If rice didn't work, he didn't know anything more about the tech than Alec. Shame about the camera if it was a lost cause, though.
He narrowed his eyes as Alec made that intake of breath. Why did the bloody moron insist on suffering in silence when he could just accept offered help? If he was concerned about burdening people, this was far less of a burden than letting it become infected!
"If you won't let me bandage it, at least put something on your hand yourself," he insisted testily, going to retrieve and riffle through the bag of first aid supplies, kneeling on the damp floor. "Ridiculous, stubborn man. I loathe you sometimes. I swear. Your determination to be some kind of... Self-sacrificing. Stoic. Island of a man. Unwilling to accept help from others--" He pulled a roll of bandages and a tube of burn ointment with aloe from the pack. "Don't learn from him, please, Elliott. People are not meant to shoulder everything alone. People are meant to care about one another, and be allowed to help. Self-sufficiency is all well-and-good, but--"
He didn't actually have a concluding remark and gave an angry huff instead. What was that about respecting Alec's autonomy and not being so protective? Ah, well, resolutions to start another day, another time.
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He narrowed his eyes as Alec made that intake of breath. Why did the bloody moron insist on suffering in silence when he could just accept offered help? If he was concerned about burdening people, this was far less of a burden than letting it become infected!
"If you won't let me bandage it, at least put something on your hand yourself," he insisted testily, going to retrieve and riffle through the bag of first aid supplies, kneeling on the damp floor. "Ridiculous, stubborn man. I loathe you sometimes. I swear. Your determination to be some kind of... Self-sacrificing. Stoic. Island of a man. Unwilling to accept help from others--" He pulled a roll of bandages and a tube of burn ointment with aloe from the pack. "Don't learn from him, please, Elliott. People are not meant to shoulder everything alone. People are meant to care about one another, and be allowed to help. Self-sufficiency is all well-and-good, but--"
He didn't actually have a concluding remark and gave an angry huff instead. What was that about respecting Alec's autonomy and not being so protective? Ah, well, resolutions to start another day, another time.