Gerard stirred, his head throbbed too much for him to open his eyes. Where was he? He deduced he must have passed out, but from what?

He opened his eyes slightly, trying to adjust to the dim light. He cocked his head to the side trying to make sense of the blurry image in front of him, immediately regretting it as pain shot through his head. He closed his eyes and re-opened them, his vision clearing. There was a man lying in a bed, unconscious but hooked up up to a ventilator. His chin length raven hair splayed out across the pillow and dried blood covered the right side of his face, His features looked familiar but it was hard for Gerard to make out. He squinted, trying get a better look when he realised two things, the first was that the man wasn't in front of him, he was below him and the second...the man in the bed was him.

Gerard tried to yell out, but multiple sets of hands covered his mouth and grabbed his body. He tried to struggle, but to no avail. The hands covering his mouth and nose were restricting his breathing, he struggled harder but his vision began to get hazy and he felt the fight leave his body and he was unconscious once more.

Notes

FYI - the first few chapters will be short but that's how they're designed to be,