Hv!Ev

[Quinn peeks out at Mal from under a pile of blankets]

Hi there, star

[Xe scrambles out of the nest, stumbling but staying on his feet, running to Malitae and hugging her]

[He makes a noise of surprise, hugging back]

[He doesnt say a word, shaking slightly]

[Mal brings him to the couch, sitting down and holding xem in their lap]

[Quinn looks up at Malitae’s face before digging his head into her chest, curling up on top of her like a cat]

I got you, it's okay..

[He opens his mouth to reply but closes before he can get a word out]

Words are hard, it's okay-

[Quinn sniffles a bit. Mal can see makeshift gloves on his hands]

Did you make these yourself, kiddo?

[Xe’s eyes widen a bit, tensing as he nodded. If mal looks closer, it looks like theyre made out of parts of a blanket]

[He glances up, looking confused]

It's hard to make clothes, 'm proud that you did it!

[Xe looks to the remnants of the blanket he’d used, trying to gauge why she wasnt upset]

[Mal waves her hand and the blanket looks like it was never used]

[His eyes widened, looking up to Malitae again]

Anything can be fixed, star

y-you… have powers..

I do, yes

..why-why am i here..? Y-you dont need me here-

What do you mean..?

y-you.. have powers- s-so you dont need me-

How do those things corelate?

Well good thing I'm not her, and I don't need you to protect me. I'm strong, and I know strong people. You've already been through enough and I'm not forcing you to do anything for me. You deserve to be protected, too

but.. i-i dont understand-

You deserve to be a kid for once, star

[Tears welled in xeir eyes and he hugged them again]

[He cries against her, putting his face in her shoulder, trying to keep his fingertips from glowing]

[Mal hums to him softly]

thank you..

Of course.. hey, you said you have powers, kiddo. Are they just the ones I saw when we met or is there more? If you want, I could help you figure out more

M-more.. i-i made a shield- i can do more-

Maybe later you wanna try some stuff? I wanna know if there's anything I can do to help with it

Everyone's unique, star. My power fits my title, Expression. I can create things and use art to my advantage. I don't have powers like other people do. You're allowed to be different

[Xe sniffled, bringing his hands to his chest and taking a deep breath before taking off his right glove. On the pad of each finger except his index, a small tattoo marks the skin- each one different. Theres a heart with a line through it on his thumb, a spiral on his middle, jagged lines on his ring and a round one on his pinkie]

[Mal looks at the tattoos, tracing some of them]

pick one..i-i’ll show you..

Let's just go in order- start with thumb?

…i.. i need something sharp.. to show you properly

[Mal winces, but chooses to trust xem]

[Xe puts it down and his thumb began to glow blue. As he drew it across the cut, the skin started to knit itself back together]

[Their eyes widen as they watch]

[He finishes the healing and wipes the blood away. The skin is only slightly red]

Good job, star-

[He nods, wiping the blade of the dagger and passing it to Mal]

[Mal pockes it]

What next?

Middle finger?

That.. i-i need a target.. something you dont mind getting broken..?

[Mal flinches but smiles]

The shield will be very helpful if someone tries to hurt you

Only if you're up for it

[Quinn closes his eyes, ring finger glowing. Xe whipped his hand out and a stream of the blue energy snatched up the tv remote and it snapped into his hand as the energy beam quickly retracted]

Wow- that's cool-

[He puts it down and sits back down, looking tired]

Want some water?

Don't be sorry. You need some rest

That.. y-yeah-

You probably need water, as well-

..whatever you think i need

I'll be right back, okay?

[Quinn nods, rubbing his eyes]

[Mal goes away to the kitchen for a few minutes]

[Xe grabbed the blanket Malitae fixed earlier, pulling it around himself and pulling xeir glove back on]

[She comes back quickly with his water]

[He takes it and nods in thanks before drinking it in small mouthfuls]

[Mal got themself a can of Dr. Pepper, drinking it]

Can.. can you.. s-stay..?- Here?- with me..?

Of course I will, kiddo

I have a pretty good track record of not leaving my children I think-

Only if you want to be, it's your choice

[Tears welled and Quinn leapt up, hugging Malitae and breaking down, crying against her]

It's okay, star- it's okay

Y-you-you actually.. you-you care-

[Quinn peeks out at Mal from under a pile of blankets]

Hi there, star

[Xe scrambles out of the nest, stumbling but staying on his feet, running to Malitae and hugging her]

[He makes a noise of surprise, hugging back]

[He doesnt say a word, shaking slightly]

[Mal brings him to the couch, sitting down and holding xem in their lap]

[Quinn looks up at Malitae’s face before digging his head into her chest, curling up on top of her like a cat]

I got you, it's okay..

[He opens his mouth to reply but closes before he can get a word out]

Words are hard, it's okay-

[Quinn sniffles a bit. Mal can see makeshift gloves on his hands]

Did you make these yourself, kiddo?

[Xe’s eyes widen a bit, tensing as he nodded. If mal looks closer, it looks like theyre made out of parts of a blanket]

[He glances up, looking confused]

It's hard to make clothes, 'm proud that you did it!

[Xe looks to the remnants of the blanket he’d used, trying to gauge why she wasnt upset]

[Mal waves her hand and the blanket looks like it was never used]

[His eyes widened, looking up to Malitae again]

Anything can be fixed, star

y-you… have powers..

I do, yes

..why-why am i here..? Y-you dont need me here-

What do you mean..?

y-you.. have powers- s-so you dont need me-

How do those things corelate?

Well good thing I'm not her, and I don't need you to protect me. I'm strong, and I know strong people. You've already been through enough and I'm not forcing you to do anything for me. You deserve to be protected, too

but.. i-i dont understand-

You deserve to be a kid for once, star

[Tears welled in xeir eyes and he hugged them again]

[He cries against her, putting his face in her shoulder, trying to keep his fingertips from glowing]

[Mal hums to him softly]

thank you..

Of course.. hey, you said you have powers, kiddo. Are they just the ones I saw when we met or is there more? If you want, I could help you figure out more

M-more.. i-i made a shield- i can do more-

Maybe later you wanna try some stuff? I wanna know if there's anything I can do to help with it

Everyone's unique, star. My power fits my title, Expression. I can create things and use art to my advantage. I don't have powers like other people do. You're allowed to be different

[Xe sniffled, bringing his hands to his chest and taking a deep breath before taking off his right glove. On the pad of each finger except his index, a small tattoo marks the skin- each one different. Theres a heart with a line through it on his thumb, a spiral on his middle, jagged lines on his ring and a round one on his pinkie]

[Mal looks at the tattoos, tracing some of them]

pick one..i-i’ll show you..

Let's just go in order- start with thumb?

…i.. i need something sharp.. to show you properly

[Mal winces, but chooses to trust xem]

[Xe puts it down and his thumb began to glow blue. As he drew it across the cut, the skin started to knit itself back together]

[Their eyes widen as they watch]

[He finishes the healing and wipes the blood away. The skin is only slightly red]

Good job, star-

[He nods, wiping the blade of the dagger and passing it to Mal]

[Mal pockes it]

What next?

Middle finger?

That.. i-i need a target.. something you dont mind getting broken..?

[Mal flinches but smiles]

The shield will be very helpful if someone tries to hurt you

Only if you're up for it

[Quinn closes his eyes, ring finger glowing. Xe whipped his hand out and a stream of the blue energy snatched up the tv remote and it snapped into his hand as the energy beam quickly retracted]

Wow- that's cool-

[He puts it down and sits back down, looking tired]

Want some water?

Don't be sorry. You need some rest

That.. y-yeah-

You probably need water, as well-

..whatever you think i need

I'll be right back, okay?

[Quinn nods, rubbing his eyes]

[Mal goes away to the kitchen for a few minutes]

[Xe grabbed the blanket Malitae fixed earlier, pulling it around himself and pulling xeir glove back on]

[She comes back quickly with his water]

[He takes it and nods in thanks before drinking it in small mouthfuls]

[Mal got themself a can of Dr. Pepper, drinking it]

Can.. can you.. s-stay..?- Here?- with me..?

Of course I will, kiddo

I have a pretty good track record of not leaving my children I think-

Only if you want to be, it's your choice

[Tears welled and Quinn leapt up, hugging Malitae and breaking down, crying against her]

[Quinn peeks out at Mal from under a pile of blankets]

Hi there, star

[Xe scrambles out of the nest, stumbling but staying on his feet, running to Malitae and hugging her]

[He makes a noise of surprise, hugging back]

[He doesnt say a word, shaking slightly]

[Mal brings him to the couch, sitting down and holding xem in their lap]

[Quinn looks up at Malitae’s face before digging his head into her chest, curling up on top of her like a cat]

I got you, it's okay..

[He opens his mouth to reply but closes before he can get a word out]

Words are hard, it's okay-

[Quinn sniffles a bit. Mal can see makeshift gloves on his hands]

Did you make these yourself, kiddo?

[Xe’s eyes widen a bit, tensing as he nodded. If mal looks closer, it looks like theyre made out of parts of a blanket]

[He glances up, looking confused]

It's hard to make clothes, 'm proud that you did it!

[Xe looks to the remnants of the blanket he’d used, trying to gauge why she wasnt upset]

[Mal waves her hand and the blanket looks like it was never used]

[His eyes widened, looking up to Malitae again]

Anything can be fixed, star

y-you… have powers..

I do, yes

..why-why am i here..? Y-you dont need me here-

What do you mean..?

y-you.. have powers- s-so you dont need me-

How do those things corelate?

Well good thing I'm not her, and I don't need you to protect me. I'm strong, and I know strong people. You've already been through enough and I'm not forcing you to do anything for me. You deserve to be protected, too

but.. i-i dont understand-

You deserve to be a kid for once, star

[Tears welled in xeir eyes and he hugged them again]

[He cries against her, putting his face in her shoulder, trying to keep his fingertips from glowing]

[Mal hums to him softly]

thank you..

Of course.. hey, you said you have powers, kiddo. Are they just the ones I saw when we met or is there more? If you want, I could help you figure out more

M-more.. i-i made a shield- i can do more-

Maybe later you wanna try some stuff? I wanna know if there's anything I can do to help with it

Everyone's unique, star. My power fits my title, Expression. I can create things and use art to my advantage. I don't have powers like other people do. You're allowed to be different

[Xe sniffled, bringing his hands to his chest and taking a deep breath before taking off his right glove. On the pad of each finger except his index, a small tattoo marks the skin- each one different. Theres a heart with a line through it on his thumb, a spiral on his middle, jagged lines on his ring and a round one on his pinkie]

[Mal looks at the tattoos, tracing some of them]

pick one..i-i’ll show you..

Let's just go in order- start with thumb?

…i.. i need something sharp.. to show you properly

[Mal winces, but chooses to trust xem]

[Xe puts it down and his thumb began to glow blue. As he drew it across the cut, the skin started to knit itself back together]

[Their eyes widen as they watch]

[He finishes the healing and wipes the blood away. The skin is only slightly red]

Good job, star-

[He nods, wiping the blade of the dagger and passing it to Mal]

[Mal pockes it]

What next?

Middle finger?

That.. i-i need a target.. something you dont mind getting broken..?

[Mal flinches but smiles]

The shield will be very helpful if someone tries to hurt you

Only if you're up for it

[Quinn closes his eyes, ring finger glowing. Xe whipped his hand out and a stream of the blue energy snatched up the tv remote and it snapped into his hand as the energy beam quickly retracted]

Wow- that's cool-

[He puts it down and sits back down, looking tired]

Want some water?

Don't be sorry. You need some rest

That.. y-yeah-

You probably need water, as well-

..whatever you think i need

I'll be right back, okay?

[Quinn nods, rubbing his eyes]

[Mal goes away to the kitchen for a few minutes]

[Xe grabbed the blanket Malitae fixed earlier, pulling it around himself and pulling xeir glove back on]

[She comes back quickly with his water]

[He takes it and nods in thanks before drinking it in small mouthfuls]

[Mal got themself a can of Dr. Pepper, drinking it]

Can.. can you.. s-stay..?- Here?- with me..?

Of course I will, kiddo

I have a pretty good track record of not leaving my children I think-

[Quinn peeks out at Mal from under a pile of blankets]

Hi there, star

[Xe scrambles out of the nest, stumbling but staying on his feet, running to Malitae and hugging her]

[He makes a noise of surprise, hugging back]

[He doesnt say a word, shaking slightly]

[Mal brings him to the couch, sitting down and holding xem in their lap]

[Quinn looks up at Malitae’s face before digging his head into her chest, curling up on top of her like a cat]

I got you, it's okay..

[He opens his mouth to reply but closes before he can get a word out]

Words are hard, it's okay-

[Quinn sniffles a bit. Mal can see makeshift gloves on his hands]

Did you make these yourself, kiddo?

[Xe’s eyes widen a bit, tensing as he nodded. If mal looks closer, it looks like theyre made out of parts of a blanket]

[He glances up, looking confused]

It's hard to make clothes, 'm proud that you did it!

[Xe looks to the remnants of the blanket he’d used, trying to gauge why she wasnt upset]

[Mal waves her hand and the blanket looks like it was never used]

[His eyes widened, looking up to Malitae again]

Anything can be fixed, star

y-you… have powers..

I do, yes

..why-why am i here..? Y-you dont need me here-

What do you mean..?

y-you.. have powers- s-so you dont need me-

How do those things corelate?

Well good thing I'm not her, and I don't need you to protect me. I'm strong, and I know strong people. You've already been through enough and I'm not forcing you to do anything for me. You deserve to be protected, too

but.. i-i dont understand-

You deserve to be a kid for once, star

[Tears welled in xeir eyes and he hugged them again]

[He cries against her, putting his face in her shoulder, trying to keep his fingertips from glowing]

[Mal hums to him softly]

thank you..

Of course.. hey, you said you have powers, kiddo. Are they just the ones I saw when we met or is there more? If you want, I could help you figure out more

M-more.. i-i made a shield- i can do more-

Maybe later you wanna try some stuff? I wanna know if there's anything I can do to help with it

Everyone's unique, star. My power fits my title, Expression. I can create things and use art to my advantage. I don't have powers like other people do. You're allowed to be different

[Xe sniffled, bringing his hands to his chest and taking a deep breath before taking off his right glove. On the pad of each finger except his index, a small tattoo marks the skin- each one different. Theres a heart with a line through it on his thumb, a spiral on his middle, jagged lines on his ring and a round one on his pinkie]

[Mal looks at the tattoos, tracing some of them]

pick one..i-i’ll show you..

Let's just go in order- start with thumb?

…i.. i need something sharp.. to show you properly

[Mal winces, but chooses to trust xem]

[Xe puts it down and his thumb began to glow blue. As he drew it across the cut, the skin started to knit itself back together]

[Their eyes widen as they watch]

[He finishes the healing and wipes the blood away. The skin is only slightly red]

Good job, star-

[He nods, wiping the blade of the dagger and passing it to Mal]

[Mal pockes it]

What next?

Middle finger?

That.. i-i need a target.. something you dont mind getting broken..?

[Mal flinches but smiles]

The shield will be very helpful if someone tries to hurt you

Only if you're up for it

[Quinn closes his eyes, ring finger glowing. Xe whipped his hand out and a stream of the blue energy snatched up the tv remote and it snapped into his hand as the energy beam quickly retracted]

Wow- that's cool-

[He puts it down and sits back down, looking tired]

Want some water?

Don't be sorry. You need some rest

That.. y-yeah-

You probably need water, as well-

..whatever you think i need

I'll be right back, okay?

[Quinn nods, rubbing his eyes]

[Mal goes away to the kitchen for a few minutes]

[Xe grabbed the blanket Malitae fixed earlier, pulling it around himself and pulling xeir glove back on]

[She comes back quickly with his water]

[He takes it and nods in thanks before drinking it in small mouthfuls]

[Mal got themself a can of Dr. Pepper, drinking it]

Can.. can you.. s-stay..?- Here?- with me..?

Of course I will, kiddo

[Quinn peeks out at Mal from under a pile of blankets]

Hi there, star

[Xe scrambles out of the nest, stumbling but staying on his feet, running to Malitae and hugging her]

[He makes a noise of surprise, hugging back]

[He doesnt say a word, shaking slightly]

[Mal brings him to the couch, sitting down and holding xem in their lap]

[Quinn looks up at Malitae’s face before digging his head into her chest, curling up on top of her like a cat]

I got you, it's okay..

[He opens his mouth to reply but closes before he can get a word out]

Words are hard, it's okay-

[Quinn sniffles a bit. Mal can see makeshift gloves on his hands]

Did you make these yourself, kiddo?

[Xe’s eyes widen a bit, tensing as he nodded. If mal looks closer, it looks like theyre made out of parts of a blanket]

[He glances up, looking confused]

It's hard to make clothes, 'm proud that you did it!

[Xe looks to the remnants of the blanket he’d used, trying to gauge why she wasnt upset]

[Mal waves her hand and the blanket looks like it was never used]

[His eyes widened, looking up to Malitae again]

Anything can be fixed, star

y-you… have powers..

I do, yes

..why-why am i here..? Y-you dont need me here-

What do you mean..?

y-you.. have powers- s-so you dont need me-

How do those things corelate?

Well good thing I'm not her, and I don't need you to protect me. I'm strong, and I know strong people. You've already been through enough and I'm not forcing you to do anything for me. You deserve to be protected, too

but.. i-i dont understand-

You deserve to be a kid for once, star

[Tears welled in xeir eyes and he hugged them again]

[He cries against her, putting his face in her shoulder, trying to keep his fingertips from glowing]

[Mal hums to him softly]

thank you..

Of course.. hey, you said you have powers, kiddo. Are they just the ones I saw when we met or is there more? If you want, I could help you figure out more

M-more.. i-i made a shield- i can do more-

Maybe later you wanna try some stuff? I wanna know if there's anything I can do to help with it

Everyone's unique, star. My power fits my title, Expression. I can create things and use art to my advantage. I don't have powers like other people do. You're allowed to be different

[Xe sniffled, bringing his hands to his chest and taking a deep breath before taking off his right glove. On the pad of each finger except his index, a small tattoo marks the skin- each one different. Theres a heart with a line through it on his thumb, a spiral on his middle, jagged lines on his ring and a round one on his pinkie]

[Mal looks at the tattoos, tracing some of them]

pick one..i-i’ll show you..

Let's just go in order- start with thumb?

…i.. i need something sharp.. to show you properly

[Mal winces, but chooses to trust xem]

[Xe puts it down and his thumb began to glow blue. As he drew it across the cut, the skin started to knit itself back together]

[Their eyes widen as they watch]

[He finishes the healing and wipes the blood away. The skin is only slightly red]

Good job, star-

[He nods, wiping the blade of the dagger and passing it to Mal]

[Mal pockes it]

What next?

Middle finger?

That.. i-i need a target.. something you dont mind getting broken..?

[Mal flinches but smiles]

The shield will be very helpful if someone tries to hurt you

Only if you're up for it

[Quinn closes his eyes, ring finger glowing. Xe whipped his hand out and a stream of the blue energy snatched up the tv remote and it snapped into his hand as the energy beam quickly retracted]

Wow- that's cool-

[He puts it down and sits back down, looking tired]

Want some water?

Don't be sorry. You need some rest

That.. y-yeah-

You probably need water, as well-

..whatever you think i need

I'll be right back, okay?

[Quinn nods, rubbing his eyes]

[Mal goes away to the kitchen for a few minutes]

[Xe grabbed the blanket Malitae fixed earlier, pulling it around himself and pulling xeir glove back on]

[She comes back quickly with his water]

[He takes it and nods in thanks before drinking it in small mouthfuls]

[Mal got themself a can of Dr. Pepper, drinking it]

Can.. can you.. s-stay..?- Here?- with me..?

Of course I will, kiddo

[Quinn peeks out at Mal from under a pile of blankets]

Hi there, star

[Xe scrambles out of the nest, stumbling but staying on his feet, running to Malitae and hugging her]

[He makes a noise of surprise, hugging back]

[He doesnt say a word, shaking slightly]

[Mal brings him to the couch, sitting down and holding xem in their lap]

[Quinn looks up at Malitae’s face before digging his head into her chest, curling up on top of her like a cat]

I got you, it's okay..

[He opens his mouth to reply but closes before he can get a word out]

Words are hard, it's okay-

[Quinn sniffles a bit. Mal can see makeshift gloves on his hands]

Did you make these yourself, kiddo?

[Xe’s eyes widen a bit, tensing as he nodded. If mal looks closer, it looks like theyre made out of parts of a blanket]

[He glances up, looking confused]

It's hard to make clothes, 'm proud that you did it!

[Xe looks to the remnants of the blanket he’d used, trying to gauge why she wasnt upset]

[Mal waves her hand and the blanket looks like it was never used]

[His eyes widened, looking up to Malitae again]

Anything can be fixed, star

y-you… have powers..

I do, yes

..why-why am i here..? Y-you dont need me here-

What do you mean..?

y-you.. have powers- s-so you dont need me-

How do those things corelate?