Shadows Lingering//A Glaze AU//Sequel to 'A Superhero's Heart'

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Lucinda entered the cell room once again and smiled when Garroth looked up, hearing the door open. She entered his cell again and sat down in front of him like last time, notepad and pen with her.

"Hi Garroth,", She cheerfully said. "Ready for another session? We might go a little longer if that's okay by you. I have a few plans for today."

Garroth politely took the pad and wrote down the word "okay". Lucinda let him keep it since she could talk just fine.

"I was thinking last night that maybe a way to help you is to make you a little bit more comfortable or help you appear more like yourself. It already appears that you're gaining back you healthy weight,", She commented, taking note on his cheeks being less hallow than the day he first came here. "So, I thought maybe we can get you cleaned up a little bit. What do you say?"

Lucinda saw his face turn to more confused than anything. He wrote down slowly; "Are you sure?"

She giggled and insisted on it. She stood up, letting out her hand.

"I want to see what the old Garroth looked like...unless you like that rat nest on your head,", She teased.

Garroth reached up, drawing his hand back slightly before taking it, standing up.

"Also, I think you need a proper bed in here. There's plenty room for one,", Lucinda added. "The way to a better mind is a better environment."

She watched as Garroth looked a little fearful of stepping out of his cell. Like he knew what he was doing could be dangerous.

"Just take deep breaths like yesterday Garroth. Again, we don't have to do it if you don't want to,", She reminded him.

He took a deep breath and stepped out. From the control room, Aphmau and Katelyn watched, excitement growing seeing some progress being made. They give their hopes up yet though.

"So, what's she doing?", Katelyn asked.

Aphmau smiled and said; "She's going to clean him up a bit. We might see Garroth again."

"Aph-"

"Key word is see, Katelyn. Not be with him but...we'll see him."

The blunette smiled, hugging her friend.

"Laurance is coming back this afternoon right?", She asked, to which the small lady confirmed. "Then you can help Travis, Dante, and I on some recent test results from last night."

"Sounds good. Might keep my mind off of Laur,", Aphmau sighed, thankful she did have a distraction.

Whenever Laurance did stuff like this, it always scared her. She knew though that him and his team were taking the right precautions to make sure they were safe. She just hoped that everything turned out alright...

•••

"Look at you Garroth!", Lucinda exclaimed, looking at him in the mirror after the hairdresser was done. "Thanks Brad! He looks great!"

Garroth looked in the mirror for the first time too, seeing his old self again. It was his old hairstyle. Medium length hair that swept to the left side, framing his face while also making it look presentable. Lucinda gasped quietly, seeing his lips form into a smile.

She took a deep breath, trying not to cry on how sweet his reaction was and said, placing her hands on his shoulders; "I'm glad you like it. I also have these for you as well as some Pajamas back in your quarters."

She decided not to call his room a cell since she figured that wasn't helping him. She grabbed a pile of clothes that were pretty simple but, better than the clothes that the S.T.F. gave him. A white t-shirt with jeans and a blue zip-up hoodie. Plus some nice new sneakers and socks since she noticed he was bare foot.