"All done," Rose finally said, her voice soft but steady as she finished applying the ointment and carefully securing the bandages over Lucian's arms. She leaned back slightly, exhaling as though she had just completed a delicate and difficult task.
Lucian glanced down at his arms, raising them slightly to inspect her handiwork. "Hah, great… now I look like a cheap mummy," he joked, twisting his arms this way and that.
"Don't move them so much," Rose snapped, her brows furrowing as she reached out to still his arms.
"Hey, it's not that serious, guys," Lucian said, laughing lightly as he pushed himself up from the couch. "And… I think I should go now, to my room." He turned quickly, ready to escape the tension that still hung in the air, but
Rose's hand shot out, her fingers wrapping firmly around his wrist.
