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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 6:34 pm
Gismondine had teleported himself inside of his apartment, it was dangerous but…it wasn’t really a situation that could be avoided. It was better to have a flicker of an aura in his apartment rather than try to make it home with a neck that had a bite taken out of it…
Nelson swallowed after he let his uniform fade and sent a quick text to Juniper, the only person that he could think of who would get it. He’d worry but…he’d understand…and he could help.
Unlocking his front door, Nelson made his way to the bathroom and took a look at his neck, giving a shudder at the literal chunk that was missing from it.
…Honestly, he might need to go to the hospital but…he didn’t really want to…and that would involve so much hassle…and money…and truthfully he should get a rabies shot too…the crazy person had bitten part of his neck out...and…
Nelson shuddered again and ran a washcloth under some warm water, before pressing it to his neck and getting his first aid supplies and moving to sit back on his couch in the living room…hoping that Juniper got there soon.
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:56 am
Needless to say, the text scared the life out of him and he'd been out the door faster then anything, not a word to anyone else. Juniper ran the whole way, nearly triping as he came to the door. He'd thought about teleporting for a moment, but he hadn't tried that much yet and he'd been warned that even at Super, it would take a lot out of him. What could would he be to Nelson if he'd warn himself out just getting there.
All but crashing through the door, Juniper flinched at how loud it sounded as he closed it. "Nelson?!" He called out, trying to steady his voice.
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 2:52 pm
The washcloth was stained with more blood than he wanted to really think about…but head wounds…neck wounds…upper body wounds? Sure. Upper body wounds bled a lot so that just…made sense, honestly. Still. The last thing Nelson had wanted to do was to frighten Juniper, and so he tried to put on a smile when the male came in. The relief in his eyes was completely genuine and it was so good to see his friend.
So good to know that someone cared enough to come and that he didn’t have to do this completely alone…it.
Seeing Juniper was akin to the feeling of slipping into a warm, blanket covered bed on a cold night…
“Hey. I’m okay…still here. Still awake…I…I think that um. I think I’ve stopped the bleeding mostly, but…I don’t think I can get the angle right to wrap it…it’s…in such an awkward place…would you be up to helping me…?”
After the words left his mouth, Nelson felt a little…guilty.
Of course Juniper would be up to helping him…he had come over, hadn’t he? Didn’t that just prove that point? But.
“I mean…I…Thank you. I appreciate you….and I’m glad that you’re here…”
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:30 pm
"You ******** git." Juniper sighed, sagging against the wall for a moment. Breathe. He needed to just, breathe. It was fine. Things would be fine. They, would be fine. "******** better be 'still here...' Let me know if you feel like you're going to pass out..." Juniper muttered under his breathe finally closing the distance and taking the cloth. The smaller man shot Nelson a look. "I almost teleported here and the only thing that stopped me was I was afraid that I would drain myself so much from it that I wouldn't be able to help you. Yes. I am up to helping you."
How many times would he have to tell Nelson, before he understood?
Gingerly, he collected all of Nelson's hair, making a face at the handful of strands that clung, and tossed it over his other shoulder. "Washing any and all blood out of your hair is on you." He said, as he began to rummage through the supplies. He was no doctor... Didn't they have people for this? He felt like they should have, if they could fun running a covert school.. "...You know, we're still gonna have to see a doctor." Juniper muttered, applying some ointment to the bite.
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 1:09 pm
“...You’re British now, Juniper? That’s new…not really an insult that I’m used to hearing.” Nelson attempted to tease him, and found himself smiling just a little. It was kind of easy to tease Juniper…that was new too. Having someone that it was easy to tease…
Interesting.
“No…I…I realized that I messed up in asking that…I did try to back pedal, if you’ll remember…I know you’re up to helping me…and I really…I really do appreciate it.”
The idea of washing the blood out of his hair wasn’t really something he had thought about, and it made Nelson sigh. “I don’t think I’ll need a doctor…I mean…I am in nursing school so…I have everything I’d need…it’s not something that’ll need any sort of stitches, I’ve already checked that out…just the ointment and a pad and some gauze but…I couldn’t get the angle right…but um.”
He hesitated, his eyes closing slightly as Juniper worked on his injury. “...I could use some company if you um. Wanted to stay the night? I don’t…really want to be alone after that. Not…not that it was the worst thing that’s happened to me I just…it might have been the strangest…”
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:56 pm
Juniper rolled his eyes. "I could have said worse." He still could, technically.
He sighed, his shoulders sagging as he carefully applied the gauze and the pad. "I know you're going to school for this.. But even still, how common is this?" Juniper said, once again making a face at the wound. "You know what. Don't tell me. I don't want to know, like at all." That was one study session he'd prefer to avoid thanks.
"I don't have anything needed to stay the night." Juniper replied flatly. "Though, at this point I really don't think either of have a say in what happens. I have a funny feeling we're both coming off the adrenaline rush. Pretty sure if I tried teleporting now, I'd definitely pass out." He wasn't going to elaborate further. Again, he shot Nelson a look, followed closely by an irritated noise as he mentioned he'd been through worse.
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:14 pm
“You could have, yeah…and as for how often people get bitten…it’s…more than you think but…not normally from…humans or…human…like things…animals mostly. Dogs.” Nelson snapped his mouth shut and winced slightly. He hadn’t wanted an answer and had asked him not to, and yet….he just kept rambling on. “I’m sorry…I…shouldn’t have kept talking…but…I have things you can borrow, and I’d really like you to stay…”
He had said that, hadn’t he?
…Juniper was right about the coming off of an adrenaline rush though. Now that he was home, now that he wasn’t alone...now that Nelson was safe...and felt safe, he found it very hard to keep his eyes open.
“I don’t want you to pass out. So just stay and we’ll order food and just…watch more baking competitions until we fall asleep…”
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:34 pm
Juniper sighed in defeat. "I'm to tired to reach over and beat you with a pillow, so I'm just gonna do it mentally."
Nelson was lucky he was cute.
Really. ********. Lucky.
"Says the man who almost had a chunk taken outta him.... I'm not the one who could have passed out from blood loss." But still.. He didn't exactly want to go home either. Nelson wasn't entirely out of the woods. There was no telling if he would get sick from this as time went on. Juniper would rather be here for that, just in case. "If I could borrow stuff, that would be awesome.. I'd rather not sleep in jeans..." Juniper said, grimacing down at his pants.
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 5:08 pm
“...I hope that you’re okay with a little nap in the jeans, because I’m really tired right now, and you’re very warm and I don’t want to let you up…but I have plenty of extra sleep pants and shirts…they’ll be big on you but…we’ll manage, I’m sure.”
One arm looped around Juniper and tugged him closer, nuzzling against him, enjoying the warmth of another body. He was rather cold, after all…and if he could get away with snuggling and blame it on his injury…
…well. That was what he was going to do. At least for now.
With a sigh, Nelson closed his eyes. “...Thank you again for coming to help me. I’m glad to have a friend again that I can rely on…I didn’t…I mean…I didn’t know how much I missed it until I had it back again…”
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 8:20 pm
"I am not spending all night in jeans. I will kick you off the couch." Juniper huffed. Injury be damned. The smaller man made a soft noise as Nelson snuggled close. "Alright.. Hold on." He muttered, trying to move the supplies and rearrange them so that they could at least stretch out on the couch. They could get food later, for now... rest.
"Knew you wouldn't last long enough to start another baking competition." He snickered quietly. Tentatively he wrapped an arm around Nelson, securing them together. "I told you I would help you if you called..." Albeit, Juni hadn't expected something like this happening. "It's okay... I'm happy I could help... But please try not to get hurt like that again... " Juniper wouldn't know what to do if Nelson got hurt, or worse. Bringing his free hand up, Juni gently brushed his knuckles against Nelson's cheek. "I'm glad you're okay..."
After a couple minutes of laying there, listening to Nelson breathe, and dragging his fingers back and forth, Juni gingerly pulled his phone from his pocket. Flicking open the camera app, he quickly took a picture, flinching as the shutter went off. Firing off a quick text that simply read 'You told me so.' along with the picture, Juniper promptly turned his phone off so she couldn't reach them. ...For now anyway.
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