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Thirteen ★ Video

[He had heavily debated on if he wanted to turn on the video feed, all things considered. His head was still pretty foggy and he was struggling to grasp the fact that he had disappeared for ten full days.

No, correction. He'd blown himself up on camera and then disappeared for ten full days. Urgh. How embarrassing.

He first took the time to sift through the messages left on his bracelet, baffled by the sheer amount of information (and slightly amused/unsettled. Davesprite what is wrong with you.) Then he realized there were several responses to his original message before the disaster struck.

…he was fucked, wasn't he? Alas, he knew he couldn't keep hiding so the best method was to be as nonchalant as possible. That meant showing his face whether he wanted to or not.

When the feed flickers on anyone watching will see a boy who looks sort of like he was hit by the Knight Bus. His hair's messy, there are bags under his eyes and there's the slightest hint of a five o'clock shadow on his chin.]

…hey. [Yes, Draco. After all this time, the most you can do is say hey.] Three things.

First of all, how many of you from that large influx of people are still here?

Two, what's the state of my apothecary?

And three, I'm in desperate need of an aspirin.

…oh, and four. If the gods would just allow for a little more freedom in alchemy…[He'll just grumble to himself.] I'm not done tweaking that formula, so I don't want to hear it. We're pretending nothing happened, understand? Just so we're clear.

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I was sick and you weren't there to be sick with me. You're going to get all the details. [ She smiles when he whines, nipping his ear affectionately again, before she settles. ] .. has it really only been ten days? God, I'm pitiful.

What, did you think I'd pamper you if I was there? [He just settles against her, though his grip's a little more protective and tighter than usual.] ...felt like longer, but maybe that's because I wasn't me.

I don't have any illusions about the fact that I would have ended up pampering you, thanks.

[ Good. That had been exactly what she wanted, even if she hadn't been sure she was allowed to ask him for it right then. She needed to be taking care of him, not the other way around. ]

-- John and I both got really sick. I wasn't exaggerating, you know.

Someday I'll get better at taking care of you and you'll call me a fuckass and insist you don't need anyone taking care of you. Trust me.

[Said as he just settles for fiddling with her hair, brushing a bit of it aside to lightly kiss her neck once. Everything is very clearly calculated and precise, but enough to be sincere.]

I don't doubt. Davesprite updated me via messages left on my bracelet.

Think so? You know that means you'll need to be able to take care of yourself first, right?

[ She nudges him very, very softly. They should get out of the tree, go home, but right now the last thing in the world she wants to do is move. ]

I'm still here aren't I? That counts as taking care of myself. [He's thinking along the same lines, hence his lack of movement.]

I found your bracelet, you know. In the shop. When you didn't come home that night..

[ Jade trails off, moving to tuck her head beneath his chin. ]

Do you remember anything from being gray?

[Was the goal guilt? Because that happened.]

...I'm not sure if they're memories, dreams, or things I just made up. I thought I saw people I recognized but I knew I wasn't myself. I know I passed by my shop a few times while I was gray but I never went in or spoke to Euri. I also spent three hours sitting across from Highwind and staring at it.

[ Mostly a remark to say that she wasn't so sure that he could take care of himself. The mention of the Highwind makes her smile, though, and she's left absently reaching for his hand. ]

-- that's really sweet. My zombie boyfriend stalked me.

[She's smart; he's definitely not at that place yet, especially considering how he and Harry are still going at each other's throats and he's still walking away with bruised feelings and ruffled feathers.]

That sounds creepy. I'm not creepy. [But he's grabbing for her fingers anyway.]

Oh my god, you are so creepy. [ She laces her fingers between his, holding his hand maybe a little more tightly than she absolutely has to. ] 'I think I'll just sit outside Jade's work and stare for three hours. Staaare.' I bet you weren't even gray. You just needed to go lurk for a while, didn't you.

Jade. Darling. Are you trying to insinuate that I'm actually a stalker? I'm offended. [Never mind it's actually pretty true.]

[ She pulls back, just enough to lean up and shoot him an incredulous look. ]

'Darling?'

[He just shrugs.] If I ever seriously try to give you a pet name, please punch me in the face.

Can do.

[ She thumps her face against his shoulder. ]

And I'll pay you back for all the pizza.

...did you really think buying food with my money would lure me out or something?

What? No. I was just really, really, really pissed off and that was the meanest thing I could think to do.

You're really cute, you know that?

Oh, that didn't make you mad enough? Alright, then, I'm off to snog Harry Potter. Be back in a few hours.

[Yup. That grip around her suddenly tightens whether out of anger or fear, it's hard to say.] ...don't you dare.

[ And that catches her off guard. ]

You know that I was joking, right?

["...no."]

Obviously.

Harry's nice. He's just not.. blonde enough, though, I think.

Very funny. ["...do me a favor and don't leave me for him or something equally ridiculous, okay?"] Nice isn't exactly the word I'd use to describe Potter. ["Not that I'd use it to describe me either, but some people beg to differ. I don't get it."]

Nice isn't the word I'd really pick for you, you know.

[ She wouldn't. Ever. But she doesn't think that needs to be said -- she's so, so sure that he has to know that already. ]

I don't want to talk about him right now, anyway. I want to talk about you.

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