#implied everything

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62376598

this ask thing

2. How were they hurt?

He shook his head, his shoulder coming up in a half-shrug. "In a lot of ways. In every way they could think to hurt me, sometimes. Sometimes not at all. It depended on who the guards were. And who the other inmates were. Both of which changed with the seasons. But at the end of the day, it was all just really violent."

3. Last physical injury?

"The morning I was released." Derek cleared his throat, his eyes downcast. "I don't know if they knew then that I was being released and it was a parting gift, or if they had no idea. I certainly didn't know. It wasn't uncommon for guards or higher ranking inmates to–" he shook his head. "It wasn't uncommon to be woken up abruptly to someone dragging me out of my cell. I remember the morning I was released was one of those times, and it felt– I don't know. After they were done, they used a hose to clean me off–" He shook his head. "It felt especially violent, that time. More than normal. I had one of those moments, where I didn't know if I'd survive it. They brought me back to my cell, though, and just when I started to calm down, the cell door opened, and I knew I couldn't handle any more. Not too long after that, I was with someone from the Embassy."