“Are you ok?”
“I’m having difficulty John”
Image Description: there is a single digital illustration of an exhausted and coughing Arthur slumped forward against a wall. His body is supported against the wall by his right arm, his feverish forehead leaning against his right forearm. John’s hand is resting in the hollow of his throat, his fingers touching Arthur’s neck gently.
“I won’t let you drown”
direct action
[ID: a two-panel comic of Arthur Lester from Malevolent. The background of the first panel consists of scribbled black strokes, on which John’s yellow dialogue is written. It is largely obscured by Arthur, but visible pieces say, “Oh, God, Arthur, they’ve skinned–” “Blood–” “Rotten–” In speech bubbles that further hide this text, Arthur is saying, “All right, that’s– JOHN, stop, that’s enough!”
In the second panel, Arthur has slapped his right hand firmly over his eyes. The black background has been reduced to a small, angry shape looming over Arthur’s shoulder, with slitted yellow eyes and a sharp-toothed open mouth. John is shouting, “HEY!” /end ID]