what a great chance to do a horrible revenge! he thinks as he tenderly wipes the blood from his archnemesis& #39;s face and sets him gently on his own bed

xxc briefly wakes up during this process but he& #39;s only vaguely conscious. he says, "where am i? what happened?" and xy nearly loses his shit because all the options are so awful for xxc!! it& #39;s like a cornucopia of misery, he can& #39;t wait!!

he gets ready to say something biting and mean, or maybe something cloyingly sweet and so, so fake, he hasn& #39;t even decided yet, when suddenly

xxc flops an arm out tiredly, to try to see the face of his rescuer

and his fingers

land right on xy& #39;s lips