mcu/rise mashup

[neonleon]

for heyunderoos

this au got us bad so fast

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[neonleon]

I love you too. I'm- God, Peter, I'm so happy. You're here.

[He clings to Peter, gathering him up in both his arms. He feels his body simply curling around Peter to keep him close.]

I tried everything. For two years, I tried everything, and now you're here, and- and it was worth it. All of it was worth it.

[heyunderoos]

[Peter exhales slowly, just closing his eyes tightly as Leo curls around him. Given that reaction... He must have died somehow. He must have died from the curse? The war ended after? Peter isn't sure.

He just presses a desperate kind of kiss against what he can reach of Leo, then another, just trying to ground both of them.]

When... when we're both a little less shocked, I want to know what happened.[He's giving both of them an out right now. Peter isn't sure what happened, he's not sure what his husband did.]

[neonleon]

[He makes a noise in his throat, somewhere between a trill and a whine.]

Yeah. A few hours or - days or something.

Whatever you need, I just. I just want you here with me.

[heyunderoos]

Tell me, good things about right now. What do I need to catch up on? [A gentle nudge for Leo to talk.]

[neonleon]

Right now?

[He lets out a shuddering breath for that. Just... Calm down. Peter's here. He's real. he isn't going anywhere. His skin and muscle won't melt off the bones before they turn to dust if Leo just closes his eyes for a second.]

Right now, it's... Fine. Krang are gone. Everyone's rebuilding, um. We, I. I got this house built after everything we talked about. [SNIFF.] Casey stays with me, he's got his own room upstairs in the attic. H-he's. Not here tonight, he's with April.

But it's... It's good. I go into town sometimes for things. Other times, the others come here for get togethers for a night or two and bring stuff with them.

[heyunderoos]

[Peter's hand finds a spot against Leo's shell, lazily rubbing circles against the surface. He reaches out with his own magic again, his web knitting with Leo's own magic. He can feel the empty space his magic used to occupy.

He presses a kiss against the underside of Leo's jaw, against his neck, his shoulder, just giving him attention.]

It sounds... so nice. Peaceful. [Beyond whatever his husband has been doing to make Peter come back from the dead.] We deserve this peace, this safety. I'm glad Casey is still with you. I know he loves you, Leo.

[neonleon]

I-it is. It really is nice. And he does.

[He lets out a noise at every kiss Peter presses against him, thankful with every fiber of his being that it worked, that Peter's here to do such a kindness. He pulls Peter closer against him and thumbs circles against his husband's scalp, through those soft curls he dreamed about for two years.

He's definitely crying again. He's getting the feeling he's going to be crying off and on for a long time.]

I love you. I love you so much, Peter. I needed you back... I didn't know what to do.

[heyunderoos]

[Peter just continues peppering Leo with affection, just wanting to reassure the turtle that he's here.

He's content being held close, just finding reassurance that Leo is solid and familiar. The reality he died, that he's back from that makes the brunette start to tear up a little.]

I love you, so, so, so much, Leo. We're going to be okay. I promise.

[He made a similar promise before he left, a reassurance that he would come back to Leo.] I'm sorry I wasn't here. I wish I had been here.

[Even when Peter does find out that he was the reason the war ended, it won't change Peter's mind too much. Is it selfish? Yes. But... he's allowed to be selfish in private.]

[neonleon]

[A promise that they're going to be okay. It's enough to get a fresh wave of tears from him, burying his face in Peter's hair with no intention of letting up any time soon. He tightens his grip on his husband for a brief moment before loosening again.]

It's all right. You- What you did, i-it saved everyone. It saved the world.

[heyunderoos]

It was the curse... wasn't it? [He's starting to put a few pieces together. He doesn't know the full extent, but the last thing he remembers is being carried back to medbay Leo after an excursion to their old base.]

[neonleon]

[There's no sense in lying about this. Peter's going to find out all the details eventually, either from him directly or picking up hints from everyone and their ninpo.]

Yeah. The... curse. You were in quarantine for two weeks.

[heyunderoos]

Oh. That's... [Much longer than normal. Dangerous levels of long. Peter understands why that happened, he bumped into Drax directly.

He cuddles more into Leo, not that he can get any closer.] That explains a lot.

[He sighs softly.] It ended the war-?

[Someone not watching the medbay meant Peter had time to escape then. even in a delirious state, Peter was still fast, hard to catch. Not that anyone could even touch him then.]

[neonleon]

[He nods.]

It did. The Technodrome, gone like that.

[Without their main base, without their leader who'd been at the base of the blast, the Krang were at a loss. Infighting, mostly, until they left off world to fight in their own ships with more room to maneuver. It gave the Resistance time to set up shields and barriers around and then a stronger offense to start picking off Krang ships as they could.]

It saved everything.

[heyunderoos]

I... I'm glad it stopped the war. I wish I hadn't had to die for it. [He is allowed that much, especially given how distraught Leo seems.] I wish I had still been here with you.

[neonleon]

[Ah. He hadn't wanted Peter to know that detail just yet, but maybe it was foolish to think Peter wouldn't piece it together. He tightens his hold around Peter to pull him close, protective.]

It doesn't matter. You're here now.

[heyunderoos]

[His husband being this distraught, the war seemingly ending, and so much time passing- it all just makes Peter put some things together at least.

He tucks his cheek against Leo's plastron.]

We're both here now. We're... We're going to be okay.

[neonleon]

[Nodding, rubbing his back a little as they settle like this. The fire in his blood is easing up and his breathing is starting to come down to something resembling normal now.]

Yeah. Y-yeah, we're gonna be okay. We've got a while before April brings CJ back.

[heyunderoos]

Do you want to try and sleep? [It is a gentle coax, an offer to help bring Leo back down into something calmer.] You might have to carry me down to meet them later.

[neonleon]

No. [Said a little too quick.] No, I. I have to stay up. Make sure nothing's gone wrong.

[If he sleeps, if he drifts off, he'll wake up to an empty bed and only so̷m̡e̶t̨hín̵g͘ el̸se͠ in his arms. He can't risk it, he can't risk losing what he finally managed to grasp and pull home.]

[heyunderoos]

[Peter frowns, staring up at his husband. That reaction makes Peter wonder just what Leonardo had done.] This was done with something dangerous, wasn't it?

[neonleon]

[He got comfortable being open in his own home when Casey isn't here after these attempts. He needs to get better at schooling it back some like he does everywhere else - but it's Peter so... Should he?

He lets out a shaky breath into those soft curls, something in his muscles finally relaxing as he resigns himself to this conversation.]

It was gonna be dangerous no matter what I did.

[heyunderoos]

Leo... [Peter isn't sure what to say, what he's even feeling. Leo's words weigh heavily on the brunette as he just runs a hand across his husband's shell.]

Can I ask what happened? [It is an out. A gentle offer for it to be another piece to talk about later.]

[neonleon]

[Leo's quiet for a long minute or so. Taking in the feeling of Peter against him, his husband's hand on his back, feeling Peter breathing in and out and his weight in his arms.]

I did whatever I had to to get you back.

[heyunderoos]

[He exhales softly. There are so many things he should ask about. He should prod at.

Peter is afraid to ask, afraid to find out specifics. He has to know though. He can't pretend this didn't happen.]

It... it was something with magic, wasn't it? I can feel you, your ninpo is different.

[neonleon]

[Is it? Is his ninpo different? Does that mean his family has felt it too and not saying anything? Maybe. They probably thought he was grieving and then changing, moving on. But... It's fine.]

...I found some of Barry's old books that were still usable. Th-that's all. [Still soft balling it.]