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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ tears up round two no lube

but thorns simply nods, before readjusting their positioning so that he can line up against elysium's entrance again before sliding in. he watches elysium's expression as he does so, keeping track of any way his body might even twitch. ]


You're so beautiful.

[ it's still a little weird to not see his usually hair color, but elysium is still the most gorgeous man in the world despite his dye trauma. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 11:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ the working story is that scien made him drink a bunch of his samples. he'd tested them all on himself, but his tolerance makes it a little difficult to record what the results might be on regular people?

elysium technically should be recording how he feels but that's something he can be yelled at for later or never. he is also conveniently busy with another very non-gay activity, and that is lightly grabbing onto thorns' sleeve when he returns. he can still easily shrug him off, but his expression does look slightly less tense when this happens… thorns' move…
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ...

he scoots closer, still giving them enough space that elysium will hopefully not freak out if he wakes up and sees this, but close enough that he can grab onto thorns more comfortably if needed.

he is giving up and will sleep here. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ round two no lube if there was a chance he was walking after the first round that's completely dashed now.

and because they've spent all this time coaxing out the most shameless, unrestrained parts of each other, thorns gets elysium at his most unrestrained—every sound, every tremor coursing through his body spills out unfiltered. his back arches, body pressing down hard against thorns as he chases their crest together.

he stays like that for several heartbeats. and while he's still fighting for breath, he does manage a feverish rasp:
]

… Onviously. I'm not just anyone's hottie anymore. I'm yours.

[ one last kiss before his forehead drops to thorns' shoulder, lungs dragging in long, uneven breaths as he heaves against him. ]

Take care of me.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 12:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ sometime in the middle of the night, elysium tucks thorns under his blanket and curls against him like one might an oversized stuffed toy.

he is soooooo exhausted he can't even be the annoying roommate he is at the light of dawn. instead, his phone vibrates angrily once. twice. scien wants his report? that was the condition for his release, hello.

elysium continues to snooze…
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ his bbbb bursts into tears

once everything is over, thorns just stays inside him, kissing the side of his head while waiting for elysium's breathing to return to something more normal. ]


You did such a good job.

[ praises him... even if he did a terrible job by refusing the lube, but again he will have to suffer the consequences of that later. for now, thorns will just let them relax in the spring for a bit longer, before he drags them both out so he can clean elysium up back at that station. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[



thorns does not wake him. elysium needs to sleep, he is ill... he is contemplating what may be safe for his stomach... ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ how many bs can we add… bratty for bbbbb

there was nothing good whatsoever about the last hour, but elysium will choose not to see it like that; instead, he burrows into thorns, folding in on himself so he'll be easier to lift and carry.
]

Mm. And you——were amazing. Know that?
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ those were important samples??? scien would shake if he were the type to shake. but he just sends one last text before he goes silent… he is presumably on his way…


elysium is not any closer to waking up than he was half an hour ago.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he is so cute... compact...

but once he softens enough that it won't be more painful to pull out, thorns will finally do so, and then carefully pick him up to get him out of the spring and instead deposit over to where he can start properly cleaning him up.

thorns stares at his h*le. ]


We're not doing this without lube again.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ and he will stay asleep....

because thorns just stays with him, the most movement he makes being to just check his temperature and to see if he is clammy or any other obvious signs of sick. ]


He really killed you, huh...
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 12:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ that's how people know thorns is truly delusional

but he will be obedient the entire time… surprisingly, or perhaps unsurprisingly, he doesn't actually complain all that much, the only indicator of what they'd just done the occasional wince and, yeah.

his h*le.
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I thought it was pretty intense… [ that's one way to put it. ] We won't always have lube on us.

[ thinks about how he's somehow always had it on hand
also, wouldn't it be economical if they never had to buy it again? although:
]

We can save what we have for you.

[ his baby's h*le is delicate 🥺 ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he is so many different types of sick it's almost impressive. he is everything all at once… he's about to be patient zero for the next pandemic.

another half hour later, there's a series of knocks at the door. it's 7 in the morning.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
We are not saving it only for me.

[ shoots that idea down immediately as he cleans elysium out as gently as he can. ]

What kind of husband would I be if I used everything myself?

[ he isn't a husband at all. they're not married. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he sighs and then crawls out of bed to deal with this bullshit. thorns opens the door. ]

Yes?
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ his nails dig into thorns' skin. this is fine. he's going to have so many bruises after this, but they can always blame their hunt to a certain extent.

to a certain extent being the key phrase, but, well.
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You'd be a husband that listens to his wife. I'm just looking out for you.

[ thorns does not have a wife. he is not het. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's the grim reaper… scien………




he just brushes past thorns like he owns the place and looks around. i am writing scien for two more tags tops.
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
But I need to look after you.

[ they are at an impasse. if they run out of lube, thorns will simply travel to the next large town so that they can buy it if he has to. he will simply take something out of their budget to afford it. ]

I want to pamper you, too...
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ fucking help.

thorns just follows after him. ]


He's sick.

[ he proceeds to list off all of the symptoms elysium has shown, and the exact time where he suddenly fell ill. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
You're the reason why I'm already so spoiled.

[ thorns keeps commenting on it? he nips at thorns' collarbone to be extra annoying. ]

I said to take care of me, but just how far did you want to take it, huh?
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hmmm. this is why he shouldn't have escaped containment. scien seems to pause at this and sighs. he only comments that elysium was stupidly adamant on making it back to his apartment before proceeding to rattle out a series of various chemicals.

presumably, it's the medicine? antidote? who the hell knows. but it's up to thorns to formulate it if he even can—scien is gone the next second. wow.
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
As far as I have to.

[ thorns is so serious about his baby!!! he will protect him...

once he is satisfied with how cleaned up elysium is, thorns will go to grab towels... gotta dry him... ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-28 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ELYSIUM......

thorns will need to go to his work station to get most of that. ugghhh. for now, he returns to elysium's room to check on him. is he still asleep? ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he cautiously leans into this towel drying, swiping the unused towels onto his lap… thorns isn't allowed to dry himself either? what the hell. ]

You want me to be useless without you?
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-28 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ THORNS CAN JUST MAKE DRUGS AT HOME?????? OKAY.

elysium is still passed out… shakes

when are the authorities coming after thorns.
]