sticksandbones

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Who: Allen + You!
What: Holy clown boy coming to a Grove near you!
When: Beginning of March
Where: ??? Around
Warnings: None yet, will be in headers as the pop up.

I. I've tasted all your sin (Forest entrance)

[ There is, perhaps, not a single person who would say arriving in the Grove isn't jarring. Some woke up here from their own slumber back home, and that is perhaps the smoothest transition you can get, even even that has yet to be graceful. For Allen, one moment he's holding the hand of his friend, trying to wake him up from what he could only assume was a horrific coma, and then next he's... here. His hand clasps in on itself, and he's suddenly looking around in a panic. He knew that the place he'd ended up may very well kick him out of his consciousness. May lend just the right amount of strength for Nea to pull him out of the "driver's seat", so to speak, but... is that what's happening now? Now, when he was so close to saving his friend?

No.

No, no, no.

The panic sets in as he darts from out of the trees, attempting to look for something, anything that might help him figure out how to get back. It's once he gets into the Grove proper that his eye activates. He has his own questions about that - if he's not in control, where is that coming from? What would his eye see... in his own head? Before he can ponder it for too long, he at least gets one of his answers. What does his eye see? Well.

Death.

It's the first time Allen's seeing souls not attached to something else, but Allen doesn't have time to process that part. Rather, he is trying to remember how to breathe again, because as of now, seeing the horrible visions in front of him - death of his friends, of those he loves, of a fire that isn't really there - all has the air he's trying to get out caught in his throat. It's only once his eye deactivates, the sclera turning from black to white and the red of his eye back to a silvery gray, does he finally have some kind of reprieve from the overwhelm. It's not much. The panic has only gotten worse, after all.

He falls to his knees, gasping for air as if he'd been held underwater for too long. ]

II. You've lost your appetite (for sacrifice) (Timcanpy, the Inn)

[ Timcanpy is a little golden golem. He is here! He isn't sure why he's here, but he is! How exciting! He's gonna...! He's...!!!

...

Where is this!!!!!!!!!! He is going to float out of the inn room he Spawned(tm) in and??? chew on the first person he sees. Hello. ]

III. How can we terminate this parasite (Around the Grove)

[ Fortunately, although the panic attack hits Allen like a train, the fact that he's so fucking hungry does as well. Which means... this is definitely his body. He's not stuck in his head. That's?? Good. Probably. Well, it's not good that he doesn't know where he is, but it's good he's still Him. Does this make sense? No. It doesn't. Fuck, he's SO hungry-

He will very hastily try to find the first person he can and catch their attention with a friendly wave of his normal-looking hand, and in a thick, British accent: ] Cheers! Uh, I have a lot of questions, but... most important, do you know where a bloke might find some food? Preferably, a lot of it?

...

Oh, also, what is that? [ He's, uh, pointing at Moder. ]

IV. If you keep digging up the Host? (Wildcard)
HMU if you wanna do something else pls I have such a strong muse for my baby boy I'm gonna be SO annoying-

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[Link flinches when Allen suddenly plops himself between him and Kanda, not because he has a problem with him sitting there, but because of…everything else.

He sucks a breath through his teeth, but at least has the decency to quickly clarify:]

I’m not asking for an explanation. Just clarification. You had…implied you felt the same way.

[Link lifts a hand, smudging it over his mouth as he turns to look out towards the sea, because he’s. Thinking.

He himself has never followed romantic pursuits. Not even with women. He just…hasn’t at all. He’s been too married to his duty, and even if he wasn’t, he’s too autistic to realize when someone is flirting with him or making a move. When someone is holding his hand, or laying his head on his chest, or teasing him as he learns to cook, or holding him up as he learns to swim-

He tightens the grip of his hand against his mouth for a moment. His eyes burn, which he blames on the smoke and the salty air.]

I’m not. Mad, I’m just.

…

I- I shouldn’t be- …fe-

[His hand drops down to his chest, his ears down to the back of his neck flaming red.

I fancy you.]

I’m sorry. I need to…take a walk. I won’t go far…please just. Eat, while it’s warm.

[He’s hurrying down the beach before they can question him.]

[ For what it's worth, Allen doesn't try to stop Link. Not even a little. He lets him go, and basically the moment he's far enough away, Allen turns to Kanda and bonks his head into his shoulder. ]

Don't say it. I know that was stupid, I don't know why I said it like that, either!

[ uuuruuguguuuhhghghhh.h..... ]

...Really that went about as well as anything else I thought to say, though.

[Sigh. Anything could have gone better than that. Kanda is glad he didn't entirely walk away because the wondering would have probably kept him from going too far, but at the same time he really wishes he'd wandered off for that. It all seemed like bad timing, though, and he doesn't trust anyone who Bible-beats like that to not say something vile even if Link is often quite polite about things. But Kanda's also seen his more emotional side once before, so...

Not a risk he was willing to take, already happened can't change it, yadda yadda.

He bonks his head into Allen's.]

It's said and done, so there's no use dwelling on it.

...

Are you okay? You should finish eating.

[ Allen nods, picking his head up after a moment, and starting to stand. Before he goes to grab his food, though, he does bend back down to kiss Kanda on his forehead, brushing a few of his knuckles over his cheek as he does. ]

...Thank you. You... [ He was calm. Which is not usual for Kanda. The Kanda he knows would've started threatening at the first sign of Distress in the conversation. ] I didn't mean for that to go like it did, or to drag you into it, but I'm glad I had you here, and I'm even happier that you handled it like you did.

I love you.

I almost wasn't. I think I chewed a hole through my goddamn tongue at one point.

[He shakes his head, watching Allen go and leaning back to spread his arms out behind him, hands in the sand.]

But I know he means something to you, and I wasn't about to fuck that up for you. [Allen definitely never did that to Kanda and Alma, so... two way street.] I love you too.

[...]

We did not tell him we're lovers. [no u super did not lol]

No, we didn't... but I feel if we head it would've been like we kneecapped him and then also kicked him in the nads, right? One ball kick at a time, Kanda.

Besides, I'm sure he'll figure it out. I have no intention on leaving you alone.

[ He scoots back to his bowl, picks it up, then sits down next to Kanda again so he can start stuffing his face. ]

...This is really good.

Maybe. He's mid crisis right now, I doubt he's thinking of anything other than... I don't fucking know, Jesus or something.

[Kanda's going to add more wood to the fire, though. Keep that burning, now that they've spent all day here and it's getting chillier out. They're also still in their swimsuits, so.]

...yeah, make sure to thank him for his help when he comes back. [What a fucking mood kill this whole thing was.]

Fucking Jesus might make things worse. [ He tries to joke. ]

And my goodness, Kanda, if you say it like that you sound like you’re my mother or something. I intend to talk to him. Later. I’ll be sure to thank him, too.

…I’ll make a gateway after I eat. I’ll need you nearby, though. It doesn’t usually take a lot out of me, but with the energy being so chaotic, I might topple over after trying.

I don't fucking know, I thought saying thanks would calm him down or some shit. [He gruffs, defensive.] You know I'm bad at this.

[Surely Link is like a housewife in that all you have to do when he's upset is say thank you and do some chores for him??? This is about how Kanda understands mothers to work.]

And yeah, I'll be there, obviously.

...I do. It's alright. I'm teasing you, but... I do appreciate you trying. I... I'm sorry I ruined all that. You and Link finally seemed to be getting along.

[ He scoops another bite into his mouth, thinking for a moment, then smiles at Kanda. ]

...Were you doing all that for me?

[Kanda's face is getting redder—]

I don't like you that much. [So yes he was doing that for you, he did mention this earlier but also he can't admit he's being nice a second time. That would be crazy.] ...There's a lot I do for you. Don't make a big deal out of it.

[ Allen, immediately making a big deal out of it: ] Ha Ha! You care about me!!! You love me soooooooo much!!!!!

[ He laughs, immediately leaning into Kanda to be A Little Shit(tm).

Don't worry Kanda. He is incredibly endeared. And he loves you too. You just chose to love a brat- ]

[Allen is so lucky he's a cute brat because Kanda would launch him into the goddamn sun if he could—

Still. Allen gets a little kiss before Kanda complains:]

You have fish mouth.

[As if he also doesn't have fish mouth. Stupid.]

Is it a cute fish mouth~?

[ ✨✨

He's polishing off his food now, and once the bowl is clear, he's setting it side and standing up, holding his hand out to help Kanda up. ]

Come on. I'll set the gateway up near the path.

Sure.

[Kanda will be helped up. Ordinarily he would've swatted Allen's hand away, but hmmm. Someone... is gay, perhaps.

He will be here to assist, please don't fall over and die.]

[ He'll only do one of those things, promise.

Anyway, they can go back to the fire after Allen does his thing. And it... does take him a moment. He sings those familiar notes, and it acts like it wants to bring forth a gateway. There's the traces of light that come with it and everything, but... then it just doesn't. And Allen wobbles a little in place as he stops and tries to get the light to go away so he can try again. Unfortunately, with the Ark trying so desperately to work due to it's summon, it's a bit like trying to close a heavily modded video game when your computer has yet to realize it's unresponsive. And Allen, unfortunately, does not have access to a task manager.

He wobbles a bit when the lights go away, but takes in a deep breath and mutters a soft "hoookay," to himself before trying again. He's got this. It's fine.

He sings again, and this time the gateway does rise. There's a bit of struggle, and eventually it arises as a gateway far larger than what Allen is used to, but... so long as it works...

Unfortunately, as Allen said, this would take a lot out of him because the fucky wucky magic as been doing numbers on him. He isn't even able to get Kanda out a warning before he goes toppling over. ]

[Ope, Kanda is catching him. Hi, you're not allowed to fall and hit your head, he has you.]

Easy.

[Gently cradle the Allen... Gently lower him into the sand nearby to sit.]

It's... pretty fuckin' huge. Did you mean to make it that big? [can they fit a whole hoshibi through the gate... discuss]

[ Probably! They are noodly, so it could probably work??

Allen leans into Kanda, keeping his eyes closed for just a minute while he tries to get his strength back. Using the Ark never takes it out of him normally, so this is... frustrating, to say the least. He's happy they're getting this done, at least. ]

Thank you. And... no... I don't often think about the size?? Ugh... this place has to... get it's shit together.

[Squishing his Beansprout.]

No fucking kidding. [The thought of "what happens if Allen invokes right now" crosses his mind, and then he decides he doesn't want this at all and puts that thought in jail where it belongs.] Do you need me to carry you to bed or what?

[ :) Don't worry, Allen's already tried this! It isn't fun- ]

No, no, I'm alright. I'm not useless, just give me a second.

[ He might need to be carried, because it feels like the blood from his head is all gone, but he isn't going to SAY this. ]

Didn't say you were useless.

[He can sit here with his arms around Allen though that's fine. Whatever. They can be gay in public (PDA is scary) now that Link knows. Surely this won't scare blondie off more. Whatever.

Gently holds.]

...More trying to convince myself. [ Allen gently tugs at Kanda's collar, picking up his head a little. ] Kiss me? That might get my energy back~...

Is that how that works now?

[Hm...

But yeah sure. Get kissed idiot. He'll even be a bit overly romantic with it and tilt Allen's head back for him.

Gayass.]

[So, Link has been gone...a while, while all of this has been happening. Atuuda had appeared in Allen and Kanda's vicinity not all that long ago, doing nervous laps in the air like :( please help something's wrong with Father. Otherwise, there's been no sign of the former Inspector. He's...out there. Processing. Crisising.

He does see the gate, massive as it is, when it appears, and that seems to be enough to pull him from his reverie so he can make his way back. Hard to say whether he's wanting to actually face Allen and Kanda right now or not, given that he's silent as the grave as he trudges back through the sand. His eyes ache, his head hurts.

Link stops, because Kanda and Allen are making out in the sand next to the gate. He might have tried to leave again without being noticed if it weren't for the fact the setting sun is casting his huge-ass shadow over them both.]

...

[ Nea, seeing all of this, and laughing his ass off while eating metaphorical popcorn:

Calling it "making out" is a putting a lot of stock into this kiss, but it is passionate at the very least. The boys are going to kiss like lovers who have been reunited after years of being separated and unknowing if they'll see each other again and, unfortunately, refuse to change in this. Allen can and will kiss Kanda like this everyday, thanks.

But he does startle when there's a shadow casted over them. For a moment, he's almost expecting Tim to have suddenly gotten Very Large or something, but... he (reluctantly) parts his lips from Kanda and twists his head. ]

Link-...?? [ Hey, buddy, weren't you supposed to be having a crisis! Allen's breakdowns last hours, what do you mean you're back already?? ] Ah. Um...

...I made a gateway. [ You sure did, Allen- ]

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