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[blindfall]

[ what a day, huh? or rather, what a good few days. waking up to find out you died, then were revived, then being lost in the woods until you come across your hometown covered in.... pink.... beans.....

he picks one up, examining it closely. it smells-- really good. in fact, maybe one bite wouldn't hurt.........
--YEAH. LIKE THAT'LL EVER HAPPEN

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1/idk PLACEHOLDER BECAUSE I MUST BE FIRST

[codicis]

[blindfall]

. . .

So-- are you staying with him?

[ that's kind of awkward and random. ]

[codicis]

Of course not. [ now that's just ridiculous. ] Let's go home, Elliot.

[blindfall]

. . . yeah.

[ he'll ask about the vincent thing later, then :T ]

[codicis]

[ and on the way home, he still holds tight on elliot's hand and doesn't let go until they're right at the front door and he has to open it.

and, well... the house is a bit. messy. unkempt. because he didn't care to clean it. ]

[blindfall]

. . .

[ his eye twitches at the view, but.... he doesn't care. all he wants is to fall on the couch and sleep. ]

Thanks.

[codicis]

[ he'll clean it later, promise. right now... right now he'll just grab a blanket for elliot and seats himself on the couch next to him. ]

[blindfall]

[ ....... well. ]

--I mean it, you know. My thanks.

[codicis]

Mm.

[ but he doesn't deserve it. he doesn't deserve anything. he doesn't deserve elliot at all. ]

It's nothing.

Rest.

[blindfall]

....yeah.

Wake me up whenever you want. I don't want to go back to sleeping indefinitely.

[codicis]

Don't joke about that.

[ that comes out as a snap and he doesn't even mean for it to. he's just.

he's just... scared, okay. ]

[blindfall]

[ . . . . . . whoops.

should have been more careful with that. and leo snapping usually triggers him, but, this once.... ]

Sorry.

[codicis]

[ in truth, he doesn't really want elliot to go back to sleep either. it's irrational and stupid but the fact that elliot is alive is irrational and-- and...

if it is, leo doesn't want to be rational.

depositing himself on the floor next to the couch, he leans against the cushion and simply grasps elliot's hand in his, still not letting go. ]

[blindfall]

[ he stays silent; everything that just happened suddenly sinking in. ]

. . .

[ after a few seconds, he breaks lose from his hold and lets himself slide right off the couch and next to him; wrapping an arm around his shoulder and pulling him close abruptly. ]

It's fine. Sleep.

[ you clearly need it the most. ]

[codicis]

[ he doesn't react until a few seconds later, surprised at elliot's sudden movement and why he's suddenly on the floor, next to him--

then, he just sags against elliot's shoulder, feeling himself starting to tear up again at the tenderness. it really is elliot. only elliot would be so gentle, only elliot would be so tolerant, would do this for him who doesn't deserve an ounce of this kindness. ]

[blindfall]

[ nah. he deserves it. this isn't one-sided, after all. ]

Goodnight, Leo.