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"Ah, I see." The doctor got closer, careful with Akira, knowing how important he was to Josh, as well as how anxious he was at times. "Let me check to see how it's healed then. And I'll give a different diagnosis depending on the healing. How's that sound?" The doctor smiled, standing before Akira and readying the small device as he turned on the light at the end.
"I'll need you to open your mouth, just like the last time remember?" He asked as he took out a wooden tongue depressor.
Josh watched closely, still tightly holding onto Akira's left hand. He had to make sure his boyfriend knew he was at his side, and despite wishing he himself could help, all he could really do was wait to see what would happen next.
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"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?"
~Ernest Gaines
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