forum No More Boundaries ((OXO - closed))

Started June 30, 2020 by @ElderGod-Carrots

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He moved over to Lachy’s side and then wasn’t exactly sure what to do. After a few seconds of hesitation he gently shook Lachy’s shoulder. “Lachy you gotta wake up.”

Even with the shaking Lachy didn’t wake up at first. He seemed to become more distressed with the light shaking.

Noticing this, Aidan stopped. He was now fairly stressed out, trying to figure out what to do. He swallowed the growing nervousness in his throat. “Lachy?” He was louder this time, moving closer to Lachy’s ear as well. “Come on, you need to wake up now.”

It was that that finally woke up him. Lachy sat up with a start, the darkness around his fingertips fading away into the black abyss of the night. It was clear he was pretty shook up, upset and distressed.

Aidan backed away from him quickly, knowing Lachy might need space and not want Aidan super close to him. “You okay?” He asked quickly, his eyes filled with concern. Having seen how Lachy had been acting, he assumed the answer was no. It had seemed like a pretty bad nightmare.

Lachy opened his mouth, stuttering for a moment before he simple shook his head. No, no he wasn't okay. Quite frankly if he had to explain his emotions in one word? Frightened would be the response.

“Would it be best if I just stayed over here?” He asked, back to that gentle tone from earlier. Apparently under all his layers of pretending to be a huge jerk, he did have a caring, nurturing side to him.

"I-" He looked down at his hands. Shaking, he was shaking. He closed his hands into fits, keeping his gaze down cast, "I don't- I don't know.."

“Okay. Just know that I’m here for you. If you need me to help in any way.” He said gently, maintaining eye contact with him and keeping his distance.

He nodded, bringing his knees to his chest. Whatever had occurred, it had fucked him up real bad. He shifted uncomfortably, tugging at his shirt to hide his hands.

Aidan sat there, watching Lachy cautiously. He felt like he should be doing more to help but he didn’t know if Lachy wanted that or needed that right now.

"Can- Can you make a- a fire… or something? Please?" Lachy asked after a few minutes of silence. The darkness seemed constricting, like a snake wrapping around its prey. He needed something light.

“Sure.” He said after thinking about it for a second. He set one of his hands aflame after a moment of concentration. The fire seemed less aggressive than normal, the flames dancing lazily across his palm. He kept the fire there, it generated less smoke that way.

He watched the flame, shoulders relaxing slightly at the new found light. The fire didn't seem as scary when it was lazily flickering in Aidan's palm.

Something Aidan had also discovered was how hot and how aggressive the flames were all depended on his mood. So now that he was calm, they were no real threat. It almost felt like he had a comfy sweater on his hand instead of fire.

A part of Lachy wished he had that control over his own powers. That he was able to summon his own and not feel like fainting a minute later. He kept his eyes on the flame, a sense of admiration flickering in his eyes.

“Feeling any better?” He asked quietly a few minutes later, the fire in his hand still burning but getting a bit dimmer. He was trying not to show how it was slowly draining him, the overwhelming urge to sleep slowly creeping in.

"Yeah, thanks," He flicked his gaze back to Aidan's face, noting the exhaustion starting to show, "You can stop the flame.. I'll be okay now."

He nodded, the flame slowly dying in his palm, it still sparked for a few more seconds before the light died completely. He stayed silent, not knowing quite what to say.

"You should sleep…" He mumbled, resting his head back against the stone, "You look tired."

He shook his head. “I’ve gotten enough. You need it more than I do right now.” He said stubbornly.

"No, I don't. I'm fine, Aidan, you need the rest after that." And quite frankly he didn't think he could sleep.

“Nope. Not gonna do it you can’t make me.” He replied, stubborn as ever, and more than a little childish.

Lachy frowned, though his bottom lip stuck out into a pout, "Please? I'll sleep after you… even if it's just for half an hour."

“No. You sleep first. I would feel too guilty to sleep first anyway.” He didn’t seem like he planned on changing his mind any time soon.

A moment later Lachy sighed, knowing he wasn't going to get anywhere with Aidan right now, "Fine." He whispered, lying back down.

He sighed, moving closer to him, you know..just for the sake of keeping them both warm and everything. Aidan didn’t even say anything as he did so, just a silent sign that he would be there for him.

Lachy was glad of the comfort, however small it may have been. He needed it. Mainly because he still wasn't okay but Aidan didn't need to know that right now. He closed his eyes, hoping this time to sleep longer with no interruptions.

Aidan gently ruffled Lachy’s hair before going back on alert, scanning the area for any threats. He hoped that he’d actually helped Lachy through that, even just a little.

Luckily Lachy slept peacefully for the next couple hours. He didn’t have any more hiccups which was good. He needed the sleep, having been exhausted from the day of travel and the nightmare.