‘normal’ in this situation?

“ I can tell you’re a bit different… have you been… experimenting on yourself recently?

Or is it just a new haircut? “

Blink blink.

Gosh…

“ I’m… sorry for being gone so long. “

And with that, he gently goes to wrap his own arms around the gecko-hybrid. His eyes shut as he takes a deep breath, trying his best to put feelings into words.

It’s hard.

“ It’s… been a while, huh? “

He sighs. How does he act—-

him was a creature he had not seen in a very long time.

“ Hey… “

He wasn’t sure what to say. Or even *feel. A mixture of guilt and awkwardness perforated his being.

He sees the other struggling with themselves…

“ Are you… alright? “

Blink blink.

Finding himself back on Earth again after so long… it was like a dream. Almost.

Who knows what he’s gotten up to in the mean time? Time-patrolling shenanigans, torrential gods, or just sheer work caused him to be… for lack of better words, absent.

But he was back. And in front of—-

and takes a step back. The alarm on the oven goes off, and he chuckles. )

Alright. Muffins?

( He opens the oven and just… grabs the hot pan with no glove… I suppose when you can stop time and blow up planets, heat doesn’t mean much to you. )

( His hand comes up to gently grasp xyr’s. A small bit of worry is obviously evident in his grasp, but he lets a breath go. He’ll try to worry less. )

Alright, I get it… if you trust me, I’ll trust your judgement then…

…and no cool magic for me, then…

( Faking a small pout, Hit shakes his head—-

directs towards the door. Obviously eager to begin the breakfast. Cooking takes time… after all.

“ So, what’ll it be, hm? I’m willing to make whatever you want. You know that. “

rose from the bed and came over to stick by his side. And a small smile couldn’t help but set itself upon his face.

Gently leaning down, he places a small kiss upon xyr lips. His flesh was as cold as always… but he hopes that xey find some warmth in it.

Straightening back up again, his gaze—-

He gives xem a small pat as they decide to correct themselves.

“ You know, if you do want the whole array, I’m happy to eat what you don’t want.

You need a lot of food if you’re skipping time as constantly as I… “

And also, god-level beings have an absolutely fitting metabolism.

Still, xey—-

All of the above, huh? They were a greedy little plant, that’s for sure…

He knows that, if they were truly rooted, they would try and stretch as high as possible to get all the sunlight they could.

Still, a small chuckle left his mouth as he knows too- they can’t eat all that damn food.

—-

been trying to get better with the anxiety. With being closed off.

But he can't help but be scared out of his mind. )

You can't teach it? Are you sure? Have you ever tried?

I don't know if I could teach my timeskip... but I've never tried, either.

( Even if he can't feel in through the armor and layers of scars... at least he knows they're there. He knows that they aren't going anywhere...

Then again... )

I can't help but worry for you, Allyster... only bad things happen to people I care for, y'know?

( A heavy sigh leaves him. He's---

the bed.

" Ah, uhm, what would you like? I know you tend to steer away from meat so... pancakes? Waffles? Yogurt? Fruit? "

and looked at one of the corners of the room- spacing out for a moment.

...did he tend to the garden this morning? Surely the robots would pick up his slack but he still likes to atleast water a few flowers himself...

Shaking his head, his gaze falls back to the man who has yet to get up from---

...

Just watching them contort around like a snake was certainly... something.

He'll have to make the bed once they're up and out of it...

He's always hated making the bed...

" Well, at least making food for you gives me something to do. "

Leaning against the wall, Hit let out a small sigh---

corner of his mouth.

His eyes shift away from Allyster to look outside, at the sun that is rising slowly on the horizon.

It was… pretty. Even if he had seen it a thousand times. It was always pretty…

And then…

𝐹𝐹𝐹-𝒞𝐻𝐻𝐻

The sound of his time-skip rang out. And he was suddenly fully clothed, once again.

His hands tuck themselves away into his pockets and he turns to look at the sleepy satyr once more.

“ Could I treat you to breakfast? You know I have everything. “

A small smirk at the—-

“ Oh, you’re awake? “

Stepping out of the master bath with a towel loosely around his shoulders and only the bottom half of his regular outfit.

“ I had just completed my morning training. Hence the shower. I hope I wasn’t too loud. “

He walks forward and sets his towel on a rack.

—-

You’re always welcome around, y’know?

( His eyes refocus on them )

Who knows? Maybe one day you can teach me how to do that teleporting magic. That’d be fun.

( Looking down at them, the small smirk leaving his face. )

It’s been quiet in the galaxy recently. I haven’t been up to much with my job, and…

( His face scrunches up, and then relaxes again. It’s clear than when he’s not actively doing something, things get… hard, to say the least. )

—-

his hands on the counter, staring kind of blankly. )

The plants are nice. They remind me of you when you’re away, y’know.

( And bam! The muffins are in the oven! )

They should only take about 12 minutes…

( He turns back to look at them, crossing his arms at their apparent sarcasm. )

Well, if you find it in your heart of hearts, it would be great if you could help me.

( A small smirk forms on his face as he sets—-

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muffin cups and placing them in the tray for batter to go into )

I’ve been struggling with the tomatoes for some reason… vine plants… I always struggle with vine plants.

( He sighs. Grabbing the big bowl of batter )

…how old was I when Earth got annihilated?

I wasn’t too old… maybe somewhere around two hundred? I wasn’t in a gardening phase back then…

Now I’m trying to actually grow my own Earth plants. The berries, vegetables, all of that…

( As he’s idly talking, he’s preparing the mix, getting out little—-

meandering around the kitchen, checking various cabinets until he can find a blueberry-muffin mix box. )

Y’know, we actually didn’t have blueberries here in Universe six until our Earth mysteriously got restored…

( Taking the mix over to the counter. Baking time! )

…alright, alright.

( He sighs, and then chuckles. Gently bringing a hand up to pat between their horns )

If you’re dying, there are snacks in the cabinet. I restocked them yesterday…

I still have some muffin mix around here somewhere. But they will take a little to bake.

( He steps away, —-

you can just leave and be in an entirely different universe?

I would never have to dodge a Kamehameha again. I could just… be gone.

I’m sure if you trained with me, you could. All living beings have some amount of ki in them… and it just takes work for more.

( He shrugs )

But those big blasts aren’t for me.

( Setting the pans down on the counter, he turns and looks at them )

Besides… whats it matter how strong you are if—-

Yeah. Where you come from…

( Rolling his eyes and grabbing two 12 muffin trays )

Here our most advanced teleportation techniques barely stretch across planets… nonetheless the cosmos?