Maya: I... I don't know, Akagi-sempai. I... I left Central Dogma as soon as the combat alert was over and came straight here. I... um... [...] I... haven't left your side since then. That was... um... last night. Afternoon... er...
Ritsuko: [thinking] ....you haven't left my side since the end of the fight, and I woke up with you asleep on my leg and holding my hand.
Ritsuko: [thinking] ....you haven't left my side since the end of the fight, and I woke up with you asleep on my leg and holding my hand.
Tex: How's [Carolina] doing?
North Dakota: No idea. Doc's thought she would have woken up by now, but... she's still under.
Tex: How long has [York] been there?
North: He hasn't left her side yet.
Tex: It's been days.
North: And he is dedicated.
North Dakota: No idea. Doc's thought she would have woken up by now, but... she's still under.
Tex: How long has [York] been there?
North: He hasn't left her side yet.
Tex: It's been days.
North: And he is dedicated.
—Red vs. Blue, S9E11: Happy Birthday
"Weeks had passed since the Breach. The Vytal Festival was in full swing, but I wasn't about to leave just yet. Not when I had a vigil to maintain. I had refused to leave this whole time. Nothing would move me. Not the threats of doctors, nor the pleas of Ruby, Weiss or Blake. For as long as it took, this would end in two ways. Either Darrel would wake up with me beside him… or he'd be pronounced dead. No other alternatives."
—Yang Xiao Long, RWBY: Reckoning
Maggie: He's in some kind of coma, but his vitals are stable. What about you?
Trinity: I'm fine.
Maggie: You could use some rest.
Trinity: No, I'm gonna stay with him.
Trinity: I'm fine.
Maggie: You could use some rest.
Trinity: No, I'm gonna stay with him.
Dev-Em sat in Kara's room, on the couch, watching her sleep.
He didn't feel like going down to the victory celebrations right now, even with ghosts in orange suits around. He wanted to be there when Kara woke up.
He didn't feel like going down to the victory celebrations right now, even with ghosts in orange suits around. He wanted to be there when Kara woke up.
When Owain and Brady found them what felt like an eternity later, Lucina had passed out and Severa had begun to shiver, but not from cold.
She didn't stop shivering even when Brady told her Lucina would live, as Gerome lifted Lucina onto Minerva's back.
She didn't stop when Lucina had been properly bandaged up at camp, an abandoned fortress with crumbling walls and creaking doors, and she didn't stop as she sat by her bedside for the endless first night.
She didn't stop until the morning after, when Lucina opened her eyes and looked at her and smiled, fingers shifting and curling around Severa's own. Severa thought her heart might explode from the warmth.
She didn't stop shivering even when Brady told her Lucina would live, as Gerome lifted Lucina onto Minerva's back.
She didn't stop when Lucina had been properly bandaged up at camp, an abandoned fortress with crumbling walls and creaking doors, and she didn't stop as she sat by her bedside for the endless first night.
She didn't stop until the morning after, when Lucina opened her eyes and looked at her and smiled, fingers shifting and curling around Severa's own. Severa thought her heart might explode from the warmth.
Sam Lane sat uncomfortably in Lois' hospital suite. He hadn't left her side yet which meant sleeping in a chair which left his back and neck irritating and causing a fair bit of pain.
Rei Ayanami knew from the sliver of white light shining through a gap in the curtains that it was morning. The rest of the room remained in twilight, the shapes of furniture, medical devices and toys appearing as gray forms. A couple slept on a futon, little more than a mattress thrown alongside the far wall. He had his arms around her protectively; they were in love. But Rei's attention was on the bed, and on the injured brunette girl who had become such an important part of her life.
In the quiet tranquility of the room, Keiko's breathing sounded slow and peaceful. Standing by the side of her bed, Rei saw her chest rise and fall gently under the sheets, wondered at her soft features, the locks of brown hair curling over the pillow. She hardly noticed the injuries anymore. They would always be part of Keiko—the arm would heal, the leg would not—but they were not who she was.
In the quiet tranquility of the room, Keiko's breathing sounded slow and peaceful. Standing by the side of her bed, Rei saw her chest rise and fall gently under the sheets, wondered at her soft features, the locks of brown hair curling over the pillow. She hardly noticed the injuries anymore. They would always be part of Keiko—the arm would heal, the leg would not—but they were not who she was.
Superman: How long was I out?
Supergirl: The first time? Thirty-six hours. The time before this? Another twenty-four.
Superman: Really?
Supergirl: Would I lie about sitting here hoping you weren't going to die on me? I've been going crazy!
Supergirl: The first time? Thirty-six hours. The time before this? Another twenty-four.
Superman: Really?
Supergirl: Would I lie about sitting here hoping you weren't going to die on me? I've been going crazy!
Then he bathed Konyek's wound and covered it with the healing leaves. Night fell, and he waited anxiously by his side, for he saw that the boy was very sick.
Not until the next day did Konyek regain consciousness, and all this time the little hunter remained close by, neither moving nor taking his gaze from him. As soon as the boy opened his eyes, he gave him water to drink in which the bark of the cassia tree had been boiled, for this would help the fever.
Not until the next day did Konyek regain consciousness, and all this time the little hunter remained close by, neither moving nor taking his gaze from him. As soon as the boy opened his eyes, he gave him water to drink in which the bark of the cassia tree had been boiled, for this would help the fever.
