Something something Snow White? This is a good sign for my aura, though, I thought I was losing it.

You can't gaslight me, babe, I have an impeccable internal clock. If I'd been asleep for a month, my mouth would be dry as hell and my wholebodywueghrdbehahmiss. . . . . .help!

LILI, HELP!

/ month long nap? sounds like vampire activity to me.

Evil. She's my archnemesis for a reason, that lady-shaped bitch is pure evil.

And I say that as a feminist.

"Oh, sure. Busy, busy, guy with all of reality under his purview, a nice car and a great dog, and yet you can't find the time to defeat evil forever? What. Ever."

Conversely, he's just doing a little goofing around. Gotta check and make sure all the pistons were firing.

"I'm on it, coach!"

"I don't know that! There's no 'year' on a phone calendar, no one plans ahead for 'the big nap'."

He doesn't mean to be yelling. Hard to modulate his voice, feels like he hasn't used it in - right! Right, never mind.

"You had a whole month to lock in and still there's work to do? Pfft."

"Alright, man. You don't gotta kick me in the balls about my tits not sitting pretty."

He'll take that hand. Legs feel kinda jelly-like, but he'll deal. Just need- OPE! Oof, okay.

"What's the world like now? Do the people still dance?"

"?"

No words, just raw confusion in the form of a squeak and a little tilt to his head.

"Hate that." Hand swirling, sort of generally gesturing. "Hate all of that."

"Not cool to lie to people, dude! Sleeping for too long is a serious thing, look at Rip Van Winkle!"

WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S 'APRIL'!? THAT'S NOT A TIME, THAT'S A MONTH.

...whattimeisit?

/ having one of those uhhhh self-destructive weeks. see y'all on the other side of it! or never again, depending.

love you, be safe!

Get you a wife who can do both!

POV: You married Lucien.

Big thumbs up... Ehh? Big was an overshot. It's a little thumbs up, a brave thumbs up!

First impressions are always bad for him. He'd put that 'try again' in his pocket for the second impression... whenever that came to pass.

"Get home safely."

/ I'd love that! I crave more non-smut storylines for my idiot son

Falling face first onto his friend's couch, clutching a mostly empty can of sweet tea.

He'd change out of the slime-covered clothes, but...

" Z Z Z..." That felt like a 'morning job'.

/ off to the ranch. don't let anyone else rub your rhubarb for you while I'm away

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FIGHT CRIME IN THIS!? MY ASS IS OUT!

I'm on it! I'll be there in thirteen minutes flat!

I was banned from that arcade after a pair of criminals beat me up in the storage closet...

Safe. Cared for. Loved. Himself. He felt like himself in her arms... not too sure who he was, but he felt it.

make sure no one saw him beef it... and then carefully, quietly, get back to riding.

📲: five minutes out.

PEDALLING AS FAST AS HE COULD. He had to bunny hop the bike over an entire bus sitting at a crosswalk to get where he was going... BUT HE WAS GOING!

📲: stress? Who's stressed? I got this.
📲: ha!! don't you wishgrkehg q8 8 8 !!!

... okay. give him a second to adjust. pick himself off the ground. -

/ didn't realize I already mentioned Mari being Luci's real spirit/ancestor.

That's straight up the plot. His 'cat' is his past life, trying to guide him toward being good enough for her to resurrect properly in him.

And she keeps getting blocked on his growth & betterment because he's an idiot.

I have money! I got money! I have enough money to take care of you, I swear!

Chocolate! Dark? Milk? White?? I'll just fill the bag, it's cool.

He's comfortable. However she holds him, however she feels he fits well next to him. He's comfortable.

He's not crying. Just... breathing deeply.