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[allthefeelings]

[Eridan is standing on the roof of Building 8, filming himself sending vast arching beams and rivulets of streaming, crackling white power across the sky. He's yet to actually blow a hole in anything, shockingly, but he's grinning sharkily and is possibly, with his cape streaming out behind him, mere inches away from actually starting to laugh

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[thekidsare0kay]

[And suddenly. Sollux. He's glowing red and blue, but the last time he attacked Eridan while he was using his magic, he wound up blind, so he's not sure he's actually going to attack.]

What the fuck do you think you're doing?

[allthefeelings]

[Oh. Sollux. Way to make him feel shitty about what he's doing. He stops abruptly, the power all retreating into his skin. He was just enjoying it for the sake of what it was, of COURSE the pissblood would have to come along and make him remember what he'd done with it, once. He glared at Sollux.]

Wwhat does it fuckin' look like?

[thekidsare0kay]

[Eridan isn't the only one who forcibly remembered what he'd used it for, and it's definitely put Sollux on edge. He glares right back]

It looks like you've made yourthelf another of those shitty wandth, Printhe. And you're having way too much fun with it. What are you planning to do with that thing?

[allthefeelings]

[Eridan rolls his eyes.]

I havven't made another wwand, this is just one a' my shitty fake wwands.

[He concentrates, and raises himself up in a shroud of white power, enough to come closer to Sollux and sort of toss the wand at him on a tendril of power.]

[thekidsare0kay]

[Sollux catches the wand, but on automatic. He's too busy staring in horror at the way Eridan is casting magic without a wand, and basically looks like Sollux does when he's using his psionics, only white.

And a lot more powerful. After all, Sollux is still only at 2/3 power, and he couldn't beat Eridan at full power.]

What the everloving shit did you do?

[allthefeelings]

I didn't do anythin', it just occurred to me yesterday wwhen the sun stopped that I could bring back the light. I could bring back a million shootin' tendrils a' holy angelic powwer I had wwithin my grasp if I just reached out and took it.

[He looks almost blissful.]

I'vve been practisin'.

[He looks at Sollux and flings out an arm again. White streams out along it and travels toward Sollux.]

[thekidsare0kay]

[Shit, shit, shit! Sollux throws up his hands and blasts outwards as hard as he can to block the blast. Eridan fixed his powers before. Is he really going to try to blind him again?]

Thtop it!

[allthefeelings]

[Oh, ffffff, okay, shit, oddly he wasn't expecting Sollux to fight back against this, mainly because he wasn't intending it as an offensive blast. Now he has to keep it like it is one because he doesn't want Sollux's blast to reach him.]

Wwhat are you fuckin' thinkin', YOU stop!

[thekidsare0kay]

[To Sollux' surprise, his own blast seems too strong against Eridan's own blast. He lets up on the power before it can reach Eridan, backing away nervously, so they're in a kind of stalemate.]

You attacked me!

[allthefeelings]

I wwasn't attackin' you you fuckin' idiot.

[He feels itchy under his skin. He feels headachey. He feels hot. He's left it too long. He lets himself drop down to the roof again and reabsorbs all of the power.]

Go awway.

[thekidsare0kay]

How wath I thuppothed to know that wathn't an attack?

[He's not sure if he was in the wrong or not, but he's taken aback by the sudden dismissal]

Why?

[allthefeelings]

[He can't hold this, something bad will happen. He shoves the meaty base of his left thumb into his mouth and bites down to the bone, blood trickling down his wrist into the sleeve of his shirt. It holds him a while but it won't equalise, won't pay for all of the power he's been using. Taking away his mouth, he licks his teeth before talking.]

Just fuckin' GO, Sol.

[thekidsare0kay]

[Sollux' eyes widens as he sees the blood and he takes a couple of steps closer]

What the fuck are you doing, ed?

should probably write TRIGGER WARNING VIS. SELF HARM here

[allthefeelings]

Wwhat are you still doin' here? [Gosh, he's cross. Or somewhat irritated at least.]

It's barely anythin', it's just somethin' I havve to do so I don't explode or somethin'. There's a curse today, obvviously. I'm not gonna keep holdin' off if you're gonna stay here stupidly evven after I told you to go.

[He walks away to sit down, facing away from Sollux, leaning against a pipe. Pulling up his left sleeve, he puts his hand up to his face to lick away some of the blood before he digs his right claws into his arm and starts methodically reopening wounds, almost heavy-lidded. It's kind of weird doing this when he isn't feeling particularly self-loathing or emotional.]

[thekidsare0kay]

[Sollux frowns and slowly approaches, craning his neck to see what Eridan is doing, and his jaw drops as he sees him reopening those scars.]

Hey!

[He's confused, and bothered by what Eridan's doing, and he darts forward, grabbing his wrist. It's not very kismesisy, but he can't help himself]

[allthefeelings]

[Eridan glares at him.]

Wwere you evven listenin'? Let go.

[He asks, but he pries at Sollux's fingers with his other hand as well.]