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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[pyrighteous]

I - yeah. Sometimes I even believe it with you.

[ Hunter rests his head on Leo's shoulder. ]

[neonleon]

Only sometimes? Oh we gotta work on that. You should believe it all the time.

[pyrighteous]

Look, that's on ME. I"m making progress!

[neonleon]

You are, and I love you for that.

[Is it his first time saying that to Hunter? Probably. Don't think too much about it.]

We'll keep working on that progress.

[pyrighteous]

[ it sure is. Hunter just goes silent for a moment, eyes shining. ]

Leo...

[neonleon]

Hunter?

[He has no idea what he said, but that's such a good look on him.]

[pyrighteous]

You love me for that.

[neonleon]

I love you for a lot of things, but that is one of them.

[pyrighteous]

But you love me. I - I love you too.

[neonleon]

[WAit.

That bell is ringing now very loudly in his ear realizing what he's said. And it's different from how he says he loves his brothers to their faces all the time.]

...Gonna marry the crap out of you. You know that?

[pyrighteous]

I-I know! I know, and it's not like I doubted or anything, but - you said it.

[neonleon]

Iiiii did. I did say it. And I mean it.

[pyrighteous]

I know you do.

[ he leans in for a light kiss. ]

[neonleon]

[He smiles a little, leaning in for that kiss just lingering there.]

Never gonna stop thanking you for saving me.

[pyrighteous]

I mean, I'll take thanks. But I'm just glad you're safe.

[neonleon]

Yeah, thanks to you. [He presses his forehead to Hunter's for a breath. His arm still hurts under the bandages, and he's come to terms with the reality that's just how it'll probably be from now on. Just something he lives with.]

So whatever you want? Just ask. You got it.

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter leans gently, then, breathing him in. ]

I already have everything I want.

[ He reaches out to touch the ring on Leo's finger. ]

[neonleon]

[It's such a soft touch, and Leo stills at it. He turns his hand to take Hunter's into his own to hold.]

Even if you could want more, huh?

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter folds his fingers around Leo's. ]

What more could I want?

[neonleon]

Dunno. People grow and change, you may think of something later that you want too.

Just don't want you to cut yourself off thinking this is it, y'know?

[pyrighteous]

I'm not, Leo. I mean - maybe we get a house eventually, I guess. But that's kind of secondary.

[ A pause. ]

Or uh - are you talking about kids??

[neonleon]

What?

[Something he had not considered: this.]

I was thinking like - a new palisman or yeah a house or something.

[pyrighteous]

Oh right! That's much more reasonable! Kids are a lot more responsibility and I don't know how I feel about that!!

[neonleon]

[Leo knows he has a lot of shit to work out before he could ever consider something like that - but also: they're still kids themselves. He isn't even sure when they should actually follow through on the marriage bit.]

Yeah, so! Maybe just little things. Until we're uh. Better place for that.

[pyrighteous]

[ Give them at LEAST a couple years, bare minimum on the first part. Then. Maybe a few years after that.

Anyway, he sort of dissolves into weak laughter after a moment. ]

Sorry, I - got a little carried away.