[There's no protest from Gladio as he sits on the chair, removing his filthy and bloody tank top before settling into a position that will allow Ravus easy access to his wounds.
With the half-order not to speak, he merely nods at Ravus' conditions.
He doesn't make a sound when the alcohol burns, when Ravus presses a bit too hard on some fading bruises or has to scrub at older, scabbed and crusted cuts. Gladio hadn't taken the time to treat any of the wounds he sustained on his foolish hunt, having considered them minor and not worth the time it would take to tend them.
There's only one wound that he probably should have treated, a long gash running up his left side. It isn't very deep, but it happened early in the trip and might well be infected or close to it - he'd been distracted by how he'd treated Noctis and misread the movement of something he came across in the wild. At least he'd been able to move with the attack, which is what prevented it from being more serious or possibly fatal.
He'd tried to be a little more careful after that, but in his state of mind he didn't leave a single battle without at least one cut or bruise - all of them reminders of his failure and of his idiocy.
Gladio stays silent throughout the entire cleaning and bandaging process, eyes apparently memorizing the layout of Ravus' bookshelf and floor because he can't bring himself to look at Ravus yet.]
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With the half-order not to speak, he merely nods at Ravus' conditions.
He doesn't make a sound when the alcohol burns, when Ravus presses a bit too hard on some fading bruises or has to scrub at older, scabbed and crusted cuts. Gladio hadn't taken the time to treat any of the wounds he sustained on his foolish hunt, having considered them minor and not worth the time it would take to tend them.
There's only one wound that he probably should have treated, a long gash running up his left side. It isn't very deep, but it happened early in the trip and might well be infected or close to it - he'd been distracted by how he'd treated Noctis and misread the movement of something he came across in the wild. At least he'd been able to move with the attack, which is what prevented it from being more serious or possibly fatal.
He'd tried to be a little more careful after that, but in his state of mind he didn't leave a single battle without at least one cut or bruise - all of them reminders of his failure and of his idiocy.
Gladio stays silent throughout the entire cleaning and bandaging process, eyes apparently memorizing the layout of Ravus' bookshelf and floor because he can't bring himself to look at Ravus yet.]