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[ a mutant and a dreamer aren't the strangest pairing in the universe. an ex-assassin and a goth farmer barely scratch the surface of strange. when josh had breezed into town, it had been with the intention of staying only a night. long enough to get his bearings on his never-ending quest to outrun his past. he hadn't expected to find anything - or anyone worth staying for.
what's strange is how peaceful life is.
how quiet things are on this little patch of heaven nestled in the virginia countryside.
it probably won't last forever. but he's been around long enough to know nothing really does. while he's here they're focused, on a mission, trying to undo the connection between dreamer and dreamed.
ronan's dream things don't scare him. the - concept of the dreaming, of the reality warping, unsettles him for obvious reasons - but ronan isn't wanda. and if they can solve this mystery, if they can figure out how to infuse magic and life into one, then maybe it can be used to undo what she'd done. nothing about ronan scares him... even when it should. he'd shrugged off any warnings of the threat that lurked in his mind (dude, no offense but you couldn't kill me in a million years) and slept plastered to his side, practically daring the worst of ronan to come out and fight him.
because its not josh that ronan's dream things like to hurt. ]
what's strange is how peaceful life is.
how quiet things are on this little patch of heaven nestled in the virginia countryside.
it probably won't last forever. but he's been around long enough to know nothing really does. while he's here they're focused, on a mission, trying to undo the connection between dreamer and dreamed.
ronan's dream things don't scare him. the - concept of the dreaming, of the reality warping, unsettles him for obvious reasons - but ronan isn't wanda. and if they can solve this mystery, if they can figure out how to infuse magic and life into one, then maybe it can be used to undo what she'd done. nothing about ronan scares him... even when it should. he'd shrugged off any warnings of the threat that lurked in his mind (dude, no offense but you couldn't kill me in a million years) and slept plastered to his side, practically daring the worst of ronan to come out and fight him.
because its not josh that ronan's dream things like to hurt. ]
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Date: 2020-12-13 08:49 am (UTC)he shouldn't have to. ronan should be beyond bringing back monsters like this. he should have better control by now.
he shudders, hand closing in josh's pantsleg, leg pushing weakly at the monster they'd killed. ] Fuck, [ he mumbles, feeling his skin knit together and the warmth of josh's powers wash through him. ] 'M sorry.
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Date: 2020-12-13 08:57 am (UTC)[ if this were a fair world, ronan would have been able to study under someone. to learn how to control his abilities in a safe environment, not forced to learn on the fly without any safety net. where one mistake like this would usually mean death.
the wounds close, the new skin and freshly healed muscle doomed to be sore for the next little while. josh threads his fingers through his boyfriend's and brings his knuckles to his lips. pressing a kiss to them. ]
For the monster, I mean. Trying to play tank like that was pretty dumb.
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Date: 2020-12-13 09:09 am (UTC)his fingers twitch in josh's hold, and a part of him wants to protest, because they're bloody like the rest of him, but mostly he's comforted by the gesture, grateful for the warmth. ]
I'm used to.. taking care of them on my own. [ he'd just reacted, his body moving without his brain's consent. but even if he'd had time to think, he's not sure he would have done anything different. it's a night horror, something he created. it's his duty to deal with them.
he turns his head to push his face in against josh's body, eyes squeezing shut. ] .. I wanna' get cleaned up. We can bury this thing later.
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Date: 2020-12-13 09:32 am (UTC)[ He gives it a second to settle his own nerves, then bends down to gather Ronan up in his arms. Careful, careful, exceedingly careful as he steps over and away from the monster's corpse and heads towards the bathroom.
No matter how much progress you make, all it takes is one terrible mistake for you to feel like you never learned anything at all. ]
Superpowers don't come with an easy mode.
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Date: 2020-12-13 09:52 am (UTC)so instead of protesting, he curls his arms around josh's neck and shudders, throat feeling tight and painful. ]
No, [ he agrees, mumbling into josh's shoulder, waiting until they're in the bathroom to uncurl his long legs to put his feet on the floor. he sways for a moment, still clutching his boyfriend, reluctant to let go of him. but finally, he uncurls his arms from around him, pushing his boxer-briefs down his hips and kicking them off, vaguely dismayed when he realizes he's leaving blood smears over the tile. ]
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Date: 2020-12-13 10:39 am (UTC)but ronan doesn't need that. ronan's got an empty house, nightmares, and the weight of the world crushing him. josh turns to get the shower going, kicking off his ruined pajama pants and considering them for a moment before carelessly tossing them towards the far corner of the bathroom. no saving those.
clothes don't matter. instead he turns to ronan, resting a hand on his hip. stroking soothing circles into his skin, letting his powers wash over him to soothe away the aches and steady him. ]
Sooo I'm thinking... Shower, then bubble bath?
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Date: 2020-12-13 07:49 pm (UTC)Yeah, that-- Yeah. [ ronan rarely takes baths over showers, even more rarely bubble baths, but at this point, josh could suggest going outside to clean off in the pond and he'd agree because josh is the one that said it. besides, curling up with his boyfriend in the tub doesn't sound awful right now.
he leans in briefly to push their brows together, then eases away from josh to step into the shower and directly under the spray, watching the water swirling under his feet as it goes red and black. ] It's-- I-- [ he braces a hand against the wall, fingers curling into a fist. ] It's been months. [ since he brought something bad back. ]
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Date: 2020-12-13 11:21 pm (UTC)[ he watches the water clear away the pale skin, eyes sharp for any marks he missed of magical maladies that might have been lingering on those claws.
ronan's sense of right and wrong is unyielding, an uncompromising moral code, even when it doesn't necessarily make the most logical sense. it's one of the things josh loves most about him, what drew him to him.
and it's also an incredible point of frustration - he heals, ronan doesn't.
he can't die, ronan can. ]
Now we beat the record.
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Date: 2020-12-14 02:25 am (UTC)instead, he uncurls his hand against the wall and steps in close against josh again, both hands coming up to cup the sides of his neck, fingers curling loosely in the hair behind his ears. he leans in to kiss him, coaxing, almost pleading. ]
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Date: 2020-12-15 01:58 pm (UTC)its hard to be kind to yourself when you feel like every breath you take could be one stolen from a loved one.
he tilts his head to catch ronan's lips, giving him everything he asks for and more. i'm okay the returning kiss says, you can't hurt me, and i love all parts of you, even the parts you don't. he backs them up a step until he's under the spray too, washing off any trace of the mess. ]
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Date: 2020-12-21 06:08 am (UTC)this-- this he can focus on right now, the pure physicality of josh in his arms, his mouth against his, his warmth and his hands. if he thinks about the dead night horror in their bedroom, how easily he could have died, how easily it might have killed opal or someone else if they'd been staying the night, he knows himself well enough to know how he'll react.
when the kiss finally ends, he's flushed and a little breathless, but he just moves his lips to the corner of josh's mouth, then his jaw, shifting to roll his hips against his boyfriend's. he's not hard, not yet, but he doesn't really care right now, either. ]
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Date: 2020-12-21 08:38 am (UTC)[ he's not a psychic. he can't gently excise the memory, cut away the feelings and leave a healed scar in its place, but he can distract. his fingers dance along ronan's sides before sliding back, palming his ass. ]
Let me take care of you.