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 Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:16 pm
“Alright, as long as she doesn’t get me again.” Watching as the door closed and Alexandre moved around, he let the comforter drop back down. “He’s very serious about everything, a bit too stuffy for my liking but I can tell he’s a good doctor.” Shifting a bit uncomfortably, he thought about how he’d slapped something out of the other’s hand earlier. “I’m not sure… I’m really not sure about the rest of all the things that happened. I don’t know if I’m ready to handle all that yet.” Pulling a hand over his chest, he couldn’t help but shiver as he thought about how there had been a hand deep inside him.
“Maybe.. Let me know just a bit about everything first. Like that pen and everything but small bits. I don’t really know how much I can handle of it all right now, it’s a lot…” Looking over at the pen on the nightstand, he thought about the name and sphere or whatever Alexandre had said it was called. “That sounds like a good plan, I can cover lunch or something. I’ll have to grab my parking pass for your car though. That meter maid is merciless, even more so than that woman was last night.” Laughing a bit, trying to make up for all the seriousness, he leaned into their hand.
“I guess if I do heal up faster…. Then other things can happen sooner.” It sounded like it would be nice but he was still really unsure about all the weirdness and magic or whatever would be used to help. But at least Alexandre was here and making sure things were alright just as they had every other time something had happened to him. It was really comforting to be honest, after everything that had happened.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:18 pm
“She won’t get you again.” Over his dead body, and it would have to be that way, for her to ever get her hands on René again. If she even tried it he very well might run the streets red with her blood, he wasn’t about to tell René of such violent thoughts though. He’d wait till they had been together a little longer before letting the other hear him say something so….messy.
“He is a good doctor but he’s always been stuffy, but I’ve come to appreciate it from him. He doesn't mince words or play nice and sugar coat things. I don’t either.” No, he just said things based on his opinion rather than actual truth, it was his way around things.
“Alright…I can give you some information.” Nodding slowly as he went to pile pillows up behind René. If he was going to be sitting up he was going to be comfortable while doing it. “First, let me help you heal up a bit before I give you some info. I’d rather you be feeling better first. Standing up he peeked out the bedroom door. “Katya, would you mind coming in here.” Calling, knowing he’d be heard if the mauvian was in the house, he headed back to the bed, hearing the thumping up the stairs already.
Not far behind her general the russian blue was quick to jump up onto the bed. “Are you planning on powering up inside the house again? I can’t see why else you’d need me tonight.” She spoke softly, sniffing about she wrinkled her nose. “And clean the bedding tomorrow, I can smell it.” She spoke, knowing he’d get what she meant, even as she went to curl up in René’s lap.
“I’ll keep your signature covered, do whatever you’re going to do.” Her tail moved like a whip as she eyed her human for a moment more. “I do hope this human stays with you unlike the other two, neither one had you as wound up as this one did.” She spoke seriously while kneading at the blanket in René’s lap. “It helps that this one is one I helped in awakening.” He was her’s…and one of the only corrupt she had made that was for the Negaverse and not the dark mirror court.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:19 pm
Nodding, he settled back into the stack of pillows to ease up the pressure on his stomach. It helped a bit. “At least he’s able to come out late or work around things, I guess it helps that he knows about all… of this too?” Much more than he knew and it sounded so serious, probably a bit more than he wanted to deal with but it would have to be dealt with if he wanted to stick around.
Listening as they called for Katya, he had almost forgotten that they weren’t a person. Stiffening as they settled into his lap, it would take a bit to get used to a talking cat. Gingerly reaching down, he pat her on the head softly. He recognized the voice, it had been the one that he’d heard in the fog last night. “I don’t really have any intention on leaving… at least like Alexandre. I do have to my own home at some point though and work.” Looking back up at Alexandre, he wondered what she’d meant by them being wound up. Had they been just as much of a mess as he had the past month? He couldn’t really see it but if they had… and the voicemail and texts he’d sent them, that made him feel bad. It must have been like twisting in a knife to the other.
“I guess I owe you a thanks as well, Katya. Since you both managed to save me last night, even if it’s all fuzzy to me.” Reaching back and over carefully, he grabbed the pen to look at again. Stretching still hurt but he felt that maybe he might need this thing to help with whatever Alexandre was planning.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:19 pm
Damn, that stung and hurt but he did deserve it. And he knew it, he could see the look from Katya said all he needed to know as well. “I know Katya, I was acting like an idiot…pounding on Aloysius’ door and demanding a fight like I did.” Not to mention he’d been erratic during that fight, not like his usual self. “I just had to blow off some steam and work out some energy.” And he’d had no other way to do so. “I still can’t believe I lost…that rapier I wasn’t expecting.” Shaking his head as he powered up and reached out for René’s hand which held the pen.
“Kafka power, make up. That should work.” He whispered, smiling at the other. “I’ll make it up to you René - the whole month I was away. I really think I couldn’t handle myself.” He was not about to mention breaking down in the bathroom over the voicemail…or how many times he’d played it. If his phone ever listed how many times he’d played that he knew it would be more than twenty times…it would be embarrassing.
“I’m glad you lost, someone needed to put you down for a little while and get you to relax.” Katya stated while looking up at René. “Indeed, he is right in what to say.” She spoke softly, purring and kneading the blankets. She might just stay the night here, in their bedroom, so long as they behaved themselves. She liked being in her general's room and often was, especially when he was single, but this was her corrupt as well so she wouldn’t mind sharing the room with him as well.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:19 pm
Looking between the two in confusion, he was a bit shocked to hear that Alexandre went out looking for a fight to blow off steam. Then, focusing on Alexandre, who was now back in that uniform he’d seen earlier. He repeated what they’d said as he held onto their hand. Hair falling in his face, he tried to move it and froze as he saw the hole in his chest. A shout came out as he backed up and nearly jumped out of his skin as he ran his hand over it. He started to panic as he looked between the hole in his chest and Alexandre, quick little breaths as he started freaking out.
“Oh no no no.” Trying to cover the hole, he was worried something might come out. It was just like that afterimage he’d been having when he blinked from time to time since last night. Leaning into Alexandre, he shook a bit in their arms as he tried figuring out what was going on.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:20 pm
Jumping in surprise he found himself soon with an arm full of shaking corrupt senshi. Holding him he rubbed his back slowly. “It’s ok, you’re fine. It’s normal, it’s what happens with every corrupt senshi. It’s only a corrupt senshi thing, I promise you’re ok, you won’t die or anything. Magic is a thing and this is magic.” Speaking in French, figuring it might work to calm the other more, he kept rubbing his back and held onto him rocking gently as he scooted closer to the other on the bed.
“Remember, magic is real. This is all magic. It’s what runs this whole thing.” He whispered as he continued to hold the other and pet his back and pressed his nose into the others hair. “Your hair is amusing though, just so you know. You with long hair is very interesting to see…it’s sort of pretty.” He had to lighten the mood, or at least try, because René had just panicked over this and that wasn’t good. He was already recovering from injuries and Alexandre couldn’t have him getting hurt further.
“Focus on me, please.” Moving one hand from the others back he pulled something from subspace, where he kept a lot of useful things, and what came out was not an energy orb but rather a starseed. “Try this…it’ll help - I promise.” He wouldn’t say what it was, not yet, but he was hoping the other would take the offering. It had belonged to some little knight he’d grabbed it from. He didn’t take them from civilians.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:20 pm
It helped, it really did, as they rubbed his back and reassured him. He remembered all the times they’d said magic was in this city and most of it wouldn’t kill him. They’d been right about it so far, at least for the most part. It also helped that they were speaking his language because his words stumbled out without even thinking about speaking English anymore. “There’s… a hole in my chest Alexandre. But you say it’s alright… you know more about this but…” Sighing he took a peek down at his chest while curled in their arms. There wasn’t any blood and it wasn’t like he was looking into his body at his heart and lungs.
Once they got him to realize his heart wasn’t just going to fall out of his chest, he started to calm down and take slow deep breaths. Looking up at them and then the thing in their hand, he moved his unruly hair out of his face again. That would take getting used to as well, but his cheek warmed a bit at the compliment. “I’ve never had long hair, it's…. everywhere.” Fiddling with it a bit as he turned more to look at the crystal thing in their hand. “What… is it? How does it work?” It looked like… those things that were on the tapestry that he’d seen with them a few months back. It gave him a bad feeling but Alexandre wouldn’t hurt him, right?
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:21 pm
“Long hair is, as the hole in your chest and forehead, a normal thing for a corrupt senshi. I’ve seen some cut their hair…but it only lasts as long as they are powered up. Once they power down it’ll be long the next time.” Which made it an ok thing to do but a bit frustrating he was certain, it would be maddening for him, he could imagine stepping on and tripping on hair so long. “At least you make it look good.” Smiling, he pressed a quick kiss to his cheek.
“A starseed, it’s the same thing which is in you and me…it’s what was corrupted when we both joined. It has power in it, a lot, and it’ll help you. It’ll heal a good portion of the injuries. You just need to eat it, it’ll crunch a bit, but once you break the shell you’ll feel it.” He wouldn’t call it a soul, not right now, he did not want to freak the other out even further. He really wasn’t sure what the other would do if he knew…if he knew it was another person's life. Knowing that different people responded different to them he didn’t mention how it could make a person feel to eat one, that high or euphoric, or even arousing, feeling which they could bring on.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:22 pm
Reaching up, he didn’t know there was one in his forehead as well. It didn’t feel like there was something wrong and whatever was there would be hidden by the long bangs he had now. The kiss broke him out of his thoughts and he focused back on them and the starseed in their hand. He didn’t really understand exactly but he trusted them and picked the thing up, looking at it closely as he leaned into their arms more.
“Nothing bad will happen to me, right? You’ll make sure of it?” Watching them carefully as he placed the thing in his mouth, it felt like he had thrown rock candy or maybe just an actual rock in his mouth. It felt like he was crunching on glass but when it shattered, he definitely felt it and clung to the other as he exhaled. It felt good, like his head was finally clearing and he could even see bits of the bruising, that showed from where his outfit was open, were fading away along with the swelling around his piercing.
Leaning up for a kiss, he did feel better, at least mostly. Everything felt floaty and he could tell his face was warm all over, he almost felt drunk. Or at least that’s what he thought it felt like but either way, his head wasn’t killing him and he could think again.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:22 pm
“No, I won’t let anything happen to you. I’ll keep you safe.” He whispered, his words oh so serious, he kept his eyes on the other and watched. Breathing out as the other finally cracked through the shell. “They can become addicting, and I mean it in a bad way, but I would never allow it to happen.” He’d seen what could happen to people with a starseed problem, he knew very well what could happen, but he wasn’t going to allow that, not that he figured René was the sort to wind up addicted.
“Better?” He whispered against the others lips, as they’d just kissed him. “You look better, not so rough.” Pressing his lips back to René’s, fingers gently gripping into the others back. Powering down he whispered for the other to do the same, his lips right near to the others ear.
“Yes, please power down both of you.” Because she was not sticking around. As soon as René was powered down Katya was out of his lap, she was not interested in being squished between her general and his partner, as she scooted off and decided to head for Lorcan’s home to see if she couldn’t get into his home tonight. It was a bit of a walk for her but she really didn’t mind, he’d let her in and she could sleep in his home comfortably. She knew that Alexandre's bedroom was soundproof but she still did not want to be around while those two got up to things, as she was certain it would spill over into the morning, those two had a lot of time to make up for and appologies they needed to share. She was not going to be around for all of that mushy nonsense.
Her little paws took her down the stairs as the mauvian headed to the kitchen where there was a cat door for her, so she could come and go as she pleased. The cat door was a nice, and very useful, thing so she could come and go as she pleased and didn't need to wait for Alexandre or Hudson to let her in. She'd never had an issue where she had to escape something, or someone, and run for home but it was there just incase she ever needed it in case of some emergency. Tonight it would permit her an escape from those two upstairs, she reallyt should have had Lorcan take her when he left the house, but then other thigns wouldn't have happened which had needed to. Oh well, she'd be at Lorcan's home soon enough.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:23 pm
Their words sent a shiver down his spine but it helped, it really did, that they were still promising to protect him from all this magic and weirdness here. “I’ll be careful, only in an emergency like with what happened.” Everything felt a bit much even as he powered down, back to being without clothing and without that hole in his chest. He felt better, much better than he had in multiple ways. Waving Katya off, he turned his focus back to Alexandre.
“I do feel better, mostly, and a bit more than that too.” Leaning into them and pushing them down gently, he kissed them again. So far so good, it hadn’t hurt to stretch and his head hadn’t gotten dizzy from changing positions either. “Maybe we can continue from earlier?” Whispering softly as he bit at their lip just a little bit before kissing his way down to their neck. It felt good, oh so very good, to be able to do this with them again after so long. Already forgetting that the other was supposed to explain things to him now, he ran his hand down and up under their shirt, gently pressing his nails against their skin.
“I think I’m going to be just fine now that I’m here and with you.” Whispering against their skin, he smiled. “We can figure the rest out slowly”
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:23 pm
Staring up at René he nodded his head slowly, his breathing already shifting. “Mmm, I’m glad you feel better.” Wrapping his arms about the others neck as he pressed himself into the other, fingers digging into his neck, as he pressed his lips against the others. “If we were going to do that I’d be taking charge. But I don’t mind this right now.” He never really did mind this, letting René lead, as he wriggled a bit in an attempt to get his shirt up higher. “We might need to let me strip first.” Because his clothing was rather warm, and he didn’t want to overheat just yet.
“Think you can go more than one round?” He didn’t want to push things but he was hoping for a little luck tonight.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:24 pm
Nodding, he leaned up a bit, trying to untangle himself from their arms so they could get out of the loungewear they were in. “I’m alright with either, might be better if you want to try what you were planning. I am pretty curious about it.” Stretching a bit, he was sore but at least it wasn’t hurting anymore.
“I would very much be up for that, might still just need to take things a bit easy just in case.” Looking over at the clock on the nightstand, he tried thinking about how much sleep he could get away with at his shop if they didn’t get any here tonight. “I know I’ve probably said it more than a few times but I really missed you, I’m glad you came back for me.”
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:24 pm
With his shirt over his head, eyes peeking out, he smiled. “I was thinking of topping actually.” And he ducked his head fully into his top before pulling it off and letting it fall to the floor, he didn’t need to worry about cat hairs on his clothing.
His hands were moving to remove his own lounge pants as he looked up at the other, nodding his head as he did so. “We can take it as easy and slow as you need, I’m not looking to hurt you tonight.” Especially since the other had work in the morning, and he was trying to get on the others good side, he was already planning to call out of classes tomorrow so he could stay with the other and help out. “I missed you as well, it didn’t take long to realize that really. Though it took a breakdown or two for me to give into myself.”
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:25 pm
Blinking he tilted his head as he looked at them, not sure if he’d heard that right. “I uh… well then.” It hadn’t really been something he’d done before given his usual m.o. with things at the bar or at his shop. But this was Alexandre and he was quite a bit more invested in making sure things worked out.
“It could work, I think… but it might be weird hearing it from me but it’s not something I’ve done before.” An awkward little smile as he leaned back down to kiss them now that they were done with their shirt. Hearing that they’d had a breakdown though, he pulled them up into a hug. “Was it because of the voicemail? I didn’t mean for it to hurt you… I was just so upset and I hadn’t heard anything back. I’m sorry.”
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