"I need you to stay still, nii-san," Yukio says, gently grabbing Rin by the wrist and moving his hand away from his face. "This is going to be uncomfortable, but if you try and touch your face I'll have to tie your arms down."
Yukio checks that everything is in place one more time, scrubs his hands again, wipes the skin around Rin's eye clean with an iodine solution, and picks up the eye speculum. Putting it in place, he checks in with Rin again.
"It will be uncomfortable, but it shouldn't hurt. If it does, tell me right away."
A peritomy is the first step, cutting through the conjunctiva with a small pair of scissors. He can't turn back now. He keeps cutting, separating the sclera from the capsule that surrounds the eyeball. His hands are steady, his breathing is calm, and he's read enough about this procedure that he knows he can do this.
He hooks a rectus muscle and cuts it. Rin's going to heal from this, even if Yukio doesn't stick close to the textbook instructions and just lets the muscle retract. One down, three to go. If the anesthesia isn't working, this is where he'll find out.
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Yukio checks that everything is in place one more time, scrubs his hands again, wipes the skin around Rin's eye clean with an iodine solution, and picks up the eye speculum. Putting it in place, he checks in with Rin again.
"It will be uncomfortable, but it shouldn't hurt. If it does, tell me right away."
A peritomy is the first step, cutting through the conjunctiva with a small pair of scissors. He can't turn back now. He keeps cutting, separating the sclera from the capsule that surrounds the eyeball. His hands are steady, his breathing is calm, and he's read enough about this procedure that he knows he can do this.
He hooks a rectus muscle and cuts it. Rin's going to heal from this, even if Yukio doesn't stick close to the textbook instructions and just lets the muscle retract. One down, three to go. If the anesthesia isn't working, this is where he'll find out.