Disclaimer: I don't own or make any money off of these characters. They belong solely to others whom I worship.

Warnings: Spoilers for the games perhaps, drabble.

Notes: A series of drabbles connected with When the Dust Settles. None of these could fit in with the fic itself but there are too many of them to ignore.

In a word: Scars
by fairady

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There are scars on his hand. It's very faint and you can only really see it if you know they're there, or if you compare both of his hands together. Then you can see how one hand is smoother than the other. It's the only part of Allen's body that hasn't completely recovered from the explosion.

Not even nano treatments can fix everything.

That hand is a little stiffer and clumsier than his other. It's normally not very noticable, but on days that he is tired and worn out it becomes more emphasised. Sometimes it starts to shake for no reason, and nothing he does will make it stop. So he'll just sit and watch it tremble until it stops on it's own.

He should probably see a doctor about it, or at least speak to Jin. He always adds it to his list of things to do. Right after he finishes that report.

It's not like there's something wrong with him. He's prefectly fine and it doesn't detract that much from his performance. So its not something that needs to be fixed. It's like a nervous tic or something. Nothing to be worried about.

That's why he hides it from everyone. Shoves his hands in his pockets or keeps them moving so the shaking is less noticeable. There's nothing wrong with him, but they'd still worry and they've already worried more than enough on his part.

There's nothing wrong with him. Really, there isn't.