[ and he's out like a lightbulb. that, truthfully, makes this a lot easier.
after katherine checks that he's still breathing—thank god—she gets to work in commandeering a room and gently depositing him on an empty bed. she recruits a doctor and nurse—or blood ministers, whatever—who look trustworthy and who only shrink slightly at her snappish tone. she considers compulsion, but as they explain to her what they think is wrong, she begrudgingly allows herself to trust them.
she ignores the drying blood on her mouth as they get to work pilfering a cupboard and strapping stefan to wires and gadgets she remembers waking up to in the hospital in deerington. she stands by his bed and refuses to move, and dutifully watches over him like the very intense wife that she is.
they administer something—an antidote that katherine keeps the bottle of—and she has to wait for stefan to wake up. his vitals appear better, but he's so painstakingly human. the doctor pokes him at one point and he doesn't heal.
katherine's definitely not leaving, not even if a pack of werewolves barrelled in and began to nip at her heels. sitting by his bedside with her chair pulled right up to the bed so her knees hit against the frame, she waits. she needs to be able to be here the moment he wakes up so she can kill him. ]
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after katherine checks that he's still breathing—thank god—she gets to work in commandeering a room and gently depositing him on an empty bed. she recruits a doctor and nurse—or blood ministers, whatever—who look trustworthy and who only shrink slightly at her snappish tone. she considers compulsion, but as they explain to her what they think is wrong, she begrudgingly allows herself to trust them.
she ignores the drying blood on her mouth as they get to work pilfering a cupboard and strapping stefan to wires and gadgets she remembers waking up to in the hospital in deerington. she stands by his bed and refuses to move, and dutifully watches over him like the very intense wife that she is.
they administer something—an antidote that katherine keeps the bottle of—and she has to wait for stefan to wake up. his vitals appear better, but he's so painstakingly human. the doctor pokes him at one point and he doesn't heal.
katherine's definitely not leaving, not even if a pack of werewolves barrelled in and began to nip at her heels. sitting by his bedside with her chair pulled right up to the bed so her knees hit against the frame, she waits. she needs to be able to be here the moment he wakes up so she can kill him. ]