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 Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:27 pm
As if blinking would help his sight return faster, he doubted it would, it would be a waiting game and one in which he did not enjoy what so ever. He knew he was lucky to be alive, lucky that he hadn’t remained in that void he’d been in staring right into the darkness from which he was certain the Hollow had come. He didn’t know what else it had birthed, perhaps all the others that were similar to it, but perhaps other things as well. All he knew was he was alive and well, aside from the sight issue, it meant he was stuck clinging to Rene like some weak little faun.
He’d been hurt, he was likely to have marks somewhere, but he’d done his duty and protected everyone. He hadn’t had a choice in the matter anyway, the spike had chosen him, but now that he’d fulfilled his duty and he was back in civilian clothing he was just Alexandre and he could cling to Rene and allow himself to be needy…as if he had much choice in that matter anyway right now.
But there was more to it, he’d spent the whole trip back here thinking even as he’d done his best to explain what he’d seen to Lorcan and Kioshi, he’d come closer to death than he’d ever come before…and that was saying a lot. He’d courted death for years, and he very well knew it, but to have come so close - to have danced with death as he had. To have left the dance floor alone, and not remained on the dance floor for eternity wrapped in death’s arms.
Once Lorcan had left, taking Omen with him, he’d turned and cling to Rene while lifting his head in some attempt at making eye contact. Katya was somewhere, he’d heard her wander off saying something about needing a bath and helping herself to one. He didn’t know how she planned on doing that but he wasn’t going to question it, not right now, his focus was on Rene. “I think I died…or I came startlingly close. I think I died once before…or it was a dream. I died alone then…this time at least there was family.” Because as easily as he could kill, and he could do it with a shocking amount of ease, he also didn’t like the idea of anyone dying alone. It felt tragic…and far too lonely for his liking.
“I had more to do though, more to live for now than before, I couldn’t stay wherever I was.” Back then, when there had been that future which has since never come to be, he’d been avoiding his family and relationships for him were terrible. Now he had family who knew, who were a part of things, and he was closer to the rest of his family. He had a relationship. He knew the words he wanted to say, that were caught in his throat, they were a gamble because he knew the person Rene was. The man didn’t like the idea of a ball and chain, that was how things had started out between them even, but slowly Rene had opened up to a steady thing and even living together now. Was this going to blow up in his face? Was it a step too far? Was this, right here and now, where things were meant to stay?
Sometimes being daring, and bold, was needed even whilst feeling weak and vulnerable. “Marry me.” It wasn’t really a question, he was hoping he didn’t need it to be a question, he was assuming the answer or perhaps he was making the choice for Rene. Either way it was a statement by him.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:30 pm
With the loud-mouthed and lazy furball ushered away, Rene still had no clue how Lorcan put up with the thing. Sure he’d stayed home and had been drinking wine but at least he had put work in when it came to gathering energy. The time spent with Omen had him thankful that Katya was such a wonderful and personable mauvian.
What Alexandre said had him holding them a bit tighter, another batch of words so jarring in contrast to the quiet peacefulness that remained in their home after the dark furred hellion was gone. To hear that his angel had died, or at least nearly, had him looking over them carefully, nudging their bangs out of their face with a hand as he looked for any serious injuries. His hands shook lightly as he tried to make sure they were okay, that they weren’t going to keel over in the aftermath. Not that he was sure there would be any wounds lingering, otherwise Lorcan would have stayed, but he still worried after hearing that they’d almost died.
At least he’d made it back, something he knew had been in part due to that same stick up his a** cousin that had carried his little blonde home in more or less one piece. Seeing that something was wrong with their eyes still, a galaxy of stars shimmering as they obviously were still having trouble seeing, he thumbed their cheek as they spoke less upsetting things. It was good to hear there were reasons to live, to not take such dangerous risks, even if he didn’t fully understand what they’d experienced up wherever they’d all been.
He’d already been working on pulling a blanket from behind him to throw over them as he kept them close, something he knew the other liked even if it led him to overheat some summer nights. “I’m glad you came back to me, I really am.” Keeping the other close as they seemed to be thinking through something, almost like there was more to say but they were warring with themself over saying it, he pressed his chin to the top of their head as he always did as he waited for them to continue.
What came next, a simple declaration, did poke at that deep nerve inside him that had him feeling antsy and caged in, but after hearing that he could have lost them, much as they’d vanished before years back for that month where they’d left him behind, he eased down those worries as he squeezed them just a bit tighter.
“Of course, as long as you promise to always come home, even if I’m not one to follow you into these large fights.” It scared him, it always did, but they hadn’t pushed him to go, which he was glad for. He’d have to thank Lorcan later for bringing them back and see what he could do to help with whatever recovery might be needed. But for now, he didn’t really want to move far from this little blonde of his, and he had a feeling they didn’t want to move far from him either.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:32 pm
If things hadn’t been so serious he’d have laughed, smiled even, when Rene movedhis bangs away to inspect him. He knew they were looking him over, he would too if someone was saying the same things he was, but Lorcan would have stayed if he’d been hurt. He was glad he wasn’t injured, even if he hurt and was sore. “Being hit by lightning doesn’t leave marks, nothing Lorcan can handle. There was a lot of it too, I’m sure he dealt with it as well.” He was sure everyone on the battlefield had suffered it.”I’m sore…I hurt…and I should really take a shower but I’m too tired to move on my own and I can’t see.” Which should have him in a panic yet it didn’t. He wasn’t worried…things somehow always worked out. If it didn’t he’d go to Metallia and Laurealite and see what could be done, because they wouldn’t want a blind General, there would be some fix…he could only hope it was a tolerable one.
Letting out a breath he turned, wiggled a bit to get comfortable, and curled right into Rene’s chest. “Of course, I don’t plan on leaving you or our home. I came back for my family and that includes you.” Closing his useless eyes he let himself take a few moments to just enjoy the silence, to enjoy Rene’s presence.
“Thank you.” Because the others answer meant everything to him right now, it was something he needed.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:32 pm
Running a hand through their hair, he smoothed out some of the flyaways as he felt them getting comfortable. “It’s alright mon ange, I can help you with that or a bath once you get some rest.” Though the mention of not being able to see concerned him and he had seen how there seemed to be a galaxy in their eyes.
It was more than he could begin to understand, though this time he doubted they would know if this was permanent or not either. He hoped it wasn’t, for many reasons, but it wasn’t like most people would know if any did know at all.
Running a hand down their back, he rubbed it soothingly and let them rest. It sounded and looked like they more than needed it after everything. “No more excitement, of the magical variety, for a while, alright? You’ve done enough over the past month.” Pressing another kiss to the top of their head, he was already figuring out what things might help with their aches in the bath. The blonde had an entire apothecary of oils and salts, one that had found use very often between both of their aches and pains.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:36 pm
“I don’t think I even have to worry about anything magical happening for a while. I think both sides coming together might just bring a bit of peace, for now, considering what we all faced tonight. That we know more like this one are out there - in space.” Sighing softly, smiling at the kiss to the top of his head. “I’ll get to rest, to focus on myself and on us.” Because he’d need to get mobile around the house despite his eyesight, or the lack of eyesight, he couldn’t have Rene doing everything for him. He’d manage, he knew his home well, the only issue would be the bunnies really. Katya was smart enough, as a mauvian, and would keep out of his way.
“Before bed a shared bath might be nice…a hot soak.” To help with the aches and pains and time spent together, because he didn’t want to be away from Rene, bonding time sounded like something a new couple did but it was fitting really. It was time to spend together taking comfort in the fact they were both alive, that they’d made it, it was time to bond and take and give comfort as he was certain Rene needed some comfort as well. After all he’d just left the other with Omen, and the bunnies, while he went to risk his life. He’d come home, of course he had, but he’d come so close to dying and he was blind right now…maybe for good even.
“Whenever you want we can wedding plan, I don’t want to rush it, we can always see a jeweler as well.” And Rene could pick rings if he wanted, Alexandre trusted him, because he couldn’t see and he didn’t want either of them cheated or anything else.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:36 pm
“Good, you need to mon ange.” Rubbing their back a bit more as they lay there, he was glad to hear that things might be less dangerous for the moment, at least when it came to the knights and senshi of order. The collaboration of both sides wasn’t something he had imagined might work out but then again he’d had more than a few rough run ins with the other sides to have that sort of opinion of them all.
“I can get it set up for you shortly; it’ll help get you relaxed enough to go to bed.” Because even if they were worn out from being wounded and fighting, he could still feel that tension in them, and that wouldn’t make their sleep restful if they just passed out. He knew that from experience with his shoulder and after some of those fights he’d been in as well.
“Maybe in winter, but let’s focus on you resting and recovering. I’m sure your grandmother and mother will want to hear all about it. I look forward to talking over things with your mother, she’s such a delightful woman.” One who had given him more than enough gossip and stories about his darling blonde when they were younger. Hearing how they were on the civilian side of things from someone who didn’t know about the Negaverse had been refreshing.
“Lorcan looks alright at least, maybe a bit more stiff than usual, but how are the others, if you know?” Worried over Ophelia and Gerard, two of the newer relatives who had joined all this madness. He had half a mind to ask about Aloysius, but he figured the long-range general would have kept far enough away to not get harmed.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:40 pm
“Yeah, I don’t think I could even try and go to sleep as I am. I might be sore and tired, the adrenalin has run out, but I’m still too wired feeling.” Like a caffeine high that he couldn’t get out of him, not yet, he needed something to bring him down and relax him and ease some of the pain and ache away.
“You love spending time with my mother and both will like to hear the news, without a doubt.” Winter would be nice, the color pallet for a winter wedding would be nice. It would be indoors, he was not freezing, and kept to family and the Jacob’s family as well since they might as well be family really. He didn’t do friends really, not outside of Lily and her siblings anyway, so it would be a large event but close and intimate at the same time.
“Gerard….he wound up like me but vanished instead of laying there like I did. Mara was the same as him. Both returned…and it seems Melody loved him, takes losing someone to realize it sometimes.” He answered with a smile, even some light laughter. “Aberdeen wasn’t involved but her partner was…I heard he wound up like Gerard and Mara but is also back. It was…rough. I think once everyone is back to normal, physically, we should all have dinner - here. We can talk, and it’ll help to see everyone alive and well.” Because he wanted to be close to his team, his family, and take comfort in knowing they were all alive and ok.
“Once it’s nice out, less rainy wet weather, and I can see again we should go for a trip. The family has several horses at a stable outside the city. I don’t have my own but there are some which the family owns for anyone to ride. It’s been ages…but it might be nice. Something slow paced.” Some members of his family did have their own horse at the stables, it was a large facility in which several stables were rented by members of his family for horses. Two members even played polo for fun, nothing too serious, but some horses were not only ridden by who owned them on paper. They were up for anyone to ride.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:42 pm
Rubbing their back again, a bit slower to try and relax them a little bit, he knew what they meant and had seen it before after other missions and fights. “The bath might help mon ange, then you can get some rest.” But he wasn’t going to rush them just yet.
“It’ll be nice to see them and have some lunch, we could make a day of things with your family after checking on the others…. Wait… what?!” Stopping himself from snapping to sit up out of shock, he looked at them as if they were having a stroke to say such crazy things. “You’ve got to be joking. There’s no way that crazy woman could love someone.” Even if she might have lost someone there, he was certain they weren't the type to get attached outside of money. He always felt her to be almost a gold digger.
“Yes, all of them here, I can mix up drinks, and you can make the food? Or we can order out.” It would be best to have them all here; he liked entertaining, and it was best done here. But at the mention of horses, he hummed curiously. “We could do that, I never pictured you for horse riding to be honest, but it would be fun to see, then maybe you can put those riding skills to use with me after~” Teasing lightly as he slowly sat up and pulled them up with him, he kept them in his lap as he kissed them.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:44 pm
“Yeah, I was surprised as well but other things were more important. She demanded I bring him back - she needed him.” Shaking his head a bit he managed a smile. “Maybe they’ll work out better than we thought.” He was hoping they would, they both deserved it really, lunch with his family would be nice. “We can arrange a family lunch. I also owe Almadel dinner…we’ll have to organize that, he had mentioned possibly getting a home here.” Because Rene knew he’d visited the alien merchant, but not everything which had taken place, he’d come home drunk from the cider the other had provided. He’d brought home a half full bottle for Rene as well.
“I don’t know if I could manage cooking right now, it might be dangerous, unless we wait till my sight returns.” Because he was certain it would return - it had to. He couldn’t handle it if it didn’t…it would take him out of the war. H’d been involved for so long he didn’t think he could handle a life without it, he wouldn’t know what to do with his time. The idea of others fighting and him not….letting others fight for him. It was unsettling and had him shivering, staring up at Rene helplessly. “I have to see again.” Distracted as Rene was shifting, and he was being moved, he pressed his lips back to the others.
“Mmm, I’m sure we can manage that. And it’s not my typical thing but it’s something I did learn growing up. It’s just been years since I’ve gone out to the stables. But it would be…nice, relaxing…and normal.”
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:44 pm
He still couldn’t believe it, there had to be some other motive for things, but he hadn’t been there so he could only guess. As Alexandre smiled, his face soured at the thought of the pair working out. Gerard had never seemed like the type that held family the same way Alexandre or Lorcan did so maybe it would work in some weird corporate sort of way. It reminded him of Lucaiana honestly and that thought alone sent a shiver down his spine.
“Oh?! You mean that interesting curator that had the infestation of acid spitters?” He still had some pale scars on his skin where the acid had eaten through his uniform but they weren’t as visible as the one on his shoulder. “I wonder how that would work, maybe he might need some antiques or furniture, no?” Teasing slightly as he pressed his forehead to theirs, he smiled as another laugh filled the room.
“Mon ange, I doubt it would be as dangerous as me trying to cook but we can wait until things get better. Between Lorcan and that other doctor on your team, they’ll figure something out.” Or it might get better over time, at least the stars and cosmic sheen that had been on their eyes seemed to be dimming as the familiar blue started to peak back out.
“I’ll enjoy seeing that, especially how you would even get onto one.” He couldn’t picture it with their height, the thought making him smile wider as he held them tightly.
“It’ll be fun, then we can plan some other small trips, maybe a bit of world traveling one day like we’ve talked about.” It seemed like now more than ever there was additional reasons why he wanted them to step away from the danger a bit, even if it was only temporarily.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:45 pm
“Yes, him! I still think you would find him interesting, considering your job and appreciation for certain things, he really isn’t that bad. That was a one off with Almadel. He did send us a care package tonight which helped us in returning home.” Because Almadel had wanted them to win, had wanted to help them back to Destiny City, because he liked Earth and this city. “He might, you could ask of course. I’m not sure what he’ll fill his home with but I’m sure it will be interesting.” Because he did travel and pick things up from all across the cosmos.
“I’m sure they will as well, if things don’t work out on their own, I have hope for this all though.” He had to have such hope but he also knew, from past experiences, that things like this would pass and he’d be able to see again soon enough.
“Of course you’d like to see me mounting a horse….” Pouting, he knew he was pouting, at his partner turned fiance. “There is a step stool I used as a child…” Because of course there was. He’d been very small, smallest in his class, he’d never gained any more height when in high school like he’d hoped. Every male in his class shot right past him. “I’ll just need a block or something to get up. But it would be fun. We can discuss other things as well.” From activities to trips, they’d need to find people to bunnysit for them, but he wanted to get the moth away from things for a bit.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:46 pm
“Oh? Then I’ll have to thank him for them help in getting you home to me and our fuzzy little friends.” Running his fingers through their hair before resting his hand at the back of their neck, he planted a few more kisses all over their face. Going slowly as he listened to them talk, he was glad to hear them talking about the more normal things.
“That’s good, it would be sad if you couldn’t see my handsome face anymore~ But that might mean I don’t need to shave as much.” Teasing as he pressed his cheek to theirs, he looked over at the fireplace and the dimming embers.
“Let’s get you into the bath petit ange, then to bed where you can tell me more of your horseriding adventures. I think we should get Lorcan to rabbit sit, that mauvian of his was more than an handful to deal with.” Maybe a little bit of payback even if he knew the rabbits weren’t a terror like that food motivated monster.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:49 pm
“Yes, I think he deserves a lot of thanks. The fight took place in the prison for the beast…or the prison formed around us. I’m unsure which really, it could be both even, if not for his help none of us would have gotten out. And it wasn’t dead…it would have finished us all in time.” Which was a scary thought, of how they’d have all died. Even if he hadn’t been dead he’d been somewhere, or part of him had been, would he have felt it if he’d been stuck there and died?
Sighing softly, pleased with the attention, his eyes drifted closed. The pale blue gray color might be returning but his vision was not, at least not yet. “Mmm. I’m pretty sure I saw some darkness, the birthplace of the beast we fought…and where more have come from. It’s not a natural place…something that’s wrong. The idea of it was terrifying but I wasn’t able to look away, not really, even though I knew I needed to return to you and everyone else.” Another breathy sigh, fingers moving to find the others hair and tangle themselves there.
“I can’t leave you alone, not after I finally have you.” Not after he finally had what he wanted. He had his family and Rene while also being able to still serve the Negaverse, without having to hide it, and he could go to social events as well. It was everything he wanted…he wasn’t losing it - ever.
“You might not be as much of a narcissist as I am but I doubt you’d stop shaving. I still don’t know why you won’t let me help though….I really wouldn’t mind helping.” Sitting up on the counter top with his legs about the others waist, to keep him in place, while he worked on shaving his face. Yes, he very much liked the idea.
“A bath sounds perfect…please love?” Moving, seeking, his lips pressed to the others before drifting to his temple and pressing a kiss there. “Oh? What did Omen do? You didn’t enjoy talking to him like you do Katya?” Seeing as those two enjoyed talking about books.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:49 pm
His face fell a bit at the mention of such a problematic thing being contained instead of killed. If it had gotten out once, he didn’t like the idea that it might get out again, even if it might be far down the line after everyone here was dead and gone.
“I’m glad you made it back, that your cousins made it back as well.” It didn’t sound as guaranteed as his now fiance had made it sound when they had left. But that just meant he needed to go ahead next time with them because he’d felt something odd in relation to Katya when they were there. It was something he would ask the russian blue later, after he took care of his partner.
Sighing slightly as he tried not to laugh at the mention of shaving, he was still very certain he didn’t want someone so skilled with weapons to have a sharp object near his throat. “Ah guess not rugged look for me then.” That fake disappointment in his voice before nodding.
“Yes, I’ll get us up there and everything ready, then I can tll you about that little hellion that tried to get into the wine.”
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:50 pm
“No, no rugged look please. I do prefer a clean face.” Not just on himself, because while he could never grow a mustache or a beard he could get some hair growing, he didn’t like the feel of hair against his own skin. Since he couldn’t manage either thing, beard or mustache, he’d gone and laser removed what little he could grow.
“Yes, please. I’d like to hear about how a mauvian nearly got drunk…and what else happened.” Smiling he shifted about until he could wrap himself about Rene so they could carry him easier. “To the bathroom now, I want to get to bed and sleep. I’m tired.” A yawn, hidden in the other's shoulder, as he tried to relax as much as he could. Time to enjoy letting Rene take care of him, because he couldn’t do things for himself for the first time since they’d started dating.
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