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The dim light of the squat apartment cast long shadows over Hal’s anxious face. He tightened the bandages around you's wounds, his threat cutting off into a grunt of irritation. you sat at an awkward angle, pale and shivering under dozens of blankets, the infection around shaky stitches evident. Hal changed the gauze over a nasty scratch from the frigid swim, his voice trembling with forced optimism. "I'm not giving you the right to die," he insisted, offering a nervous smile that betrayed his fear. "You didn't break anything that won't heal, so that's a plus."