Bucky couldn't look Steve in the eye. He tried then diverted his gaze, too used to being punished for direct eye contact. Still, he curled his arm around Steve's waist and clung to him desperately tightly.
The nurse was indeed quick with the stump of his arm and she said, "I'm done." and stepped back, shucking her gloves off into the hazardous waste bin on top of a mess of bloody, pus-soaked gauze. "You're healing well. Should be able to get you off the oxygen in the next few days, if your lung holds up well and can manage. We'll get you walking as soon as possible though you'll probably be leaving here in a wheelchair. That cut on your left ankle will keep you from walking too far too fast." She smiled and started to write on Bucky's chart.
"How's your pain level?"
Bucky hummed. "I'm sore all over."
"Any sharp pains?" Bucky shook his head. "Alright. Get some rest, then." She smiled and put the chart back down before leaving the hospital room, pulling her cart along behind her.
Bucky sighed and slowly let go of Steve. "Now I'm really ready to sleep."
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Date: 2014-06-05 01:03 am (UTC)The nurse was indeed quick with the stump of his arm and she said, "I'm done." and stepped back, shucking her gloves off into the hazardous waste bin on top of a mess of bloody, pus-soaked gauze. "You're healing well. Should be able to get you off the oxygen in the next few days, if your lung holds up well and can manage. We'll get you walking as soon as possible though you'll probably be leaving here in a wheelchair. That cut on your left ankle will keep you from walking too far too fast." She smiled and started to write on Bucky's chart.
"How's your pain level?"
Bucky hummed. "I'm sore all over."
"Any sharp pains?" Bucky shook his head. "Alright. Get some rest, then." She smiled and put the chart back down before leaving the hospital room, pulling her cart along behind her.
Bucky sighed and slowly let go of Steve. "Now I'm really ready to sleep."