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c!karlnap ; 449 words ; songfic - also on ao3
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I see God in healing bones
“Why didn’t you come to me first, Sapnap? You know George doesn’t know a thing about healing. Would’ve saved you a lot of pain.”
In the sanctuary of our homes
Sapnap sinks down in his seat, a deep blush spreading up through his neck and cheeks. He shouldn’t be embarrassed, but the feeling still washes over him as Karl lectures him on potion safety. He feels like a little kid, listening to the other man go on about the dangers of mixing up ingredients.
I see God in the wilderness
A few hours earlier, Sapnap had been exploring the Nether and made the mistake of falling face first into a lava pool. He’d run to George in a panicked daze, which also turned out to be a mistake. George’s solution was to throw a potion of healing at him, which would have worked…if it were actually a potion of healing. George had mistakenly grabbed a potion of harming, instead, leading to Sapnap being blinded.
(George apologized profusely and brought him to Karl.)
In our magnetism to recklessness
“Sorry…”
Sapnap’s voice comes out a little more timid than usual, and Karl seems to take notice, softening his tone as he speaks to Sapnap.
“It’s okay. Glad George got you to me before the damage was made permanent.”
Black or white, we're vivid color
Karl unwraps the cloth bandages around Sapnap’s head and stares. Sapnap’s face is marred with pink, but nothing looks too bad. He assumes most of the damage was done by the harming potion. Cloudy eyes stare back at Karl, and he can’t help but wonder what Sapnap can see right now, if anything.
After a while, it all runs together
“This might tingle a bit.”
Karl reaches into the little glass enclosure on his nightstand, holding it still until something lands on his palm.
Our stained-glass means nothing without light
A little butterfly, purple and black, painted with colorful spots, teal and orange and yellow and pink. It shimmers under the sunlight coming through the window.
Karl brings the butterfly up to Sapnap’s face, and it crawls onto the bridge of his nose, delicate wings resting over his eyes.
I see God in our damaged good
Sapnap wrinkles his nose. “Tickles.”
Karl laughs softly under his breath.
“Don’t touch it. It’ll take a few hours to get your sight back, until then you should rest, okay? You can stay here.”
But you see God in ways I wish I could
Sapnap nods and leans back.
They sit in silence for a while, until Sapnap speaks quietly.
“Thank you, Karl.”
“Of course, Sap.”
You see God in ways I wish I could
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Dtq+ in rplace when it was completed and right before colors were banned. So happy we managed to get this
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