[ Arthur's never been good with needing help, needing to be taken care of. If he can get by without it, he will unless he's harangued into sitting down and accepting it. Grimshaw had been a game changer in that way; Hosea and Dutch really did struggle to get him to accept what he saw as shortcomings. ]
[ Which is to say, he is absolutely worse for wear when he turns up. And yeah he'll probably be fine after some rest, but really. He's got a bruise on his chin, blood on his shirt, and when he sits across from Charles it's with a pained groan that he refuses to acknowledge. ]
remind me to tell you about the "oops not dead" au when it's not nearly 6am
[ Which is to say, he is absolutely worse for wear when he turns up. And yeah he'll probably be fine after some rest, but really. He's got a bruise on his chin, blood on his shirt, and when he sits across from Charles it's with a pained groan that he refuses to acknowledge. ]
Told you I'd make it just fine.
[ Yeah, he doesn't sound great either. ]