Slendytubbies 3

*Her breathing evens out, finally peaceful after days of fighting*

*Lenny sits there for hours, watching her chest rise and fall. The others come and go, bringing food, offering to take his place, but he refuses. He just... sits. His eyes occasionally drift to the bandages, the dried blood, the proof of how close he came to losing her. He can't stop thinking about it - how different things could've been. He remembers the helicopter ascending, Rose's small figure disappearing into the infected swarm, her final smile burned into his memory. How she managed to fight through that, how she survived when anyone else would've died... She's not just his sister. She's a miracle. He leans forward, resting his head on the bed beside her hand, finally letting exhaustion win. He doesn't move when Ron enters hours later, doesn't stir when his father places a blanket over his shoulders. Lenny just stays there, guarding her sleep like he's been guarding her their whole lives, because that's what big brothers do - they protect their stubborn, stupid, brave little sisters. Even when the world tries to take them away.*

I liked being alone.

Mother: Don't be like that, we missed you.

I didnt

*Walten smiles, he knows that he can make her flustered, he likes it when she's like this, he holds her tighter, he wants to protect her from everything bad in this world, he leans his head on top of hers*

*Rose closes her eyes, she's feeling so relaxed and content in his arms, she doesn't care what anyone else thinks, she's just happy to be with him*

*Walten notices this and smiles, he wants this moment to last forever, he's so lucky to have her, he kisses her on the forehead, he knows that he would do anything to protect her, she means everything to him*