post-snek recoveries

[neonleon]

[You know?

That weird temple wasn't good, but it wasn't the worst. Not by far now that he's back in this dimension. He floats a bit aimlessly, body broken, shell cracked and falling apart, some bones and insides shattered. His head aches in a way that he can't think.

All he can really do is hope Prime doesn't find him immediately right now. The light off his ring catches his eye and he looks at it, not fully registering that it's lit up.

A promise.]

Comments

[pyrighteous]

-- wh-what kinds of things? The same kinds?

[neonleon]

Probably? I know Pops'll just wanna talk to you since he hasn't met you, but don't worry. He'll love you.

[pyrighteous]

O-oh. Good. I mean - I hope so. At least I told Darius all about how amazing you were so he's prepared!!

[neonleon]

[Prepared to demolish Leo, for sure.]

It'll be fine. Promise.

[pyrighteous]

... Okay. Good. I - I'm glad.

[ hand squeeze!! ]

Do you want more soup? Or anything else?

[neonleon]

[Squeezes that hand RIGHT back.]

I'm- good for now, yeah. Just glad for the company.

[pyrighteous]

Company I can do! I'm great at company.

[neonleon]

You're the best at company.

[pyrighteous]

You're biased, but that's okay.

[neonleon]

I think I'm allowed to be. [Kinda leaning toward him, over the edge of the bed.]

[pyrighteous]

Yeah?

[ He leans in closer too. Kiss?? ]

[neonleon]

If you keep letting me do this? Yeah.

[Kiss! Even if he's kinda half-falling out of the bed for it.]

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter will lean over enough to make it easier at least. Gentle, cautious. ]

Any time you want.

[neonleon]

[He ends up just thumbing along one of the scar lines on Hunter's cheek, lingering there.]

You better be careful or I'll take advantage of that.

"Advantage of what?"

[Darius leans against the door simply watching for the moment as Leo freezes.]

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter leans into that, just blissful for a moment - and then he jolts. ]

D-Darius! Hi! Um! Look, Leo's awake! Isn't that great??

[neonleon]

"Yes, it certainly is."

[He sounds ssssooooo unimpressed by this. Leo can feel the eyes boring into him even as he settles back onto the bed proper.]

"I do hope you've been resting. Hunter's said a lot about you."

Uh. Yeah, actually. Promised him I would.

[pyrighteous]

Yeah! He promised me, so now he has to keep that promise.

[ hand squeeze!! ]

I told him that you wouldn't grill him while he's still recovering as long as he rests.

[neonleon]

[Darius narrows his eyes at that. Of course Hunter made a promise like that. He's been trying to cultivate Hunter's independence, and that temple place did a lot but he has to keep it up.]

"Of course, I would wait until he's finished resting."

[pyrighteous]

[ thanks Darius. at least the temple did that much for him. ]

Exactly! So! He should rest until he's ready to talk to you. Right Leo?

[neonleon]

[Leo can't help but shrink a little as Darius stares hard at him again.]

Yep! Definitely, absolutely resting until I'm ready to talk to you, ha.

"Naturally." [Darius does finally move his gaze to Hunter.] "Don't forget you need to rest yourself."

[pyrighteous]

I-I'm resting! I rested last night!

[ Nevermind Darius never saw him leave, ]

[neonleon]

"Right."

[Darius sounds like he doesn't really agree to the same terms here.]

"And you happened to not leave here."

[pyrighteous]

[ Oops. Hunter pinks a bit. ]

I - well - n-no, I - I slept in here!

[ with no bed and a chair not nearly big enough, ]

[neonleon]

"Mhm."

[Darius is back to eyeing Leo hard. This turtle demon that Hunter put so much effort into saving and foregoing his own care to look after.]

"He must be quite some turtle."

[pyrighteous]

He - he is.

[ Hunter stays pink, gesturing in Leo's direction. ]

One of the first things Leo did was save me from Belos. A fragment of him came with me to the snake temple, and - and he used me to try to kill everyone I loved. Leo stopped him.