Past pain

After a long day of guarding the barrier, Asta finally came home. It was an unusually hot day, so she was sweating a bit. She closed the woden door behind her before starting to take off her armor. She started with her pauldrons and then her breastplate. Her forearm cuffs and her armor skirt attachment were also quick to come off. She put up her layered medium length hair in a small bun before going to the kitchen to make herself some food. She played some music in her wireless headset. They were black with some swirly red lines across the top. Her horns were a bit in the way, but she managed. After eating, the head guard went up to her room to check if her lover was there. The door opened as she walked inside the room. On their shared bed, there laid Ansoni, watching his favorite movie again. He was in his dragon form while Asta was in her hybrid form. She climbed in bed and hugged him. The scientist was curled in a loose ball with his wings closed up. As she rested her body on his, he pushed her away. She was confused because he usually loved hugs and cuddling. He often went out of his way to cuddle her. Today, he outright pushed her away. She noticed a slight grey tint in his horns, wings, tail, and skin but decided that it might just be the lighting. That evening was very lonely for the poor woman. On his side, Ansoni was feeling pretty overstimulated and anxious. They fell asleep without any snuggles that night.

During the night, Ansoni was crying and moving in his sleep. He quickly woke up in a cold sweat, still reliving his nightmare. He didn't want to disturb his partner, so he did like usually does. He wiped his tears and went back to sleep. This happened last night, too. This time, he wasn't able to fall asleep. His pelvis and scars were figuratively going to kill him. When Malvric raped him a few years ago, he left permanent damage to his bones, making random pain like that. He finally fell asleep around four a.m.

The next morning, Asta woke up at seven and got ready for work. She had an important mission that she still didn't have details yet. She put on her outfit and her armor and left. She flew to the information board and looked for her name on the paper. She was given a small group and instructions on the mission. She and a few other guards were assigned to go outside the barrier to look for a missing child. They were given camping and survival supplies and resources. The party started their search about ten minutes after regrouping.

About an hour later, Ansoni's alarm rang, waking him up. His pelvis was hurting so much that he could barely walk. His mobility aids were on the other side of the room. He sat up weakly and slowly walked over to grab them. He went to the kitchen and grabbed an ice pack. He sat on the couch and placed it on his lower stomach. The pain was so intense that he was about to cry. He sometimes had flare-ups, but it was never this bad. He couldn't explain it, but he felt like Malvric was going to strike again. He thought back to his nightmare last night. It was still replaying in his head. His abuser's face, the way he did it, the blood, the knife, everything. His nightmares were exactly what happened that day. He decided to stay home. He neglected his need for sun time and barely ate.

Three days later, Asta came home from her mission. They had finally found the child. She was absolutely exhausted, so she quickly took off her armor and went to bed. Ansoni was also sleeping. She laid next to him and hugged him really tightly. She quickly noticed how unresponsive and grey he was. His horns, wings, and tail, which are normally blue, were almost completely colorless. He was also pretty pale. She turned him around and took off his red bandana from over his eyes. His eyes, which are normally black, were completely drained of color. He barely reacted to her taking off his bandana. He's insecure about the x-shapped scar on his left eye.

- Babe, have you gotten out at all since I left?

- No. My body hurt too much to do so. I'm sorry.

- You need to go outside! You're going kill yourself if you don't!

- ... ok..

She helped him stand up, and they went to the patio. He laid on the ground to try to get as much sun as possible. There was barely any left, tho. Once the sun set completely, she helped him get back to bed. She then went to grab his pain medication. She came back with a glass of water and two purple pills. After hesitating for a few seconds, he finally swallowed them. He tried not to remember his trauma related to pills, but the memories flooded his head. He's learned to tune them out temporarily. He laid down on his stomach while Asta laid on her side to cuddle him. He felt so comfortable yet overstimulated at the moment. He hugged her back, showing that he still cares.

The next day, at the break of dawn, she woke him up. They got ready for the day in comfortable clothing. They then went to the beach for maximum sun time. There was also the group of sick dragonettes on the sand at that time. For them, pure vitamin D is the best medicine. The couple changed into their dragon form and laid down in the sun. He was especially bland in this form while her magenta scales were glowing happily. They fell asleep under the sun soon after. When the sun was at its highest point, the loud bell rang, waking them up. It was the alarm for sun time. Soon after, the beach filled with colorful dragons basking in the sunlight. More were asleep while some of the younger ones were playing in the sand. After 2 hours, the bell rang again, meaning sun time was over. Some stayed while most returned to their duties.