Ethan woke up in a Karl's arms for the 5th time, still in the woods. His pain didn't get better and breathing was just adding onto it.

"Jesus..." Chris sighed and face palmed.

"Ethan...?" Karl looked down and saw Ethans eyes which were barely open. He looked awful. His skin was pale, and he had dark circles that made him look like a Raccoon.

"Finally, we're here." Noah groaned.

They rushed Ethan into the clinic at the base, where the put him on a bed and a IV, they also took his blood and they extracted urine from his bladder, which made Karl almost sick seeing the needle go so far into him. Ethan had passed out again luckily.

It took two hours for Ethan to wake up again, and when he did, he looked just as in pain as before.

"Ethan you're awake..." Karl held his hand.

"Mhm..." he nodded in response.

Karl moved in closer and caressed his cheek, there was a large bruise on his neck from the syringe, Ethan tried to lift his hand up to touch Karl's hand, but he was so weak and tired he couldn't.

"Come c-closer..." he softly said. Heisenberg nodded and pressed his forehead against Ethans. They both closed their eyes. Karl listened to Ethan's ragged breaths, he felt awful.

The door opened and Karl looked at the door, but still stroking Ethans cheek with his thumb. Chris looked at them while holding Rose.

"Rose..." Ethan smiled weakly at her. Chris put her down on his bed and she crawled over, she was gentle with him, which shocked Karl and Chris.

He leaned his head against hers, using it to rest on, she played with the collar of her dress. Ethan smiled watching his daughter. This made Karl feel a little better.

"Ethan, do you remember anything?" Chris sat down in the chair on the other side of the bed from where Karl sat. But when he looked up at Ethan, he was back asleep.

"Dammit."

"Give him time Chris, he could hardly lift his hand to touch me." Karl held Ethans hand. His other hand which Ethan had broke was in a cast.

"I know, I know, I'm just worried is all. Im impressed about how you've... behaved." He looked at Karl.

"That Heisenberg wasn't me, that was Miranda's Heisenberg." He looked back down at Ethan, "I'm Ethans now..." Chris nodded.

"I guess... are the other Lords the same?" Chris asked.

"Yes, Alcina is just a bitch now." Karl laughed. Chris smiled.

"So are you gay? Or bi...?" Chris was actually curious.

"Gay- gay gay gay." Karl chuckled.

"Hm, you know, I never thought Ethan was, interested in men. Then again, he's always been kind of quiet about his sex life." Chris sat up. "Mia was always quiet about it too, they were just, very private." He patted Roses head and she giggled.

"Did you know them before Louisiana?" Karl didn't know much about what happened in Louisiana.

"Yes, Ethan and I went to college together, he and Mia married in his junior year. This is going to sound cheesy but, they were really just soulmates." Chris sighed, "they were the last couple to need this."

"Soulmates..." Karl repeated. There was a silence.

"I guess you two are dating?" Chris tried to lighten the mood. Karl nodded.

"We'd been... well intimate before, but he was always drunk and flirty with me, and asked for it; of course I was happy to give him that. But then, a couple nights ago, we did it and... he wasn't drunk, it felt emotionally real." Heisenberg thought back to that night, Ethan saying his name, his voice laced with pleasure.

"I see, and uh... I'm guessing you also did it this morning?" Chris looked at the floor.

"Yeah, was it that obvious?" Heisenberg laughed nervously.

"Yes, but it's my fault; I should've waited for an answer." Chris sighed. They felt the sheets move and looked at Ethan who had turned to lay of his side, and he hugged Rose, who was getting sleepy as well.

"He's such an affectionate person, when Mia was recovering from Louisiana he made her breakfast lunch and dinner for 3 straight weeks, and he pretty banged up himself." Chris laughed, "such a nice guy."

Karl nodded, "Was Ethan ever... suicidal after Louisiana?" There was a pause. Chris leaned back and exhaled heavily. "Yes, there were several times when he would lose himself, and say that he wanted to kill himself, but when Mia was pregnant, he seemed to get back on track."

"What about Mia?"

"She surprisingly did better than Ethan, even though she was trapped there for so long, she tried to move on... she's better at healing than Ethan." He sighed.

"You don't think he'll try to kill himself now right? Since Rose is here." Karl felt worried, what if he lost Ethan because he wasn't enough?

"I doubt it, but sometimes one hand isn't enough to lift a person off the edge." Chris looked at the door.

A.N. Ethan might go bananas possible tw for the future idk yet I'm making this plot as I go 🙌🏻