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Bruises fade.[break][break]

The necklace that Orion Lykos had given Temp has faded to a gross green and yellow. There is still a soreness when he swallows; the doctor said it will persist for a week or so even after the bruises are gone. It is a sign of passing time. [break][break]

Now he can talk though, proper. [break][break]

In the lab under their home, Temp plucks at a scrap of the Sygna Suit Cillian Quinn was trying to piece back together. The material is flipped over in his hands and rubbed under his thumbs. The texture is strange. [break][break]

"This thing really took a hell of a beating."

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POSTED ON May 3, 2023 11:13:45 GMT

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It would have been wiser to send his SYGNA SUIT in to a specialist. He had not been one of the pioneers of INFINITY ENERGY, had not taken the first stitches to seams in the ambitious project whose fruits lay squashed in front of him.[break][break]

Cillian is wise, but he is also proud.[break][break]

And he is ashamed of the defeat that this damaged suit represented; to reach out for help would be akin to tearing that still-healing wound open anew. He has enough to worry about with his physical wounds. His movements with his mangled arm remain careful, and he is grateful it had been the right instead of the left.[break][break]

The material beneath Temp's fingers would feel not unlike neoprene, the colours a rusty bronze slashed through with seaweed green. Most of the damage had been done to the right side, with gouges in the arm from a dragon's claws and melted rubber all that remained of the leg. Scientists had since dubbed the draconic creature ROARING MOON. They had no such daunting name for Razz Kingsman, yet Gavin harbored far more resentment to the now-Head Ranger. He'd considered sending one of Elisabeth Fiorelli's toxic bouquets in congratulations when he'd heard the news.[break][break]

Now, he was far more likely to send a primed Voltorb.[break][break]

Careful hands cut away ruined fabric and stitch at tears. The hard part would come later, when he had to restore the flow of energy through the suit. For now, it's a mindless and oddly relaxing task.[break][break]

"You should get one," he says. He'd never liked the way it severed his bond with Lugia, but, "They're essential for extended trips to the Wilds."[break][break]

His meaning sits heavy and unspoken between them.[break][break]

The Border.

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Temp doesn't miss the implication. He only allows it to hang in the air, a fruit ready to be plucked. It isn't tense for him. Cillian Quinn is right that his extended trips into the Border for Rocket were wearing on his mental health. The battle for the Seal Stone had distracted him for a bit, sure, but the hallucinations hadn't went away. There was still times Temp was so confused and unsure of himself. Of times he would be sitting in the living room, blink, and he was outside halfway down the street.[break][break]

It was scary to lose time like that.[break][break]

Scary enough that he hated to bring it up to Cillian. Temp had, in timid and clipped words, ashamed.[break][break]

Maybe stress had allowed him to forget, if for a moment.[break][break]

Or maybe whatever was effecting him thrived in the bloodshed he had caused and saw.[break][break]

Whatever the case. That was for thought later.[break][break]

"They're too expensive." Temp dropped the piece of cloth and tilted his head to watch as Cillian worked. It was as soothing for Temp to observe as it was for Cillian to indulge in.[break][break]

The previous statement is said with a small huff. Temp knew that Cillian was well off. He knew that Cillian could afford it. But that high price tag still made Temp nervous, after all this time. He was well off now! Temp had married for love and ended up in money! But he never wanted Cillian to ever think that was the reason Temp had wanted him. It was a point of silent contention between them. His pride, poor upbringing, and low self esteem at war to create a perfect boiling pot of messy emotions over spending so much money he hadn't earned.

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POSTED ON May 4, 2023 1:20:09 GMT

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They've been together long enough that Cillian knows not to laugh, to roll his eyes, to dismiss his husband's concerns over the money.[break][break]

Once, Cillian wouldn't have understood the struggles of poverty. Kanto had changed that for him. He'd run from silver spoons, an old manor and older money to the slums of Saffron, struggling to make ends meet enough to guide him into Rocket's lair. He'd learned the value of every penny, learned to save his money to stretch it as far as it would go.[break][break]

He was wealthy, now. They were wealthy, a beautiful house and a full refrigerator and whatever else they could ask for. But he remembered what it was like to not have enough, and so too does he understand the sting of pride.[break][break]

He doesn't look up from where he lays new material against the old, cutting and measuring. He spares Temp the intensity of his gaze.[break][break]

"I would never put a price on your safety."[break][break]

He'd give his arm to keep Temp safe.

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POSTED ON May 4, 2023 1:32:47 GMT

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Point to Cillian Quinn. It was a dance they would have to go through every time Temp needed something like this. Until Cillian managed to coax Temp into spending, that it would be okay, they would have to play this game. At least he wasn't so bad he felt guilty buying groceries he liked or more than the cheapest self care products.[break][break]

It was hard to unlearn these things. It wasn't Cillian's fault.[break][break]

"I'm getting by fine right now, though. Nothing has happened in a while when I've been in there. It's probably fine."

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POSTED ON May 4, 2023 1:43:59 GMT

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Cillian hasn't always been this patient, understanding.[break][break]

Such behaviours are learned over the course of a relationship, the ebb and flow of clashing tides. It might've been an argument in the past. Now, he knows his husband well enough to have prepared his arguments in advance. There is no anger nor judgement in them.[break][break]

"Think of how useful it'll prove to Rocket," he suggests. "You could've stayed longer in the Deep Sea. Wouldn't have had to take so many breaks."[break][break]

It's part of how he'd justified the cost of the suit to himself; the other being that Lugia could not always be with him. Cyberspace had taught him that. Sitting in declan walsh's office with the shadows closing in had taught him that. Without her, his powers could only stretch so far, could only do so much, and so the extra insurance had seemed a given.[break][break]

"These Rifts keep popping up, we're gonna have to keep plumbing them."[break][break]

Neither of them could say no to Rocket.[break][break]

Just as he'd gotten better at predicting and understanding his partner, so too has life taught him other skills. His seams are stitched carefully, slowly, lacking the spartan aesthetic that had once adorned his scars.

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POSTED ON May 4, 2023 2:16:37 GMT

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Temp hums. His attention is turned to his nails. They're fine, clean and smooth in a way that showed his care for his personal hygiene; but he still picks at dust that isn't there, the corners where thick skin gathers.[break][break]

This is how Cillian Quinn will know he has almost won.[break][break]

"You have to connect it to a pokemon, right? Which one would I even do?"[break][break] As if that, truly, some a real argument at all.

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POSTED ON May 4, 2023 2:42:04 GMT

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Temp picks at his nails. Cillian picks at seams, adjusts edges, trims excess.[break][break]

It's not perfect, he thinks, but it's functional. It'll do. It was time to move on to the hard part: making the SYGNA SUIT function again. He'd need another Dhelmise to bring it back to full form.[break][break]

As if he can read his husband's mind, Temp brings up the Pokémon. This time Cillian does laugh, but it's a soft chuckle devoid of any derision.[break][break]

"How many Pokémon do you have, love? I'm sure you'd find one."[break][break]

Gavin steps into the suit, testing its fit. Paces around the laboratory to ensure the material doesn't tug in odd places.[break][break]

"Start with where you're weakest. I went with the ocean."[break][break]

It's strange, how different they are.[break][break]

"It doubles as diving gear. Eventually, I'm gonna upgrade it to be more."[break][break]

But with Sygna still in its relative infancy, they were only just discovering how to augment the suits. He'd likely send his in to a specialist for the important part. Just not the repairs. Not this time.

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POSTED ON May 4, 2023 3:46:06 GMT

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When Cillian Quinn gets up to test the suit, Temp's eyes follow. It was tight in all the right places.[break][break]

"Did you know you're really fucking smart, babe?" Hopping up from his seat, Temp approaches the other. He tries to sling his arms around Cillian's neck. Pull him down for a quick kiss.[break][break]

"Your ass looks nice in that, too." A cheeky grin.[break][break]

"So, you need to help me pick out a suit that makes my ass look just as good, okay?"

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