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.]

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[neonleon]

[GASPS]

Te prometo que está bien, señora!

[Just enough Spanish to converse, but he promises it's okay.]

You didn't tell me she spoke Spanish!

[pyrighteous]

[ And on the other side, in equally delighted tones: You didn't tell me he spoke Spanish! Youth forgiven, Camila is instantly on board. ]

Oh - uh - yeah! I need to work on my lessons clearly!!

[neonleon]

I can help you with that whenever you want, Hunts.

[pyrighteous]

Then - um - yeah. Once you're feeling better! We can do that.

[ Camila: Bring him to the next family dinner, okay? And an exchange of "I love yous" in Spanish. ]

... So Luz's mom basically adopted me, just as an FYI.

[neonleon]

[Something just kind of warms in Leo's chest hearing that as Hunter hangs up. He kisses Hunter's cheek.]

She sounds great.

[pyrighteous]

She's amazing. I think you're gonna like her.

[neonleon]

I'm sure I will if she adopted you.

[pyrighteous]

Y-yeah. Um - we have a family dinner this Friday, if you're feeling well enough for a trip to the Human REalm.

[neonleon]

I will absolutely be feeling well enough for that.

[Even if he's not, he's not passing up a chance to see home. So he may sound a little over-eager at that.]

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter laughs a bit. ]

It's just Connecticut. But I hear New York is close.

[neonleon]

It's definitely close. Like, hop skip and a jump close. Easy for me to portal there.

[pyrighteous]

Then we can have dinner, and then we can see if this New York is the same as your New York.

[neonleon]

Sounds like a plan. I dig it. And in the meeeaaantiiiime, I get to freak your friends out huh.

[pyrighteous]

Yeah. Uh. In a good way! They’re all really happy.

[neonleon]

Or really confused.

[He's still kinda looking at those responses. A lot of acronyms and exclamation marks. And Amity kinda mad he got engaged before her because that isn't fair, somehow?]

Whatever, I'll let 'em know I'm not like. Evil or anything.

[pyrighteous]

That too.

[ In a good way!! Happy for Hunter!! Also how tf is Hunter the first one engaged. Amity and Luz better catch up. ]

There … are a few concerns along those lines, yeah.

[neonleon]

I'm pretty sure that Darius guy would've unalived me if I was evil when he talked to me.

[pyrighteous]

Oh yeah, that’s totally true. He’d have straight up murdered you.

[neonleon]

Y-yeah, so I'm pretty sure we can rule out I'm evil.

[Even as a muscle in his arm spasms a little, all internal and he just tenses a second. Probably just his nerves responding to the salve.]

What else do we need to do?

[pyrighteous]

[ Salve can do that probably!! Hunter just keeps gently massaging it in. Maybe taking a little longer than he needs but he's Leo's fiancé so he's allowed!! ]

Let it dry for a moment. And then I'll bandage you back up again.

[neonleon]

[The "oh" he says is more of a quiet whispered exhale. He sort of hunches into himself a bit and watches Hunter work, focuses on the feeling of him massaging the salve in.]

Yeah... Let it dry then.

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter pauses a moment at that reaction. ]

... Is it okay? Does it hurt?

[neonleon]

Not- really any more than it did when we left the university. Just... Enjoying you being close.

[pyrighteous]

O-oh!

[ Hunter abruptly flushes a deep red. ]

That's - that's good!

[neonleon]

[Always cute. He flashes a grin at Hunter.]

I agree, it's great. So we'll let this dry, get my arm wrapped back up. Prep for ...whatever we're doing the rest of the day?

[Even if that's 'sleep for Leo while Hunter does other stuff'. He's already pretty worn out.]