Something happens and Nicky is injured. It’s bad, but he’s had worse, so he’ll be alright in a couple of minutes.... Or so everyone thinks.
Joe and the others carry on with their business.. When the get back to their safe house, Nicky collapses. Andy knows what’s happening, (because it happened to her, obviously.) Joe refuses to believe it because the implications are soul crushing. Andy implores him that they need to get Nicky to a hospital, but Joe is hysterical, screaming for Nicky to wake up, to heal.
Andy takes matters into her own hands and they get him to a hospital.
For the first time ever Nicky is sick and fighting an infection. H/c ensues
Nicky heals eventually. But it still means Joe will outlive him. Joe is unsurprisingly not ok.
Joe/Nicky. h/c. Sick!Nicky. Nicky is not healing. Joe is beyond devastated.
Joe and the others carry on with their business.. When the get back to their safe house, Nicky collapses. Andy knows what’s happening, (because it happened to her, obviously.) Joe refuses to believe it because the implications are soul crushing. Andy implores him that they need to get Nicky to a hospital, but Joe is hysterical, screaming for Nicky to wake up, to heal.
Andy takes matters into her own hands and they get him to a hospital.
For the first time ever Nicky is sick and fighting an infection. H/c ensues
Nicky heals eventually. But it still means Joe will outlive him. Joe is unsurprisingly not ok.