alive? he's. alive somehow. he just kind of lies there at the side of the lake, not realizing what the fuck just happened. is this where the dead end up? do they just have a lake wherever the dead are? that doesn't seem right.
he sits up slowly, wincing a little because he's still kind of crispy and his face hurts and -
oh.
there's nico.
wait.
what?
he scrambles over to him and finds his boyfriend completely passed out. he also finds that he is completely tapped out on healing power, and as he looks around in terror, it becomes obvious that they're still in the arena. that settles him a little - nico didn't die? but how am i still here? - before he sees that the barrier is down and there's still a crowd and...
he just
tugs nico's unconscious form up into his arms, holds onto him tightly, and cries.]
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alive? he's. alive somehow. he just kind of lies there at the side of the lake, not realizing what the fuck just happened. is this where the dead end up? do they just have a lake wherever the dead are? that doesn't seem right.
he sits up slowly, wincing a little because he's still kind of crispy and his face hurts and -
oh.
there's nico.
wait.
what?
he scrambles over to him and finds his boyfriend completely passed out. he also finds that he is completely tapped out on healing power, and as he looks around in terror, it becomes obvious that they're still in the arena. that settles him a little - nico didn't die? but how am i still here? - before he sees that the barrier is down and there's still a crowd and...
he just
tugs nico's unconscious form up into his arms, holds onto him tightly, and cries.]