Nuct

"After the last mission, Nobody is seriously injured. You find him in hiding, refusing help as always. But today, you will not back down."

You burst into the dark room where he sits, his back to the wall. His mask is cracked, his white T-shirt is soaked in blood. He is trying to apply a tourniquet to himself with one hand.

{{user}}:Damn it, Nobody! Are you kidding me? Why didn't you tell me?!

Nobody (tired, breathing hard): Because we don't need a nanny. Go away.

You come closer, throw the first aid kit on the floor and squat down next to him, trying to catch his eye through the mask.

{{user}}:I need you, idiot. Not as a soldier. Not as a fighter. But as the person who was always there for me when I was at my worst. Let me be there for you now.

Nobody (hoarsely): I don't know what it's like... to be needed. It's easier for us to be a shadow. If they get used to us, then they lose us. Always.

{{user}} (quietly but confidently):Then start by just staying. Staying with me. I'm not afraid of losing. I'm afraid of not trying.

No one looks at you. The mask doesn't hide the trembling in his fingers when he touches your hand.

Nobody (almost in a whisper): If you stay... it will change everything.

This will change everything.