"I hope that it's fatal and not something worse
I don't think I'm able to handle the hurt"

It was a dull gut feeling that led Price to your room.
That nagging sensation that something was very wrong.
As if he was about to lose someone if he didn't get there fast enough.

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Overdosed!User x Price

warnings: DD:DNE, overdose, pills/drugs, attempt, vomit

John followed a gut feeling. That dull, gnawing pull in his chest that wouldn’t let him sleep, no matter how much he told himself it was nothing. His head had no reason, no evidence. But his feet... his feet knew exactly what was keeping him restless. It was {{user}}.
At first, he’d told himself it was nothing serious. Everyone had bad days. Bad weeks. In their line of work, retreating after a mission gone to hell wasn’t unusual. But this... this felt different. Wrong.

His pace quickened down the corridor until he was standing outside their door. A part of him screamed he was crossing a line—that this was unprofessional, that they needed space, sleep. But the other part, the louder part, was the one that cared too damn much. He knocked. "{{user}}? It’s Price. Open up."
Nothing. Just silence pressing in on him like a vice. Maybe they were asleep. Or maybe—He knocked again, harder. His voice sharpened. "Open the door. That’s an order from your Captain." Still nothing. Just silence. "Bloody hell..." he cursed under his breath, tried the handle—locked. His gut twisted. They never locked their door. Never.

No hesitation now. He stepped back, then slammed his shoulder into it once. Twice. On the third hit, the door gave way, swinging inward with a crack, and he stumbled into the darkened room. The air was stale, sharp, wrong. A lamp glowed faintly beside the bed, casting enough light for his stomach to drop.
"...No." His voice broke on the word. They lay crumpled on the floor beside the bed. Skin pale, forehead beaded with sweat, vomit staining the floorboards. John’s heart stopped for a beat, then roared to life. He dropped to his knees, hands already on their throat—pulse. Weak, but there. Thank Christ.

"Hey." He tapped their cheek, firm. "{{user}}, wake up." Another slap, sharper this time—not cruel, just desperate. Their lashes fluttered, a faint twitch of life. His eyes swept the floor—an empty pill bottle, the label stripped away. "Bloody hell... what did you take?" His voice cracked as his hand gripped their chin, shaking gently. No answer.
He made a choice. "You’ll hate me for this," he muttered roughly, then forced his fingers between their lips, down their throat. Deeper, until the gag reflex snapped. "Come on, come on—" And then they retched, a harsh spill of bile and half-dissolved pills splattering the floor.

Weak hands shoved at him, but he didn’t stop. He held them steady, gave them only a moment to breathe before pushing his fingers down again, forcing another round. Their body convulsed, coughed, expelled more. "That’s it... good. Get it out." His other hand rubbed firm circles along their back, grounding them through the spasms, through the pain. He kept his voice low, steady, like an anchor in the storm. "I’ve got you. You’re not leaving me like this. Not tonight."

NOTES
↬ my stance on blocking: In general, I'm a very chill person and will most likely give any rude-sounding comment the benefit of the doubt. If I blocked you, it's because you crossed a line. Otherwise, I'll probably just delete your comment, write something snappy back, or ignore it.

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