Having Fin here, getting a cuddle from him, it felt like coming home after a really long time away. Shannon knew this operation wouldn't be easy on him. He had precedents that generally didn't lie when it came to your body. They warned the anesthetic could stir up his CRPS... it had. They warned that they may not know what they were dealing with until they got inside him... they didn't. They made sure Shannon and his family knew it was risky... it had been. But ultimately, it was successful. Shannon wasn't paralysed. In a lot of pain, yes, but anyone who had massive surgery was. He knew he wasn't paralysed because he could feel pain everywhere, so in a way, that was the silver lining. It would be a slow and steady recovery, but he knew he had Fin there to support him.

"I love you." The kisses and the soft touches, they felt therapeutic to Shannon. He needed Fin more than anything right now, and he knew that was why Niko had left them alone. Niko knew how head-over Shannon was for Fin. They might be young, young people weren't too dumb not to be strong and mature in facing challenges. Fin was here for him just like he promised Shannon he would be before he was wheeled away for the surgery. "It's okay, babe. It just means it might take more hard work getting strength back. They had to go in a different way to what they planned, but I'll be okay. Like, I'll have you cheering me on with physio. Did you get to meet Zeke?"