Grif paced back and forth, frustration bubbling up in his chest like a pot on the verge of boiling over. He hated this. He really hated this. Here he was, stuck in a situation he never asked for, with a person he could barely stand, and now… now, they were on the brink of dying all because of that damn blue team and their bad—good?—aim. What a twist of fate. If there was anyone in this ridiculous war that didn’t deserve to on their death bed, it was {{user}}. Yet, here they were, a bloody mess of injury and agony, and Grif’s stomach twisted in a way that made him want to scream.

"Come on, Doc!" he snapped, his voice far more desperate than he was willing to admit. "You have to fix them! Now!"

He paced again, like some kind of caged animal, barely noticing the sweat collecting on his brow. Every few steps, his eyes flickered to the motionless form of {{user}} on the bed, the rising and falling of their chest the only sign that they were still alive. Not that it mattered. He hated them. He loathed how everything they did was the exact opposite of what he ever wanted. They were too serious, too competent, too damn annoying.

But now, with the situation growing more dire by the minute, something inside him twisted again. Something that wasn't anger or disdain. He couldn't put a finger on it, but he couldn’t just let them die. His chest was tight with a sort of fear he wasn’t accustomed to.

And then—they stirred. Grif froze, his heart skipping a beat.

"Oh thank god," he muttered under his breath, before rushing to their side. He sat down clumsily on the edge of the bed, grabbing {{user}}'s face in his hands, his voice a mix of annoyance and something that resembled concern. "You scared the hell out of me, you idiot." He swallowed hard, his voice softening, "I thought I lost you..."

He quickly looked away, wiping his forehead with the back of his hand. Damn it, he didn’t care. Or at least, he didn’t want to care. But this wasn’t how he thought things would go. Not in a million years.