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 Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 8:34 pm
Lonnie hadn’t expected to be woken up by a phone call from Judas at half past one. Honestly, he had forgotten to turn his phone onto do not disturb so the music of the ringtone startled him badly, and when he saw who was calling, of course the first thought he had was annoyance. It was too late for a social call, and why would Judas think that this was acceptable.
Then again.
If it was Judas calling…perhaps there was a good reason for it.
With a sigh, he answered the call and held the phone to his ear. “Hello?”
There was a lack of response on the other end, but Lonnie could hear various grunts and what sounded like noises of pain as well as curses, and he frowned, just listening for a few minutes, and finally, he got up, keeping the phone on and slipped a teeshirt on. He kept his pajama bottoms, when he was ready, grabbed his keys and headed out of the door.
It wasn’t far to Judas’ house and he pulled into the driveway without any issue, the phone still held to his ear.
He closed the car door as softly as possible and made his way to the front door, knocking firmly.
At least he heard the knock through the phone, so that meant that Judas was here. Which.
Was a good thing.
Finally, Lonnie disconnected the phone and waited to be let inside.
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Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 9:12 pm
He didn't remember much of the trip home, hell he barely registered that he was even at home. All he knew right now was pain. His phone had clattered to the ground somewhere when he shoved his way through the door and Judas had no real plan on turning on a bunch of lights to find it. His eyes burned enough as it was, no need to add more to it. So instead, he fumbled in the dark. He hadn't heard his phone ringing, or the tired hello that came from it, too busy making noise and cursing up a storm as he tried to patch himself up in the dark. The knock however, caught him of guard. Crashing into the cabinet with a strangled cry as he wrapped his hand around the first thing he felt in it. That ******** senshi had followed him home. Had seen who he was, and decided that she was just going to finish the job.
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Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 9:15 pm
Lonnie waited patiently, though he knocked once more after he heard the crash and finally when there was still no answer, he reached down and turned the doorknob, relieved and worried to find that it was open.
“Judas?”
His voice was cautious and there was a clear bit of worry in it. Why was the house so dark?
Reaching for the wall, Lonnie fumbled until he found the light switch and flicked it on, frowning. “What’s going on? Why did you call me and not answer?”
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Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 9:31 pm
Judas froze at the sound of his name. He... He hadn't given her his name. Powered or civilian. He blinked, making another noise as his grip tightened around... did he have a frying pan?
Whatever.
Judas let go of the tool instantly when the light was turned on, covering his eyes with a pained whimper, though noise turning more choked as he tripped and crashed to the floor. "...Ow."
It took him entirely too long to realize someone was talking to him, and he pulled his hands away to squint at the form before him. "...L-lonnie?" What was he talking about... He hadn't calle- Oh. "I uh... I dropped my phone."
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 3:18 pm
For a moment, Lonnie was frozen, staring at Judas with lowering brows, confusion clear on his face, and finally, he shut the door behind him and had the thought to lock it before he looked at the male and crossed over to him, kneeling beside the male and pulling him into his arms. “...What the hell happened? Who hurt you? Were you mugged? Shall I call the police?”
So, Judas hadn’t meant to call him…but…still. It was good that he had…and there was something in Lonnie that suddenly felt very protective of the male in his arms. “Tell me what I can do to help you. I’m glad that your phone decided to contact me. I’m glad that you don’t have to do this alone.”
And he was very glad he hadn’t just ignored the call and gone back to sleep.
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 3:41 pm
"Got jumped. Wasn't paying attention." Judas hissed as he was collected, wriggling slightly. "Didn't exactly get the plate number on the ******** bus that hit me. Wasn't mugged, they didn't take anything." What were they gonna do with a bottle of lotion that he could just recall back anyway? "No point. Police won't do anything."
Judas just gave up wriggling, slouching against Lonnie. Everything hurt. Moving hurt, breathing hurt. "I... need to get patched up. Pretty sure my ear is bleeding, or that might be my lip." He hadn't thought to check the back of his head. "Gonna have some nasty bruises.." The smaller man sighed, wanting nothing more then to curl into the smallest ball possible. "I'm sorry I woke you up. I didn't mean to."
'I'm sorry yo have to deal with me.' went unspoken.
"Pretty sure my first aid kit is either in the bathroom or in my room."
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 3:55 pm
Lonnie scoffed, and then slowly rose to his feet, holding Judas in his arms against his chest. “Hush. I’m glad that you called me and I’m glad that I didn’t just ignore it. I thought about it but. You don’t seem like the type to call so late without a reason.” and he was right about that so…
Damn. If only he could get Judas into the Negaverse…it…
This wasn’t the time to think about that and instead, Lonnie walked slowly towards Judas’s room, laying the male on his bed and going to look for the first aid kit, and staying away until he found it, some towels and some ice as well.
Leaving the hall light on, Lonnie moved over to the bed. “How bad is it? I have everything that I should need but. I still need to know if I’ll be able to take care of this or if I should take you to the hospital.”
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 4:43 pm
Judas squawked as he was scooped up. Though if it was from pain, or being picked up was anyone's guess. "Not without reason, no." Though he wasn't entirely sure if booty calls counted as reason. "I tend to actually like sleeping, so I try not wake people up at all manner of the night.
"Think the worst of it's gonna be my head. Got punched then kicked. Lip is split cause I ended up biting it in surprise. I'll have a couple bruises on my back and chest from a couple other blows but that's about it." Judas shrugged half heartedly. "This isn't my first rodeo." He shook his head lightly and immediately regretted the action. "We don't need to go to the hospital. They're only gonna give me more of a headache."
Judas fumbled with the edge of his shirt. "...I'm a stray, remember? I tend to get into fights." No one wanted a stray cat. They were not wanted, and not welcome. He never would be. Judas had to fight for anything, and that left him scarred.
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 4:52 pm
“You’re not a stray. If you were a stray I wouldn’t be here, obviously. I would have ignored the call and kept sleeping and you would have taken care of yourself and most likely hidden away from me, but. You’re no stray.”
Lonnie was gentle as he tugged the shirt off of Judas and began to tend to his wounds, making sounds of anger and disgust the more he saw of them. “If I ever get my hands on whoever hurt you…there will be nothing left of them. I swear it, Judas.” He wrapped some ice up in a towel and put it against his side and worked on cleaning up the wounds on his head, before bandaging them and putting some ice on them as well. “Here. Pain killers so that you can sleep tonight.”
The pills were held out along with a cup of water. “Drink it all, too. I don’t want you dehydrating.”
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 5:28 pm
"Don't... Don't say something that could lead to regrets." Judas sighed wearily. He wanted to believe that. He really did. But Judas knew the truth.
Judas fidgeted at the removal of his shirt, unhappy with not having it on. "Yeah well... more power to you." He muttered. Judas wasn't sure how Lonnie would accomplish that but, he believed in the other man. "Ow..." He muttered quietly, eyeing the medicine before inevitably downing it. "I don't know how much sleep I'm going to be getting honestly but thanks all the same."
Again he sighed, rubbing at his eye. "Look... Can we just... Not right now. I promise I'll tell you what happened later. But for now, can you just trust me and drop it for right now?" Judas eyed the stains on Lonnie's shirt, he'd have to get him another to make it up to him. His shoulders slumped as he dropped his guard, gingerly leaning over and resting some of his weight on Lonnie. "...Can I be greedy and ask you something?"
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 5:32 pm
Lonnie nodded and watched him, wrapping a gentle arm around his shoulders and pulling Judas into a more comfortable position. “Ask me anything you want. I’ll drop the subject if that helps, but ask away.”
One hand slid to take hold of one of Judas’s, slipping their fingers together and rubbing the back of it with his thumb. It was becoming a habit and one that he quite enjoyed, all things considered.
Perhaps it would have been better if Judas hadn’t gotten hurt. But. It was what it was.
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 5:48 pm
"Stay." He whispered.
"Please?" The noise came out more like a sob, then anything else. "I don't want to be alone." He squeezed Lonnie's hand, and buried his face in the taller man's shoulder. "You can stay in here and I can go to another room so I don't keep you up or-" Judas sucked in a breathe. "Just...don't leave."
Oh the irony... Judas would have to make it up to him, big time.
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 5:53 pm
Lonnie’s expression softened and he shifted Judas to be more comfortable against him and moved backwards so they were both lying on the bed. “I thought you’d never ask. I was about to just say I would stay on the couch if nothing else. I’m not going anywhere, Judas. Go ahead and rest now. I’ll be right here. Don’t worry.”
Leaning closer, Lonnie pressed a kiss to the male’s forehead and tugged the blanket over them both. “I’ll leave the hall light on, if that’s okay. I can imagine that you don’t want to be in the dark right now. I wouldn’t either.”
Another kiss to Judas’ brow and Lonnie sighed. “Good night, Judas. Sleep well.”
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