𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓

"…Abbot's going to be pissed." The thought comes delayed, his attention turning to the direction Donomie had just escape to, eyes dark and searching and completely unbothered. "Going to be hard to explain this one away…" Wyatt rinses himself one final time with the cold water and turns off the shower. Grabs and dries himself off with a towel, mindless of the fresh blood that ends up on it, and then he just - stands there. Tall and naked and bruised in the white bathroom. White towel turning pink as he holds it to his still bleeding head wound, expression uncharacteristically open and truly calm.

⥂ ░░░       “    𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚  a perfectly good towel. maybe you should try getting some that aren't white.     ”    last part said with the smile of a man that only half means what he says; white and sterile is wyatt's brand, and if the rest of the new apartment is going to have donomie written all over it, well ... towels seem like a more than fair trade-off. even if between both him and wyatt, they're all stained with patches of pink, each like a different piece of heavily botched tie dye of their own personal design.

     still, he's at least taking one of the towels to dry his hands before using it to wrap and tuck his hair, keeping it out of his eyes, the rest of him going completely ignored for now, to be dealt with later, after he takes an actual shower.      “    first off, come here and sit so i can actually see. second … well, what excuses do you usually give him for why you come in looking like shit some days ? you can blame it on me, if you want. maybe he'd believe it.    ”  

Fangs out for another ride around the sun

[ tug ] sender tugs receiver behind them during a tense moment

[ pull ] sender pulls receiver out of harm's way at the last second

[ tuck ] sender stares at receiver and quietly reaches up, tucking a fallen strand of hair behind receiver's ear

[ yank ] sender yanks receiver closer to them, ending up in semi-suggestive close proximity

[ steady ] sender grabs receiver's arm to steady them before they fall over

[ walk ] sender moves around receiver and walks closest to the street as they travel down the sidewalk, keeping receiver away from any potential danger in the roadway

[ untied ] sender drops to their knee and starts tying receiver's shoe for them

[ spoon ] sender lifts a spoon towards receiver's mouth, encouraging them to eat

[ trace ] sender traces receiver's lips with their thumb

[ pin ] sender pins receiver to a tucked-away spot in the shadows to avoid being caught

[ neck ] without a word, sender dips down to receiver's throat and kisses them soundly

[ handheld ] sender slips a hand behind their back and grabs receiver's fingers as they stand behind them

[ carry ] without asking, sender takes receiver's heavy bags from them and carries them

[ lock ] sender and receiver lock eyes across the room

[ drink ] sender brings receiver a drink and holds it to their lips, insisting they take a drink

[ reload ] sender reloads receiver's gun for them in the middle of a fight

[ shelter ] sender uses their body to shelter receiver from an explosion or attack

[ carry ] sender picks up receiver and carries them off the battlefield and into a safe spot before running back to the fight

[ toss ] from a secret hiding spot only receiver and sender can see as they avoid an enemy, sender silently gestures to receiver to toss them (their gun, something valuable, etc.)

[ stairs ] sender offers out a hand to help receiver ascend or descend a staircase

[ cover ] sender covers receiver's eyes so they don't witness something gruesome

[ fix ] sender comes up to receiver and fixes their collar and/or tie

[ shake ] to convince receiver not to do something, sender hastily shakes their head from a distance

[ watch ] from a distance, sender taps on their watch to show receiver they're running out of time

[ i'll go ] sender gently pushes receiver back, taking charge and insisting they will handle the dangerous task

[ reach ] through a locked gate, sender reaches for receiver's hand

[ ship ] as receiver's ship takes off from the planet, sender waves to them from the ground and watches them leave

[ protect ] after someone threatens receiver, sender rushes over and gets right in their face to protect them

[ punch ] after someone attacks receiver, sender rushes over and punches them in retaliation

[ nip ] sender playfully nips at receiver's neck

[ knuckles ] sender kisses receiver's knuckles in a polite gesture

[ squeeze ] sender gives receiver's butt a playful squeeze from behind

[ danger ] as an all-powerful receiver is about to lose control of their powers and cause massive damage, sender finds their eyes and tries to talk them down

[ goodbye ] without saying a word, sender approaches receiver and kisses them goodbye

[ wipe ] sender wipes a tear from receiver's face

[ location ] without saying anything and giving away the surprise, sender takes receiver to a secret spot

[ hold back ] sender has to hold back receiver from attacking someone

[ game ] sender lets receiver win a game they're playing

DIALOGUE PROMPTS

go! i'll be fine! just go!

it's too late for me!

we'll find another way to do this!

you'd better get out of here!

i'll come back for you. i promise.

one of us has to survive this.

i'm not leaving you here!

no, no, no! not like this!

leave me here. it's all right.

go! live another day!

i'll carry you! get up!

there has to be another way!

i'm the only one that can do this.

do me a favor, will you? tell [name] i love them.

i'll only slow you down.

this isn't funny. wake up. please.

it's no use. i have to stay here.

listen to me! this is your last chance!

i always loved you.

get up! please get up!

i'll find another way!

i love you! please! don't go!

i can't lose you!

this is it, then.

i'll hold them off!

it was supposed to be me.

i'm going back for it!

keep running! i'll catch up!

if you stay, you'll die. do you understand?

no! i'm not leaving you here!

i'm not letting you die!

please wake up. please.

ACTION PROMPTS

[ shot ] sender takes a bullet meant for receiver

[ punch ] sender takes a punch meant for receiver

[ arrow ] sender takes an arrow meant for receiver

[ sword ] sender takes an attack with a sword meant for receiver

[ poison ] sender drinks a poisoned drink meant for receiver

[ magic ] sender takes a spell meant for receiver

[ push ] sender pushes receiver to safety, sacrificing themselves

[ stay ] sender stays behind to fight the enemy, allowing receiver to escape

[ injured ] sender is too hurt to flee, so receiver is forced to leave them and keep moving in order to survive

[ replacement ] sender offers to be killed in place of receiver

[ captured ] sender offers to be taken captive in place of receiver

[ realization ] the battle is over, and right as sender and receiver begin their celebration, they realize sender is mortally wounded

[ door ] a trap doors is about to close. sender shoves receiver to safety in the nick of time before the door shuts forever

The inhale he takes through his open and smug mouth does nothing to tame him. Aiden's little growl playing on repeat in his head with every breath he takes, and that with his tense posture, the clear way he's still fighting himself despite walking around like he's Jordi's… Jordi is going to say something stupid, he's going to do something stupid too, and somehow for the fucking life of him, he can't find it to be a bad thing for once - he just needs to get them both out of the car at at a destination first.

⥂ ░░░  𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗝𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜'𝗦 𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡 is a mistake aiden is wholly aware he's making, driven home by the even bigger mistake of making contact with those swollen pupils, fixed directly on him, touching the shameful flush of his skin, following every tense line of his posture ⸺ reading me like an open book. aiden sucks his teeth in annoyance and returns his eyes to the road, just in time to catch his turn ( though probably with less time than is completely comfortable for a passenger … or anyone else that happens to be at the intersection ).

     “    still bored ?    ”      is all he says, lips twitching into a smile.

     he does, however, decide that it's probably best to stay quiet for the rest of the drive, lest he slip up again and shove his foot in his mouth, along with the heady scent of them that gets thicker on the back of his tongue by the passing second. only when they're safely parked in the owl motel parking lot, engine cut and keys dropped into the cupholder, does he glance wordlessly in jordi's direction again, and then shove the car door open.      “    picked up before i left, so there shouldn't be much to complain about when we get inside. housekeeping might have turned off the heat, though.    ”      

     the fresh air outside the car is both a relief and loss, his rational brain that knows they should be putting a stop to … whatever the fuck this is that they're doing warring with his own traitorous instinct already mourning the security of their combined scents like the loss of a warm embrace. not that it'll be without it for long; there's enough of jordi's shit in the room to make up for it ten times over.