[ He missed her warmth, that's the first thing he's noticing with this. Her head rests against him, and in turn he nuzzles her hair a little. ]
It managed to do the front, but I'm not sure what my back is like. I used anti-septic wipes though. [ And the sting that caused told him enough that he had something there.
...Really, he doesn't want to worry her either, but ... hiding them seem like a bad idea right now. ]
[ a hand moves to his back to massage it a little, hoping she doesn't hit any of his cuts or bruises to make the stinging worse. what she does want is to make him feel better, and rest would be the best option, but she doesn't want to leave him alone.
not right now, not when they're together again like this. ]
That's reassuring. [ He's also joking though, as he finally pulls his hand back to lightly brush her cheek. He shifts forward a bit, no longer twisting towards her as he reaches for the bag he took with him. The medicines and bandages he'd packed were still left inside. There wasn't much else in there. ]
...Just in case. [ He adds, before she thinks that he's changed his mind and definitely might need helping. He hesitates then, reaching to give her hand that had been on his back a gentle squeeze. ]
Here. [ It's much quieter before he reaches for the corners of his top, pulling it up over his head.
It probably looks more worrying than it is, especially as there are teeth marks along his side.
Why is this the first time she gets his shirt off.......... ]
[ she tries her best to hide her surprise when she sees all those wounds. and the first thought that occurs to her is that she feels so sorry for him. she's experienced fighting the monsters in the labyrinth too, but having to do it a second time...
this guy really is an idiot.
her fingers run through some of the bite marks and the cuts before anything else, just tracing through them lightly. they don't seem to be serious injuries, though, and that gives her relief. she'd cry otherwise.
she makes way for the bag and puts some anti-septic on some cotton and starts dabbing them on the wounds. she doesn't say anything to him, mostly because she has nothing to tell him right now. she's already told him what she wanted to say, as well as the fact that she loves him. that's all she wants to tell him for now, really. ]
[ He is, but-- the pay off was worth it. After clearing his head, after learning that even Excalibur couldn't cut down those creatures on the upper levels and after creating a small earthquake.
It was worth it.
He shivers slightly when her fingers touch over the bites and cuts, eyes fluttering slightly. It still stings a little, but his body is fighting to heal already. The biggest threat is infection. ]
There's something I told you in that-- [ He hisses softly when she starts dabbing at the wounds. Really he hasn't done anything since he showered so it probably needed updating anyway. ] --letter. The sword. I wanted to see if it worked on something over there.
Let me guess, [ dab. dab. ] you wanted to beat those golems?
[ she already knows that they're unbeatable, even though she does have one part of it in her room, but after reading his letter, she understands better.]
[ "Alive". He still doesn't get how that works. He'd considered magic. A spirit. Now it just baffles him. But he looks confused at her when she says that, finally finishing with a smile. ]
Earth magic. I wanted to practice where it wouldn't accidentally hurt someone. Nimueh did something once. I wasn't really with it... because I was dying, you know. But I could see what she was doing to Arthur. She made the ground collapse and I thought... it might be useful?
You can pull down your shirt now, [ she says as she finishes up, getting up to get rid of the cotton balls she's used in the bin somewhere close. shigeru likes keeping things tidy, doesn't he? hopefully there's a bin nearby.
she listened, though, but just doesn't know what to say to it. or how to react. except-- she does have a question. ]
[ He tugs it back on into place, this time letting the hood drop. The bin, thankfully, is just to the side though it has a foot pedal to lift the lid. ]
Something like that, yes. I mean, not only that, but the earth part of it was. ViViD isn't the same, you can't really feel the elements there in the same way. So it's more accurate to practice somewhere outside of it. Here.
[ He pulls out a set of wet wipes from the bag to offer it to her, just to get the antiseptic from her hands. ]
[ she takes the wipes as she sits back down, wiping her hands clean now.
she really wonders what it would be like to use magic, now. it must feel so different. while merlin felt lonely, if she could use magic, then that would be something else she can help him with. to keep him company. but alas, it's not something that can be taught - or so she's told. she'll never be able to learn, but at least this makes her continue to be astonished by the different things that he can do. ]
[ It isn't, or well it is but the grounding that a person would need for it... doesn't really exist here or he can't teach it anyway. Gaius probably could, but for Merlin it's always been natural instinct. With her hands cleaned up he moves to entwine their fingers, holding her hand.
The photo frame should be safe on the side by now, anyway, and glancing at that makes him smile faintly. ]
What else? The rest was probably similar to before. Though... I talked to Shigeru properly. Finally. We've talked a little before but not really about everything.
[ once they're holding hands, she rests her head on his arm, just kind of flopping there next to him because of how tired she is. but being with him is relaxing. she isn't so sleepy anymore, and it really does feel that her worries have gone away. ]
Boy talk, then. [ she says jokingly, though who knows, she might be right. ]
[ It still aches when she shifts to hug him tightly, but he really can't complain when he's missed this as well. His hand slides through her hair, mouth dropping to press a kiss against her forehead. ]
Yeah.
[ He leaves it at that though, letting his other hand slide to cup her cheek, rubbing his thumb over her skin. He wants to ask if she's been sleeping badly, but maybe he's stupid for that too. Expecting her to carry on as normal or something. ]
[ she does want to rest like this, in his arms. she doesn't even think about his condition or anything, though, but instead, asks this question instead. . . ]
[ He feels guilty for that. Knowing he shouldn't have done it, but at the time he didn't know how else to fix it unless he started writing everything down to get it to her sooner. Now though? ]
Never again. [ He slithers down a bit, keeps his hand on her face as he tilts it to kiss her properly since before he left for the Labyrinth. This time, it's a lot softer, slower but deeper. The speed of it is actually a lot more sensual, more about trying to get her to see that he really won't leave her now. ]
[ never again... the words ring in her ears as he kisses her, and she melts into it, closing her eyes and cupping his cheek at the same time. the kisses she returns are much softer yet playful, like rabbit slowly nibbling on a carrot. this is probably the strangest comparison for it, but ah...
there's even more relief passing through her entire body now, though. if he won't leave her, then she has nothing else to worry about. ]
[ His lips part slightly to let her nibble, though after a beat or two he concentrates on her upper lip, sucking it lightly, flicking his tongue over the skin and this time it is teasing.
Really, he just wants to ensure she feels loved now. Especially after what he's put her through. ]
[ the teasing is a little bit annoying, mostly because she doesn't like being teased. she pulls away and just stares at him, though, the hand that was once on his cheek now resting on his chest, where his heart is—where the moon earring is.
aside from hearing how his heart sounds like, she can feel it beat, too. and it just feels all so real. and she's so optimistic that things are back to normal now. she has a better understanding of him, and despite all that, her own heart won't waver. ]
I can't sleep like this, [ a pause, and she just gives him an expectant look as if he knows what she means. that if he keeps kissing her. ]
[ Athena haven't you heard of foreplay-- no I'm kidding but there are things like this he still doesn't get. He licks his lips just because they tingle a bit now, but with her staring at him as she is... He doesn't know what she's thinking. It doesn't breed anxiety as it might have before though, just makes his heart pound even more. ]
It isn't comfortable enough? We can... uh-- [ He doesn't know what she means... ]
[ ugh, what a dollophead. whatever, she can just sleep later, but in the meantime, she pull him by the collar to kiss him again.
that day when he left, he may have initiated such a passionate kiss, but this is her turn to return the same kind of kiss back to him. there's no special meaning to it aside from a welcome back, and i love you; she just wants to kiss him and be around him. ]
[ Oh. Oh. Look, it's taking some getting used to, especially since he hasn't really had anything like this before. Being pulled in and kissed again like this is certainly making him catch up though. His hands drop to her waist, pulling her closer while gripping at her shirt with his fingertips.
Yet, he doesn't let it go too long before he pulls back to rest his forehead against hers and sheepishly adds: ] Wait, just a... second.
[ He chews on his lip, because he doesn't want to make this seem like he's... trying to push this too far but-- ]
Shigeru's... [ In his room. Probably doesn't want to walk out and see... them making out on the couch tbh. ]
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It managed to do the front, but I'm not sure what my back is like. I used anti-septic wipes though. [ And the sting that caused told him enough that he had something there.
...Really, he doesn't want to worry her either, but ... hiding them seem like a bad idea right now. ]
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not right now, not when they're together again like this. ]
I promise I won't throw up if I see it.
[ she's joking, she swears. ]
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That's reassuring. [ He's also joking though, as he finally pulls his hand back to lightly brush her cheek. He shifts forward a bit, no longer twisting towards her as he reaches for the bag he took with him. The medicines and bandages he'd packed were still left inside. There wasn't much else in there. ]
...Just in case. [ He adds, before she thinks that he's changed his mind and definitely might need helping. He hesitates then, reaching to give her hand that had been on his back a gentle squeeze. ]
Here. [ It's much quieter before he reaches for the corners of his top, pulling it up over his head.
It probably looks more worrying than it is, especially as there are teeth marks along his side.
Why is this the first time she gets his shirt off.......... ]
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this guy really is an idiot.
her fingers run through some of the bite marks and the cuts before anything else, just tracing through them lightly. they don't seem to be serious injuries, though, and that gives her relief. she'd cry otherwise.
she makes way for the bag and puts some anti-septic on some cotton and starts dabbing them on the wounds. she doesn't say anything to him, mostly because she has nothing to tell him right now. she's already told him what she wanted to say, as well as the fact that she loves him. that's all she wants to tell him for now, really. ]
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It was worth it.
He shivers slightly when her fingers touch over the bites and cuts, eyes fluttering slightly. It still stings a little, but his body is fighting to heal already. The biggest threat is infection. ]
There's something I told you in that-- [ He hisses softly when she starts dabbing at the wounds. Really he hasn't done anything since he showered so it probably needed updating anyway. ] --letter. The sword. I wanted to see if it worked on something over there.
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[ she already knows that they're unbeatable, even though she does have one part of it in her room, but after reading his letter, she understands better.]
What was it like over there?
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[ He goes quiet for a moment, just letting her keep dabbing. His eyes close, though it isn't out of tiredness, but remembering the past few days. ]
Empty. I forgot how dead it felt there. [ He tilts his head back to peek at her. ] I managed to open the ground though.
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but she only knows this because she never heard a heartbeat from those golems, even though they were alive. ]
Why did you open the ground? Did anything-- [ bad happen? did you go insane, merlin. you need to tell her these things. ]
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Earth magic. I wanted to practice where it wouldn't accidentally hurt someone. Nimueh did something once. I wasn't really with it... because I was dying, you know. But I could see what she was doing to Arthur. She made the ground collapse and I thought... it might be useful?
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she listened, though, but just doesn't know what to say to it. or how to react. except-- she does have a question. ]
So you were practising? Something like that?
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Something like that, yes. I mean, not only that, but the earth part of it was. ViViD isn't the same, you can't really feel the elements there in the same way. So it's more accurate to practice somewhere outside of it. Here.
[ He pulls out a set of wet wipes from the bag to offer it to her, just to get the antiseptic from her hands. ]
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she really wonders what it would be like to use magic, now. it must feel so different. while merlin felt lonely, if she could use magic, then that would be something else she can help him with. to keep him company. but alas, it's not something that can be taught - or so she's told. she'll never be able to learn, but at least this makes her continue to be astonished by the different things that he can do. ]
What else did you do there?
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The photo frame should be safe on the side by now, anyway, and glancing at that makes him smile faintly. ]
What else? The rest was probably similar to before. Though... I talked to Shigeru properly. Finally. We've talked a little before but not really about everything.
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Boy talk, then. [ she says jokingly, though who knows, she might be right. ]
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I'm not really sure Shigeru is capable of that. He just mostly listened to me as I tried to sort out my thoughts, actually.
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I'm glad you got somebody to listen to you.
[ considering she. usually blacks out when things get real bad. ah... gomen, merlin. :( ]
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Yeah.
[ He leaves it at that though, letting his other hand slide to cup her cheek, rubbing his thumb over her skin. He wants to ask if she's been sleeping badly, but maybe he's stupid for that too. Expecting her to carry on as normal or something. ]
Did you want to nap?
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You won't leave me?
[ because the last time she did fall asleep... ]
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Never again. [ He slithers down a bit, keeps his hand on her face as he tilts it to kiss her properly since before he left for the Labyrinth. This time, it's a lot softer, slower but deeper. The speed of it is actually a lot more sensual, more about trying to get her to see that he really won't leave her now. ]
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there's even more relief passing through her entire body now, though. if he won't leave her, then she has nothing else to worry about. ]
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Really, he just wants to ensure she feels loved now. Especially after what he's put her through. ]
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aside from hearing how his heart sounds like, she can feel it beat, too. and it just feels all so real. and she's so optimistic that things are back to normal now. she has a better understanding of him, and despite all that, her own heart won't waver. ]
I can't sleep like this, [ a pause, and she just gives him an expectant look as if he knows what she means. that if he keeps kissing her. ]
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It isn't comfortable enough? We can... uh-- [ He doesn't know what she means... ]
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that day when he left, he may have initiated such a passionate kiss, but this is her turn to return the same kind of kiss back to him. there's no special meaning to it aside from a welcome back, and i love you; she just wants to kiss him and be around him. ]
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Yet, he doesn't let it go too long before he pulls back to rest his forehead against hers and sheepishly adds: ] Wait, just a... second.
[ He chews on his lip, because he doesn't want to make this seem like he's... trying to push this too far but-- ]
Shigeru's... [ In his room. Probably doesn't want to walk out and see... them making out on the couch tbh. ]
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