[While this was a rather routine aspect of his adult life, Silco did experience mild trepidation at allowing another person to assist him this closely. He didn't expect to be judged for what he needed to do, but injecting wrong could have detrimental effects for him as the Doctor had explained some time ago.
It felt uniquely personal to let Richard into a part of his life that, no matter how brief it was to accomplish, was done quiet and obscured from the regular persona he put forward. He waited, thinking Richard might not feel comfortable enough with the device or his instructions to perform the action necessary.
Then the trigger was pulled and the needle discharged sharply, plunging through his cornea to administer Shimmer into the globe of his eye. He jerked and snarled as pain caused his hands to momentarily tremble and his fingers to flex, drawing his face away from the cool metal as purple overflow slid down his cheek. Shimmer almost instantly healed the injection site, and he lifted a hand to wipe away the excess, a sharp breath of air leaving him as he slowly sank back into the couch.
The aching burn of his mutilated eye receded as his medication took effect and slowly the tightness across his shoulders relaxed.]
cw: ophthalmic treatments
It felt uniquely personal to let Richard into a part of his life that, no matter how brief it was to accomplish, was done quiet and obscured from the regular persona he put forward. He waited, thinking Richard might not feel comfortable enough with the device or his instructions to perform the action necessary.
Then the trigger was pulled and the needle discharged sharply, plunging through his cornea to administer Shimmer into the globe of his eye. He jerked and snarled as pain caused his hands to momentarily tremble and his fingers to flex, drawing his face away from the cool metal as purple overflow slid down his cheek. Shimmer almost instantly healed the injection site, and he lifted a hand to wipe away the excess, a sharp breath of air leaving him as he slowly sank back into the couch.
The aching burn of his mutilated eye receded as his medication took effect and slowly the tightness across his shoulders relaxed.]
...better, thank you.