[ OPEN? CLOSED? ] as you die, you will understand.

[passio]

WHO: dextera + others! i’m open to anyone but please tell me by PM or at pavaal if they haven’t had at least like, one conversation.

WHAT: dextera forces himself to face all the people he bailed on after dying.

WHERE: the town!

WHEN: forward dated to late june, and probably the 1st and 2nd of july.

WARNINGS: death death death

[ for the first time, dextera wakes up from death to a sky that isn’t red. it’s all as grey as the world around him, and slowly, the memories return to him—the bogeyman, his brother, the feeling of his very soul being taken from his body. then, there’s a long expanse of nothing. now, his consciousness has returned.

he keeps out of the way at first in this sketchy body, staying private, staying safe with a friend he’s sure won’t tell—there are things he’s not ready to talk about, and faces he’s not ready to see. after a few days have passed, though, and his features reform, color returns, and his voice continues to stay just out of reach, he can finally be seen around town again.

he saw the post. he knows guren announced his death. he’s just hoping that no one will ask about it, if they see him. ]

...

[ as ever, he's silent. ]


( i'll be posting closed prompts in the comments for people who want them, otherwise... go HOG WILD. )

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[whereabout]

[ It's a pretty sad club to be in, but a still sadder one to face alone. ]

They're all fine.

[passio]

[ dextera offers a sad little smile, but he’s genuinely grateful to hear it from someone who he knows cares about the well-being of the ladies… plus the one gentleman. ]

…and the others?

[ not the birds, but the people. ]

[whereabout]

Everyone's okay. Worried about you, but okay.

[ so, you know. get in here, let everyone hug it out. ]

[passio]

[ guess who he’s going to start with?

when joshua confirms that everyone is worried, but otherwise fine, dextera nods—he’s going to come in and see them, make the rounds and assure everyone that he survived without hurt, but joshua is the one who met him here. joshua gets first dibs, so he opens his arms.

bring it in, joshua!!! ]

[whereabout]

[ Ah?

Well, he did technically kind of open that can of worms without realizing it. He's not used to being huggy?

But he's not at all against it for someone like Dextera, who he's glad to see and who he wants to see happy.

So he moves in...a little awkwardly, like someone who's clearly not in the habit of doing this much, but move in he does. ]

[passio]

[ this is about to be the most awkward hug in the world, because dextera is used to receiving them rather than giving them, and joshua doesn’t seem especially inclined to either side.

once they’re actually hugging, though, the awkwardness for dextera disappears—it’s nice, to have someone close to him like this. it’s always nice, and he squeezes joshua just briefly before pulling back with a shy, but grateful, smile. ]

…I’m back.

[whereabout]

[ Joshua does better than he gives himself credit for, at the very least. And the awkwardness probably makes it all the cuter, so there have certainly been worse hugs in the world. ]

Welcome home.