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It had been approximately two weeks since Spence had been rescued from the bowels of a Tricell research facility, a bloody and broken shell of the man everyone knew before his captivity. He spends his first weeks free from weskers bonds curled up in the bed of his on base apartment.
Chris knocks on his brothers door worried for the younger man. "Spence it's Chris come on you've been in here for weeks I'm coming in the team is worried about you, I'm worried about you. you can't keep pretending that everything is okay Spence"
Spence opens the door pulling his brother roughly inside looking like he hadn't slept well in weeks his room a mess from the constant use every reflective surface covered with a blanket or broken. "I'm fine Chris really I am I just need a bit to settle back in I promise"
"Don't lie to me you look like you haven't slept in weeks,you can't even look at yourself in the mirror and you need to go see medical to see what all that bastard did to you." Chris says hurt by his brother's appearance and dismissal of his pain.
"I know exactly what he did. He injected me with a strain of the Uroboros virus and even if there was a cure for it it's been six years Chris and I'm tired of being a science experiment I just want to live whatever life I have left." He pauses trying to keep himself together as the pain from his years in captivity starts to bubble up under the surface "I'll be fine I just need time I promise Chris we'll get through this we always do. He says with a tired smile exhaustion evident on every bit of his body.
"Fine but I'm not going to let you rot in here at least let me grab you food and make sure you eat and take care of yourself can we do that" Chris says determined.
Spence sighs tiredly just wanting to go back to bed rotting and trying to keep the nightmares at bay but knows he better than to think his brother would take no for an answer. "Fine but I apologize for not being good company"
"It's fine I didn't come here for your company I came here to make sure you took care of yourself.” He pauses briefly. "I won't say I know what exactly happened to you while you were in Weskers hands but just I'm here for you kid let me help you can't do this alone."
He speaks quietly trying desperately to hold it together lunging into his brothers arms. "I know Chris and I'm sorry.. For everything.. I should've been better.."
"Don't just don't you don't get to apologize for that bastards actions." He says holding Spence tightly rubbing his back reassuringly as he feels warm wet tears fall onto his shoulder. "What happened all these years is nobody's fault but his and if anyone should apologize I'm sorry for not finding you sooner."
At his brothers admission Spence begins to sob uncontrollably. "I don't blame you,you did what you could I'm just glad everyone is safe now"
"yeah me too kid you wanna get take out from your favorite sushi place and watch your favorite slasher movie" He says with a warm smile.
"yeah I would like that" *he says looking up at his brother and smiling truly for the first time in years as the future finally starts to look a little bit better* "and Chris?"
"yeah kid?"
"Can you help me find a therapist?"
“Sure kid.” He says holding Spence tightly against him finally reassured that things will get better.