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POSTED ON Mar 9, 2023 0:35:54 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]The waiting room was done in beige and slate gray, with shining white tiles reflecting the bright ceiling lights. Kepler sat on the uncomfortable chair and braided his hair, the teal in it beginning to fade and badly needing a retouch.

“You don’t have to wait with me,” he said, voice quiet over the hum of the heating system and the soft music piped in through speakers in the corner of the room. SLATEPORT CARDIOLOGY was stenciled in big block letters on the opposite wall, with framed pictures of the doctors arranged in a pyramidal fashion.

He still wasn’t 100% after his self-induced heart episode in the Mt. Pyre Rift. He tired easily and his chest hurt. The emergency care they’d gotten immediately after returning had sent him away stable with a recommendation to see a specialist. Well, he was at the fucking specialist.

“I don’t know how long this will take.” His tone was apologetic as he finished one braid and shifted to the other sides, fingers moving with nerves.
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Ash
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This whole place was uncomfortable, but Ashley didn't mind it. Despite the beige and gray, the bright ceiling lights, the hum of the heating system. He didn't like health establishments. After having to watch TV in a hospital for days on end, seeing reruns of shows he didn't care for, he didn't wish that recovery on anyone. And the food?[break][break]

For being someone who loved food, he despised hospital food. The epitome of awful.[break][break]

Ashley shakes his head to Kepler. After the Mt. Pyre rift, his own heart nearly exploded. He stayed up for hours thinking about it. He even started going to the gym once he got the go-ahead to take the brace off his arm.[break][break]

"I'll wait as long as I have to." Ashley said, leaning against the chair. His hair was a little messy, unkempt. Not the usual brushed hair he has, or sideswept, but it was silver now thanks to a re-dye.[break][break]

Once Kepler finished a braid, Ashley's hand slithers towards Kep's. He gives a soft smile. "You're gonna be okay." Pulling that hand up, he kisses Kep's hand before letting him continue his braids.[break][break]

He hates places like these.[break]



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NOTES


- Ashley is ANXIOUS. Grabs Kep's hand and kisses it.[break]
- Assuring his boyf.[break]
- Still doesn't like this place.






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POSTED ON Mar 9, 2023 1:05:33 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]Kepler finishes his second braid and reaches up to pull Ash’s hair over to one side of his head, parting it with his fingers. “It’s going to be okay,” he says, but he doesn’t really know who he’s talking to as he begins to work the silver strands into a chain. “They’ll hook me up to some machines and probably do an x-ray and tell me I’m fine.”

He was only half done with Ash’s hair when the nurse called K-Kepler?-- the stutter was there, as though she couldn’t believe some idiot would name their kid that.

Kep sighed, stood, and squeezed Ash’s hand. “You want to come with?”

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Ash
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Saying it's going to be okay has Ashley smile. Kepler knew better than him. This was Kep after all. So as he looks lovingly at Kepler. The worry in his eyes is immaculate. It's downright drowningly potent. But if Kepler said so...[break][break]

He felt himself jump when he heard the sound of someone say Kepler's name. Ashley's heart races, and once Kepler was up, so was Ashley.[break][break]

"I'm not letting you go in there alone."[break][break]

He tightens his grip on Kepler's hand. He holds it tighter. There was a lot of fear in him right now. But as he gives Kepler the push, he has to keep reminding himself. It'll be okay. It's gonna be okay. It will be.[break][break]

Anxiety has other plans sometimes.[break]



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- Ashley gets up with Kep and reassures him.[break]
- He's reassuring himself. Poor guy is worried.[break]






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[attr="class","thadmain"]Ashley is gripping his like his life depends on it and it makes Kepler feel awful for asking him to come. Ash spent a lot of time in the hospital. It probably left less than stellar impressions on him.

He squeezes back with what he hopes is a comforting grip as they trail the orderly through the waiting room and into the treatment area. He sheds his shoes to step on the scale, then pads in stocking feet into an exam room where the nurse screens him for any recent signs of chest pain or tightness or feeling out of breath. His answers-- not today, yet-- have her frowning when she leaves the room.

They sit in the silence of the exam room. Kepler shivers against the forced cool air pumped down from a vent in the ceiling.

“It’s going to be okay,” he reiterates, looking at Ash. This isn’t his first rodeo at the cardiologist, though he’s sure the doctor is going to rag on him for the amount of time between visits (he’s overdue).

The doctor comes in a few moments later and after a brief run-through of Kepler’s name, age, pronouns, and date of birth, she sits down on a rolly stool and looks at them.

“So do you know what triggered this latest episode? Because according to your chart, you haven’t had any problems in over five years.”

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It's fear that consumes his heart, and Ashley can feel it quietly gripping at his chest. His hair is a lot less styled than usual, and as Kepler steps on the scale, as the nurse asks for the current symptoms, Ashley is quiet. He'd dare not interrupt. But the moment his hand finds Kepler's again, he's holding. Tight.[break][break]

In their silence, the cool air pumps down upon them, baring down on the icy tundra that is the exam room. Ashley's trying to smile, but he knows its forced. He's trying to have Kepler feel better. Softened features, he keeps ahold of that hand every moment he can.[break][break]

"Yeah. It will be."[break][break]

He isn't certain, but Kepler knows better. He keeps telling himself that, but even so, even as he gives that smile, he worries. He has to be worried. What kind of boyfriend wouldn't be?[break][break]

The doctor speaks. Ashley finds his silver eyes on Kepler. He wouldn't want to speak for him, but as he rubs the back of his neck, he does speak. "Phantom." He looks down. It was Ashley's fault.[break][break]

He'd take responsibility if it came to it. It was his mistake. A phantom who wanted revenge.[break]



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- Kep reassures Ashley, he puts on a brave, somewhat fake smile.[break]
- Ash does at least say what it was that caused the issue.[break]
- Boy is worried.






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POSTED ON Mar 25, 2023 17:12:41 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]Ash continues to hold onto him for dear life, gripping in a way that’s going to leave bruises. Kepler doesn’t mind. It’s the only time he’s ever been anything other than bitter about his frail skin that mottles so easily: when Ash leaves his marks on him, a memory that Kepler’s been claimed, is loved. Something he can visit when they’re apart, as a reminder.

When Ash speaks, Kepler flashes him a warning look, and gently puts a hand over the one that’s gripping him so tight. He desperately hopes Ash gets the message; they can’t tell the doctor what actually happened. She’ll have them fucking committed.

“I’m in Hoenn doing research work for Alamaos U-- out of Sinnoh, you know. Weather patterns, the physics of pressure systems. That sort of thing.” His tone is conversational, laying down backstory that’s tied enough into realism and truth to be believable. “I’m a scientist. One of my assignments is to track the effect of… abnormalities on environmental patterns. Obviously, the rift is an abnormality. In more ways than one.”

He let his words hang heavy so the doctor could gather the gist of them.

“I… got too close. The exposure was too much and, you know. Boom. Heart episode.” He finished with a shrug, patting Ash’s hand. His feet, still in stockings, swung off the bed in the empty air.

It had always worked with doctors in his childhood. They always questioned him about his episodes and never seemed to care that they happened because he was being tormented and abused. Just that they were triggered by fear.

The doctor nods and makes a note on her chart.

“I’m going to order a full blood panel and an ECG. Make sure you’re not throwing weird rhythms. I’d like to schedule you for an ultrasound as well to monitor your valve activity.” She tucked the tablet pen into the holder on the iPad case and looked through her glasses at him. “In the meantime, I’m prescribing you Alprazolam and putting you on strict bed rest. No stressful activities for a minimum of 90 days.”

Kepler slouches in his seat as she stands up and excuses herself from the room.

“See?” he says, bringing Ash’s fingers to his lips in the silence that follows. “Not too bad. We’re almost done.”

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Crows fill his mind. He's scared, practically shaking. It's fear. It's fear every inch of his body from the fingers to his toes, and as he shuts his mouth, he closes his eyes. Kep can handle it. He can, Ashley just grips the hand harder. He's listening. But as Kep lets it out, tells her the story.[break][break]

A full blood panel. An ECG. An Ultrasound. And.[break][break]

No stressful activities for 90 days, strict bed rest, and prescription. Considering their activities, how... engaged they get in them, Ashley makes a sigh of relief. If that meant no fun under the sheets, so be it. He'd... just have to find another outlet for exercise.[break][break]

Could try lifting weights.[break][break]

He feels Kepler's lips, and Ashley's silvers find him, as he can feel that warmth on his fingers. "Sorry. I'm just... yeah." He's on edge. He doesn't know what a full blood panel or an ECG are, and he only kinda knows an ultrasound. That's the baby thingie, if he remembered right.[break][break]

Wait. Boys can't get pregnant. He didn't have a dad to tell him otherwise, but he was sure of it though. Others helped him learn that stuff. Why then...? If it helps to look at the baby, maybe it helps look at other things too.[break][break]

"Means we can't have sex for a few months, you know." He tries to make light of it, poking it for a moment. And looks the other way, as his smile returns slightly. "Guess... I'll have to go to the gym more often. You know." Delayed gratification for 90 days? Now THAT would be a challenge.



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NOTES


- Ash closes his eyes during the story and the doctor's bits[break]
- Playfully making light of the no-funtime back home for now[break]
- Tells Kep he'll hit the gym more often. Uh-oh. Stronk boy.






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POSTED ON Apr 6, 2023 0:02:02 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]“Hey,” Kepler says, ducking so he’s in the full line of Ash’s view. “Don’t sweat it.” He can feel him shaking. “It’s nothing I haven’t done before.”

He strokes the backs of Ash’s knuckles as they sit there and wait for the nurse. “So, the ECG is measuring the electrical signals of my heart. They put little nodes on my chest connected to wires that trace them in waves. The blood panel is just a blood sample, checking my organ function, no biggie. And the ultrasound is, like, um. The thing they use to look at babies? Except they’re looking at my heart.” He lifts his hand and wiggles his fingers. “It’s kind of cool to watch the valves all move and work. You can come with me, if you want.”

He pulls Ash’s hand closer and lays it flat against his chest, over his heart-- his thrice-damned heart-- so his boyfriend can feel it. Beating, normal, healthy.

“It’s like… it’s like when you go off and do dangerous things with and and. All those people. You’re good at it and you know what you’re doing.” He laughs, then, and it’s a little sardonic, but a lot hopeful. “I’m… well, I can’t say that I’m good at receiving treatment for cardiologic events, but… I’m experienced at it and I know what I’m doing.”

Ash’s next point makes him laugh again, for real, this time, and he loses himself in it, leaning forward and pressing his forehead against Ash’s shoulder. “Yeah, yeah it does. Sorry.”

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Kepler's reassurance does help him relax. But hearing how the procedures are, he attempts to put it together in his head. A heart with electric signals being detected. Taking blood from a syringe, and finally, like an X-Ray. It made it a lot better. "I'll come watch, sure." But as soon as Ash felt Kepler's heartbeat, he smiles warmly in return. He closes his eyes.[break][break]

"My favorite feeling." He's cheesy, so cheesy in fact that he just quietly lets it beat as he continues to listen.[break][break]

He realizes then... how much stress he had put on Kepler. The hopeful tone he gives is one thing, but when Kep explains how this was just the same, his hand stays where it does. "Right." And he stops, and eyes gaze forward. His lips turn up. He can't apologize for it, and neither can Kepler. It doesn't mean they can't be worried for each other. They will. That's what they would do.[break][break]

Of course... the laugh shines light on it all. Kep apologizes, and as he pulls an arm around Kep, he shakes his head.[break][break]

"I can wait for you." He doesn't mind at all. And he even adds in. "Sides, in three months, I'll be buff enough for you to climb like a tree." He jokes.[break][break]

Half-jokes, anyways.[break][break]

As he holds Kep there, he has to ask. "And it means you can still do science stuff. Since that room is your lab." He smiles, closing his eyes. "It'll be like a stay-at-home husband kind of thing. Just for a little while. Still can kiss, hug, cuddle, watch shows together. Nothing changes." And then he decides to go into some levity.



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- While he's worried, the explanation does help Ash. He agrees to go and watch.[break]
- He tells Kep nothing changes. It'll just be a stay-at-home husband kind of thing.[break]
- He even tells him he can climb him like a tree.






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[attr="class","thadmain"]Ash still seems like he’s on the fence about all of this. Kepler feels bad for asking him to come.

“Ashley.” He says, tilting his head ever so slightly to the side, his tone measured and firm. Sometimes Ash got so in his head about things, it was hard to get him to come out of it. It was part of why, Kepler surmised, he’d had his whole episode on Mt. Pyre. “I love you. I’m going to be okay. Are you okay?”

He leans into his boyfriend as he promises him the position of house-husband, and his breath catches a little.

“The apron fits you better,” he says, in a rush, face turning pink.

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Ash
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Kepler's declaration of love does well to ground him, and if it was fake before, the smile Ash gives, while small, genuinely is bigger. "Yeah. I love you too. You will be okay." He agrees to it, because it makes him feel better, and would make Kep feel better too.[break][break]

When Kep's cheek goes pink from the compliment, he's almost taken aback, only to coo back out with a smuggeroni smile.[break][break]

"Oh, I know. It'll be a tighter fit in a few months too."[break][break]

He surmises, maybe it's best to make plans for the future. Because Kepler will be okay, and therefore, will get to enjoy that future with him.[break][break]

A long, long three months would be nothing.



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- The boyfriends being cute.[break]
- Ash flirts, nothing how much tighter the apron might be soon.[break]
- Assures Kep it'll be okay, and that he is okay.






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Kep
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[attr="class","thadmain"]Kepler leans in to press a kiss to his boyfriend’s jaw. “Good. Good on all accounts.”

It isn’t long before a Joy orderly comes to show him back for his ultrasound. Kepler stands and tugs Ash’s hand.

“C’mon. I’ll show you how to read an ultrasound. You’ll get to see my funky heart valve, too. It’s actually pretty interesting if you ignore how crippling it is, occasionally. See…”

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