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[curiously_cora]

Coraline was thirteen years old, she was independent and brave and smart but right now, right now Coraline didn't feel like any of those things. Coraline felt rather small actually, small and weak and hurt and what she really wanted right now was her daddy and her mum. Or rather what she wanted was Adam and Sarah. Everywhere hurt from her head to

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[beentodamascus]

He's run most of the way there, but he slows down just before he hits the clinic, forcing himself to breathe, pushing his hair back and making it stand up in fingered furrows. He walks in and sees her in the bed and, for a moment, his heart's in his throat.

"Are you alright, love?" he asks, sneakers squeaking as he walks over to the bed.

[curiously_cora]

She knew it was him before she peeked from beneath her arm. No one else had quite such squeaky trainers on the island.

"Daddy," Coraline said, dropping her arm down onto the bed. Coraline sniffed, trying not to cry as she looked at him. She didn't want him to be mad and she didn't want to shake her head because it hurt, it hurt so much but she did very, very gently. "No. I hurt all over and I hurt my head and there- there was a monster."

[beentodamascus]

Gently, Adam sits down on the edge of the bed, leaning down to gently press one hand against her forehead, feeling her warm and tense. He smooths one thumb against her eyebrow.

"Hey," he says, gently. "Hey. It's okay. I'm here. Sarah's on her way."

[curiously_cora]

Coraline leaned into the cool, gentle touch, her face scrunched up miserably. She was sore everywhere from where the monster had hit her and where she'd hit the ground. Percy had tried to be gentle carrying her but she still was sore.

"Percy saved me and I-I almost threw up on him." Coraline said quietly. She might have been thirteen but all she wanted right now was for Adam and Sarah to kiss her and tell her it would be okay and for the pain to just go away. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get hurt."