Notorious
"i do not want old wounds to be reopened. it is no one's business but our own ... it is a private matter." barrow nodded gently, voice still quiet. "i understand." and a friendly, honest smile. "i'll keep it a secret, okay? so will bic.
Raven Wolf - Book 02 - Chapter 10
"why you gotta open up old wounds like that?" yula shrugs his shoulders having not realized that he was being insensitive to the situation. "i... didn't mean to..."
Reaching for the Stars - Chapter 45: Hollow Spring
While the wolf didn't seem to mind, he knew that not only was the wolf reopening old wounds, he was also putting salt over them. "i was taken into an orphanage at thirteen. i knew nothing about social life back then. i was aggressive and feral.
Chapter 2
That sentence had just thrown salt in a very old wound. his eyes dropped and he forced himself to hold back a river of tears as repressed memories flowed forth into the front of his mind. "no i had a mother before the blast."
A Fruitless Attempt at Transcending the Friendzone
Seeing the look on your face right now, it's all coming back, opening like an old wound. "he never answered my calls." "you've been calling him?" "y-yeah. several times. it just says unreachable..." you never called me yet.
Star Fox: Changes of Love Chapter 6 It takes Time to Adjust
Both the rabbit and the toad began to feel bad for fox, as that event revived old wounds of their friend. peppy thinks that the only thing that calmed fox down was seeing that image of himself with his father in one of the happiest moments of his life.
Forgotten Gods Part 2: Risen From The Depths
Oscar ran for her, ignoring the grotesque liquid clinging to his feathers, the slow-burning agony that was his torn shoulder - that half-severed tendon was hanging by a thread, he was certain of it now, the old injury had been crushed into solid pain by that
Heart of the Forest ~ Chapter 5
Soil- and wood-brown fur mixed with stone grey and sandy tan, mottled and dappled by shadow and old wounds, thick cords of muscle weaving in and out of the arms and chest and...
Chapter One: Answer The Call, Enter A Coma
._ _i shook myself of that line of thinking after a moment, knowing it was just going to poke at the old wounds. scanning my eyes carefully around the area once again for something to focus on, i took a few slow breaths.
Embers of Dawn: Chapter 31: Lanterns in the Loan
“you make old wounds behave.” the flower rows gave way to bronze-barked trees, drakefruit orchard, glimmering beneath the moon. the fruit shimmered faintly red and gold, each one warm to the eye, as though holding captive the day’s last light.
Anchored Prologue
Gabriel's sword lay not too far off and it flew into my outstretched left hand, which began to pulse with a dull pain like an old wound.
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 19
It's also possible an old wound opened up when he hit the ground. either way, he had great difficulty getting back to his feet." "if we're lucky, it was all of those," sorrin said. "i don't care how he dies, just as long as it's slow and painful."