi's beanie and ruffle up all his hair, searching for a 'bump' of some sort. Gryph didn't stopped smirking while he did this.

The dancer wiggled his butt a little as Kodi let his hand remained, grinning as he straightened up, "Ice cream." Ice cream was his ways. And apparently it didn't work for everyone. Oh, the dancing probably had something to do with something, too, maybe, possibly, but it was definitely at least seventy-percent thanks to the ice cream. Of course. He watched Kodi choose his food and eat, remaining stood up, looking out. He smirked and looked back at his dentokinetic at the question, "Not exactly. The snow to wings is like... a car clamp to a car." You weren't going anywhere when it was around, "But... we'll see." Maybe Gryph would try pulling something random once he was all warmed up. Without saying anything else on the subject, Gryphon began jogging, and speeding up into a sprint until his wings caught the air and he pushed off of the ground, into the air. Mmm... that was refreshing. He took a deep breath of the clean air and swooped back around in the air, just gliding for now, only occasionally flapping his wings to stay up as he remained up high.

He could feel his wings tugging him slightly against what he wanted, due to the wind direction, but he had the ability to combat that kind of wind. It wouldn't be a problem. He stayed a fair distance off the ground and away from Kodi, but remained in one spot for a while, as he smiled and spoke loudly, hopefully enough so his boyfriend could hear him, "I wish you could fly too~" He said, beaming, "Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away~" He sang like the nerd he was, twisting around a bit and dipping down a bit to gain speed before swooping up again, grinning gleefully.

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A series of small squeaking sounds started coming out of Kodi’s throat as Gryph kept kissing him, and then promptly licked his face. “Omigod, you didn’t just do that,” he giggled. “I guess I need t’make dirty comments more often if I get more tongue action, hee….” His cheeks hurt from the big smile he was wearing. It was nice, during these moments, when Kodi felt content and happy enough with Gryph to be distracted from the negative thoughts and memories that tormented his mind. Kodi gazed at his lover for a good long moment until his smile slowly faded into something smaller and quieter. Like normal these days.

He didn’t hide his thoughts from Gryph on purpose. At least… He didn’t do it because he didn’t trust his boyfriend with his thoughts, or anything. Kodi just didn’t think it was worth getting worked up over. Okay, yeah, so he didn’t sleep as well some nights, and he spaced out more than he used to, and he’d been more lethargic lately, but so what? It wasn’t anything to worry about… Nope, what he was going to worry about was that silly coo that had just passed Gryph’s lips. “You’re right, I’m the perv, you’re the little songbird on my shoulder actin’ as my conscience,” he teased. Kodi made a face when Gryphon ruffled his hair. “Yeah, maybe I did, but not recently, just when I fell head over heels for you,” he replied… and broke into an embarrassed blush. “…. You didn’t hear me say that.”

He snorted at Gryph’s “secret” to an awesome butt. “I highly doubt that’s the case, ‘cause I’ve been eatin’ more of that stuff an’ my ass is just gettin’ squishier,” he grunted. Still, Kodi was smiling slightly. As long as Gryphon liked him… That was all that mattered, right? Right… Even so, his arm curled around his stomach a little as he ate without him really thinking about it. The dentokinetic nodded in understanding as Gryph spoke, and he looked up, watching as the older boy got ready to take off. Kodi loved watching him fly; it was sort of meditative, seeing Gryphon up in the air, drifting from thermal to thermal like it was the easiest thing in the world. He was perfectly fine staying on the ground, though; he didn’t really have any desire to be that high above the ground, despite Gryph’s wishes.

He ate quietly as his eyes traced the path that Gryphon was taking, and he couldn’t help but smile again, seeing him enjoy himself so much. “I’m good stayin’ grounded, but thanks,” he called back up, chuckling. “Heights ain’t my thing.” He laid back on the grass once he’d finished his sandwich and watched as Gryph kept flying, his gaze never leaving his lover. Mm… He was so graceful at everything… Kodi almost envied him. He was getting a little chilly, but he was content to lay there as long as Gryph wanted to exercise his wings.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

That smile. That smile was utter perfection, it was something Gryphon adored. Seeing genuine happiness from Kodi was just... perfect. He wished he could see him smile like that more than he did currently.

Gryph rolled his eyes, "I wouldn't make a very good conscience." He joked, grinning, "I can barely make my own decisions as it is." Consciences helped you decide think with your morals and all that, right? Was he confused? He didn't know. What he did know was Kodi had just said the most adorable thing ever. Gryphon was blushing pretty bad, "Yes, I did," He replied, glomping onto his lover and giving him another multitude of face kisses. "I love you~" If there was one thing Gryph loved more than giving cheese, it was receiving it. He couldn't help melting into a puddle of happy goop at the stupidest things.

"Ah, but ice cream is the secret to the perfect butt for the individual. You're just lucky that your butt is perfect in every form." Gryph was definitely bias on this front. There was nothing wrong with a little squidginess.

Gryphon was truly in his element right now, like with his dancing - everything just flowed together as it should. He wanted to incorporate flight more into his dancing, but it wasn't always exactly possible. There wasn't always enough room, his wings were too much of a dangerous or a nuisance because of the turbulence they could cause, that sort of thing. It was okay. Maybe someday.

He had the same thoughts about Kodi flying with him. It would be incredibly difficult to actually carry out, as well as the fact that Kodi was adverse to getting in the air, which was totally fine, but maybe someday, it would be a possibility. If that was ever the case, it was be a lot of fun. He just grinned in reply. At most, he planned to be up here another ten minutes and then he would be good, for now, probably. He could go up again later if he wanted/needed to.

It had been a couple more minutes, and Gryph was gently swooping about, but when he came closer to some of the trees nearby, the wind suddenly picked up in an unexpected way. Gryphon tried to combat it, but the sudden change caught him by surprise. All he had time to do was yelp and brace himself for a possible collision.

Which came in possibly the worst way. His legs hit near the base of a tree trunk, not at all gently. He felt the pain sear and burn, and it was all too familiar, and all too painful. He didn't dare move, or look down for that matter - he felt like something was out of place and he didn't want to see it. He began gasping for breaths, letting out little noises of pain and, on the assumption that Kodi was nearby by now, Gryph spoke, gritting his teeth, "Call... an ambulance... now." He groaned a little as he moved accidentally, his hand grasping a little onto his thigh, but otherwise, he tried his best to remain still.

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“Well… You make better decisions than I do,” Kodi argued with a small smile. But that wasn’t saying much, Kodi was pretty well-known for making the worst decisions in every situation. The only decision he felt he’d made that was good was asking Gryph to be his boyfriend all that time ago. Heh… So what if he was becoming a marshmallow? Even if he said stupid shit like that… “Ah! I love you too, Moron,” he snickered between the kisses. Good thing Gryph didn’t have any scruff, otherwise his face would be rashing up all over.

“Nope. Liar.” Liar liar~ His butt was far from perfect. But he laughed anyway, since he knew it was useless arguing when Gryph got like this. Stubborn moron.

His hand wandered into the food bag again as he watched Gryph flying, and he pulled out a couple sweets, because why not. He felt comfortable, and calm, and Kodi couldn’t help but smiling again. Even though he didn’t have a desire to fly, he could tell how much Gryphon loved it, so he was happy for him. He’d just stay down here and nom his chubby little butt off. It was like… His own private movie theater with his favorite movie, for him and him alone to enjoy.

He was still watching when he seemed that Gryph was getting kind of close to a copse of trees nearby. Kodi frowned and sat up, but didn’t say anything. He trusted that his boyfriend knew what he was doing. At least, until a sudden wind came out of seemingly nowhere and Kodi watched in horror as it caught Gryphon’s wings and smashed him into a tree.

“GRYPHON!” he screamed, leaping up and dashing over to the spot where he’d hit as fast as he could manage. Oh God, oh God, how badly was he hurt, what had he hit…?? “Gryphon, where are you!?” Fortunately, he found his lover without much difficulty, but when he caught sight of the boy’s legs, he screamed again. Oh God, there was blood, and… Oh, fuck, was that…?? Kodi’s heart was hammering like it was about to beat out of his chest, and he hadn’t realized he’d frozen in his panic until he broke out of it and rushed over to Gryphon’s side. “It’s okay, you’re g-gonna be okay, oh God…” Kodi hovered over his boyfriend, totally forgetting what he needed to do until Gryph told him. “Right! Right, fuck, fuck…” He struggled to pull his phone out of his pocket and dialed the three numbers. His free hand clutched Gryph’s as he waited to hear another voice on the line.

“Y-yeah, my boyfriend, he… H-he crashed really badly, I think he broke his legs… P-please come help us, right now…!” Kodi was blubbering into the phone, giving them the information they needed to get to the lookout point and urging them to hurry. Once he hung up, he clutched Gryph’s hand with both of his, trying not to look down at the mess that his legs were in. “It’s okay babe, I’m right here, I’m n-not going anywhere, okay? You’re going to be fine, just fine…” He desperately hoped it was true. But judging by the glimpse he’d gotten of the mangled mess, he was horrified to think what sort of long-term effects might come from it.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

All that fluff that Gryphon had been enjoying earlier was all but forgotten now, and when he wasn't busy thinking about the fact that, oh fuck, this was really bad, he felt guilty. He was trying to at least keep Kodi distracted from all things upsetting and bad and cruel and because of his own carelessness, he might have made things worse. This wasn't entirely his fault, of course, but he didn't let himself think that. In his mind, he had fucked up really bad, and he could have avoided this - even if, maybe, he couldn't have. But this was bad.

Hearing Kodi's screaming... didn't help. It kind of drove in how serious this probably was. He jolted the second time, when Kodi had found him and probably seen the damage, wincing and still struggling to keep in the sounds of pain that were threatening to escape. At least he listened when Gryph gave his orders. The quicker the professionals got here, the smaller the chance of this incident having any permanent backlash. He held onto Kodi's hand tight when he took hold, beginning to groan with his heavy breaths. He tried to remain quiet whilst Kodi spoke, but he couldn't help the pain shooting through his legs - it was intensely sharp.

His eyes were currently squeezed shut, but when Kodi spoke to him again, Gryph peeked up, clutching Kodi's hand a little tighter for a second, trying to ignore the throbs and the stabs he felt lower down his body, "I'm not dying... you derp." He complained weakly, forcing a smile before grimacing and letting out a not-so-quiet moan, "Just.... fucked my legs up..." He started occasionally muttering profanities, trying not to think so much about consequence.

So instead, he focused his energy on comforting Kodi, seeing as he seemed utterly distraught by this. Not that Gryph wasn't - no, he was scared shitless himself. He hoped he would be fine. He looked at Kodi, "When they get here... you have to get out of the way," Gryphon explained, not even bothering to try and hide his pain anymore. It was obvious, clearly, "Do what they ask... it'll make it ...e-easier." He didn't want to mention the fact the they would probably stab a needle or two into the injured boy, and the fact that there would be a lot of fancy medical equipment. "W-When they get me away, you can... catch a bus to the hospital. I think there's one..." He groaned involuntarily, and continued speaking through it with strain, "...that goes from here." He squinted up at his boyfriend, reaching his spare hand up to touch his cheek and smile slightly, "It's just my l-legs," He pointed out, "I'll be fine."

And then he heard the sounds of the ambulance pulling up nearby and saw people approaching. Gryphon looked at Kodi and pushed gently on his chest to get him to move away as they got to work, introducing themselves, checking his vitals and asking him and Kodi questions about what happened, how bad the pain was, 'can you feel this?', and administering a gas painkiller. Gryph had been through this more than once before. He knew he needed to be more careful, really, he just... wasn't.

The pain began getting a little better, and only got worse when he felt one of them moving his leg, repositioning it, making Gryphon yell a little, but it would be worth it. Something about circulation. He was more in a position to be worrying about himself, but he couldn't help being concerned over Kodi. Hopefully he wasn't having a panic attack or something.

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If Kodi knew what was good for Gryph, he wouldn’t have screamed like he had when he saw him. Of course that wouldn’t help things. But he couldn’t help it; the sight was horrible. And it only got worse when Gryph started making pained noises as Kodi made the call. The dentokinetic couldn’t imagine the pain he was going through; he could have freaked out even more if he dwelled on it too long. Kodi felt useless, just waiting there until the people who could actually help arrived.

He took in a shaky, whimpery breath when Gryph said he wasn’t dying. “I-I know…” he whined, clinging to Gryph’s hand like a lifeline. “I know…” Your legs just look like they’re broken in a million pieces! he wanted to say, but he knew that wouldn’t help anything. So he just tried to stay as calm as possible, for Gryph’s sake.

His lip quivered as his boyfriend began giving him instructions. Kodi didn’t want to leave him, not for a second. Did he really have to? “O… Okay,” he mumbled, only because he knew it would cause Gryph further grief if he didn’t obey. Gryphon had done this before; Kodi hadn’t. “I will….” He knew it would be a bad idea for him to be nearby when all of the initial emergency care happened, because Kodi had no tolerance for that sort of thing; he would probably faint himself, and then where would they be? Still, he gritted his teeth and growled at the idea of being away from Gryphon for that long. “I’ll get there as soon as I fuckin’ possibly can,” he promised, reaching down to hold Gryph’s cheek in one hand as he continued to hold his hand with the other. His heart felt like it was going to break in two; Gryphon was trying to be so brave. “You will,” he said fervently back. “I know it.” Kodi had to believe that.

He stiffened at the sound of sirens, and only moved back when his boyfriend started pushing him away. Kodi growled but stepped back, and started pacing nervously nearby, unable to watch what was going on. He still felt like vomiting just listening to them speak. He nearly had a panic attack when Gryphon screamed. What were they doing to him!? He risked a glance over and wished he hadn’t; the scene was just about as bad as he’d expected. He swooned slightly and caught himself on a tree. Fuck, fuck, fuck…!

He caught his breath there for a moment, and by the time he felt a little less like passing out, they were starting to load his boyfriend up in the ambulance. “W… Wait…!” he cried after them, and managed to just get to Gryph’s side before they put him inside. Kodi gave him a quick peck on the forehead, not allowing himself to look at anything that might be attached to the older boy, and said,”I’ll be over there as soon as I can, I promise.”

Then he was gone, and Kodi was practically sprinting to the bus stop, hoping desperately that it would come quickly and that he wouldn’t have to be apart from Gryphon for too long. Fuck… Why did this have to happen…? Was Gryph in a lot of pain? What if he really wasn’t going to be okay? Kodi’s breathing was hard when he finally got onto a bus headed towards the hospital.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon could tell Kodi was struggling. From the way the pair of them were speaking and acting, it was almost more like Kodi was injured than the person he was holding onto for dear life. It made Gryph wonder if he should really be more concerned than he was, but he wasn't about to look at his legs, and it was probably better all around if the winged man didn't completely freak out over this. The pain would die down at some point. Hopefully. Maybe he'd have to wait for the ambulance before the pain would fade... sigh. He still grunted and groaned occasionally, not enjoying this whatsoever.

He smiled up at Kodi as he listened to what Gryph was saying. It would just make things a lot easier and quicker than if Kodi was flailing around the medics trying to stay by Gryphon's side. He sighed sympathetically when his boyfriend seemed to get frustrated or angry or something at the idea of having to wait to see Gryph. He was struggling to empathise because he generally was the one on the receiving end of these kinds of situations, and not the one watching it all unfold. He could only imagine how worried Kodi may have been. Gryph took a steadying breath, resting his cheek against Kodi's hand. He would be fine. He was going to be in good hands.

Gryphon couldn't see the madness that Kodi seemed to be going through on the sidelines, only really looking up and trying to block out any additional pain. Someone warned him, and he felt a needle go into his arm, which was most likely an IV line, and he felt something move through it and into his body, and he gave a sigh of relief, even though the pain was still floating about currently. If it was morphine, like Gryph expected, he would be feeling more comfortable soon enough.

As a result of all that was going on, as much as Gryphon had gone through it before, he was still overwhelmed, and let his eyes close a little, feeling drowsy. He only perked up at the sound of Kodi's voice, and smiled at him as he stood over him, "Okay, sweetie." He said softly, before they piled him into the vehicle and got moving.

A lot happened when he got to the hospital. Scans, stabilisation of his legs, surgery to make sure he didn't lose feeling in his legs (although the small size of his bones made it almost impossible to use things such as pins and screws to hold them in place). Basically, after multiple hours of treatment, he was finally left alone. He probably looked in a crap state and he was very tired. He was just glad it was a single room. The pain wasn't so bad any more, but he couldn't really move, considering how his legs were, so he was stuck looking at the ceiling. Hopefully he wouldn't be left to think about things for too long, or he would start worrying too much. He'd been told about the risks of this injury and he didn't want any of the worst case scenarios to come true.