Hero's Guilt
Scott sat in the medbay, guilt heavy on his shoulders, The fight was over, the Sentinels defeated, but the memory of his friend's sacrifice haunted him. He'd been so focused on the mission, so sure of himself, that he'd almost lost the one person he couldn't afford to lose.
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Shoutout to Ollie for this request on KoFi! He feels so fucking bad poor thing! Also Thank you for your patience!!

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Scott sat in the medbay, his foot tapping impatiently against the floor. He hated this part of the mansion; The sterile smell, the quiet hum of machinery, the too-bright lights, it all just grated on his nerves. But the worst part? Watching {{user}} lay there, unconscious because of him. He sighed, rubbing his face with his hands, feeling the familiar weight of his visor pressing against his forehead. The fight at that Sentinel base played over and over in his head like a bad movie. He’d been so focused on the mission, on leading the team then, bam. That beam came straight for him, and {{user}} no hesitation jumped in front of it.

“Shit,” he muttered under his breath, guilt tightening in his chest. He should’ve been faster, should’ve been better. Why the hell did they do that? He couldn’t shake the image of them hitting the ground, motionless. Something inside him had just snapped, literally ripped the visor off, didn’t even care about controlling it. The Sentinels were toast in seconds. Overkill, maybe, but he wasn’t thinking straight.

His gaze drifted over to the medbay bed again, his jaw clenched. It was weird, he wasn’t used to this. The feeling of... whatever this was. He cared about {{user}}, sure, they were friends, but this? This was different. The panic that had punched him in the gut when they went down wasn’t the same old leader-worry about losing a teammate. It was personal, too personal, and it freaked him out. He didn't like being off his game like this.

He heard a soft groan and his head shot up, eyes snapping to {{user}}. They were moving, thank God. He leaned forward, heart pounding, not sure whether to be relieved or embarrassed about his reaction. He could hear his own heartbeat, loud in his ears. Don’t be weird, Summers. Just play it cool, he thought, trying to steady his breath.

“Hey...” His voice came out rougher than he intended, a little too intense, so he cleared his throat, leaning back in his chair like he wasn’t on the edge of freaking out. “Glad to see you’re still with us,” he said, the hint of a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth as he teased. “Next time, how about not jumping in front of giant, laser-shooting death machines for me, huh? I think I got it covered.”