[ Thirty seconds sounds awful but Rupert takes a shaky breath and grits his teeth afresh, tensing beneath Archie's hands as he endures the last half minute. He's pale as death but putting on a brave face, refusing to cry out even as the pain crescendos and he counts in a hoarse whisper all the way down to zero. ]
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[ Thirty seconds sounds awful but Rupert takes a shaky breath and grits his teeth afresh, tensing beneath Archie's hands as he endures the last half minute. He's pale as death but putting on a brave face, refusing to cry out even as the pain crescendos and he counts in a hoarse whisper all the way down to zero. ]