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 Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2025 9:41 pm
As soon as they were out of the gameboard, Schwetzingen powered down and was relieved to be in clothing that didn't have holes in it. It couldn't have happened fast enough as Angel tried to look him over. "I'm okay... but you! You got bitten by bats, do you feel alright?" Though from what he remembered about rabies, it could take half a year to notice, but by then it was too late. Looking around, he didn't really see anyone, which was good. "Okay, yes, your place so I can make sure you didn't get bitten. Otherwise... urgent care in the morning. Magic or not, it's not smart to take chances with something like that."
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2025 9:50 pm
Following suit and powering down as well, Angel made a face but didn't protest. "Alright, alright, you can look me over to your hearts content once we get to my place if it'll make you feel better." He still felt a bit of a chill, but being outside of the game board helped. Leading the way to a nearby apartment complex, Angel stayed close beside Florian as they walked. The idea of running into anything else made his stomach turn, but he was more than glad to protect the man beside him if it came to it. Upon arriving inside, Angel unlocked the door and tossed his keys on top of a bookshelf just inside the door before grimacing. Art supplies, namely paints, brushes, and paint palettes littered the room. "Figures.....first time you see my place and it's a usual wreck...." He sighed and ran a hand through his hair before starting to pick things up on his way through. "Make yourself comfortable wherever you like, but make sure I didn't toss a tube of paint there before you sit. I.....don't always pay the best attention." His cheeks colored as his messy nature was fully exposed and on display.
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2025 11:52 pm
The walk was peaceful at least, nothing popped out, and no other dice seemed to be scattered on the ground. With the apartment building coming up and nothing else having happened, Florian was at least a little less worried about something popping up out of nowhere. Letting the other open the door and get things situated, he was a little surprised by the mess and by the fact that they were living in an apartment. Part of him had thought they might have had some place a little bigger, but then again, he had been used to living in his family home for all except one year of college. "It's not that bad, really, it's not." Trying to look for a spot without supplies or paint, he swept his hand over one of the couch cushions to check for a hidden tube of paint that might have fallen between the cushions before he sat down. There was still a slight chill from the ice water he'd been in, but otherwise, he was just glad to be in clothing that was still in one piece. So now that he was settled, hands on his lap as he looked over at the other, he needed to figure out what to do about the bat issue. "Do you have a first aid kit? Or at least something to clean up with?"
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 12:00 am
Managing to clean at least a little of his mess up, Angel grabbed a small med kit before coming to sit beside Florian. "I'm going to make both of us something warm to drink. Do you prefer tea or coffee? I think I have cider too..." It really was whatever his sister would bring over and stash in his cabinets, so he wasn't entirely sure what all was there. He couldn't help himself as he grabbed a cardigan off the back of the couch and wrapped it around Florian before gently squeezing his shoulder. "Are you okay? That whole thing was......not the funnest thing I've ever done."
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 8:55 am
A warm drink sounded perfect after the rough night it had been, but none of the options seemed just right. Looking down for a moment as he fiddled with his hands. "Do you have hot cocoa?" Looking back up as he felt something put over his shoulders, he nodded slightly. "I'll be okay, I'm more worried about you and those bats. At least nothing worse happened." Not that he was sure it could have gone worse, considering the last square he'd been in, but he wasn't going to bring that up.
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 11:48 am
Angel smiled softly and brushed a strand of Florian's hair from his face. "Yeah, I've got that. Sit tight okay?" Heading into the kitchen, he grabbed two mugs and quickly made drinks for both of them before coming back and sitting beside him on the couch and handing the mug over. After a moment of quiet, Angel finally spoke. "Do you wanna talk about it?" The last square Florian had landed on had Angel nine different sorts of worried about him. There was no way there wasn't going to be some trauma after that.
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2025 10:21 am
Smiling back lightly, he nodded before pulling up his sleeve for a moment to look. Relieved that everything looked mostly okay aside from a few areas that looked lighter on his skin from whatever had been on the last square. Startled slightly by the question, Florian looked over and thought for a moment. "Well, a lot of that was really not great. But, again, I'm a bit more worried about you considering things." Focusing on that instead of the rest for now, he reached for the first aid kit and opened it up to start cleaning the other up. Dabbing an alcohol pad gingerly over the few scratches and bites he could see, he kept focused on the task as he chewed on the inside of his cheek. It bothered him that they might have seen something that he didn't really want to unpack with them yet. Things were going good, it was starting to get somewhere, and he didn't really want to complicate it even if he knew it might be better to bring it up sooner rather than later. It wasn't fair either way.
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2025 10:54 am
Without thinking, Angel reached out and brushed his fingers over the pink marks on Florian's arm. "You scared me with that last square...." Letting his hand fall back to his side, he smiled softly as Florian cleaned the few cuts and bites he had gotten. Once he was cleaned and bandaged up, Angel set his mug aside and gently pulled Florian into a hug, just needing the small reassurance that he was there and he was okay. "Sorry. Just......indulge me and give me a moment like this please....." He rested his chin atop Florian's head as he held him close.
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2025 5:41 pm
"O-oh, I'm alright, I get all sorts of nicks and small chemical burns when working with some fertilizers for plants." Letting things slide for now, he tensed for a moment when they pulled him into a hug before relaxing and hugging them back lightly. Other than that, he stayed still as they held him, thinking about all the different things that he'd left unsaid or avoided bringing up. "Really, I'm okay, though I really think things might have gone worse without you there." Mumbling more than saying it, he leaned in to them a bit more so it wasn't as uncomfortable as it was before he'd settled in.
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2025 5:46 pm
"I'm just glad you're safe. That's all." His heart had been in his throat when Florian had landed on that last square, and flashes of what he saw kept echoing in his mind. "I'll always be there to give you a hand, alright?"Taking another moment, Angel finally let go of him and sighed softly as he leaned back against the couch. "I won't pry if you don't wanna talk about it.....but I'm here if you do, y'know." Glancing sideways, he watched Florian for his reaction, leaving it purposely ambiguous.
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2025 7:36 pm
"I can say the same for you," he mumbled before nodding to their next question. "I know, and I will try to make sure I don't get into any trouble." When they let go, he leaned with them and just stayed quiet for a bit. It wasn't something he was sure about still, even with all this other stuff going on. "If I decide to talk about it, you'll be the first to know. Is that alright?" Looking up at them, he felt like maybe that was a good enough compromise while he tried to figure more out. Thudding the side of his head into them, he stretched and got a little more comfortable. "Maybe just a little nap, and if you still feel okay tomorrow, I can try and see about visiting the clinic I go to, it's never super busy, so we can be in and out quickly. "
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2025 9:15 pm
Angel laughed softly. "Get into all the trouble you want. I'll always come give you a hand." He had never felt this way before, never genuinely cared about someone in this way. But he meant every word of it. If Florian needed him, he would be there no matter what. Running his fingers through Florian's hair, he nodded. "I can live with that." He didn't want to push him. Especially if it was a sensitive subject. He was content for now with Florian knowing he would listen should he decide to talk about it. A small laugh escaped him and he shifted his position a bit so they were both stretched out on the couch. "Nap as long as you want. I'll be right here."
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2025 9:10 pm
"I'll need it, you're the one with the stick anyway." Poking them lightly, he didn't shy away from the attention this time. It was just his hair anyway, and maybe... it felt okay after getting spooked. The relief that Angel wasn't pushing the subject helped with things in one way at least. It gave him more time to figure things out, something that he would try and think through, maybe over the break in classes, and students who came to his shop come winter. Resting his head on Angel's chest, he nodded and shuffled only slightly to get comfortable. "Wake me up if something feels off, okay?" Giving them one more look before he settled back down and closed his eyes. It would be fine, he hoped, but that was a worry for later. Right now, the stress of whatever that place was wore off, and it wasn't hard to start dozing off on them. Vaguely, he could hear his mother mentioning how he could sleep anywhere in his mind as he yawned.
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