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Eva Morales is his emergency contact.

[break][break] it used to be willow atkins, but after she had gotten together with boruta maher, it just didn't feel right. even putting eva there didn't feel right; she had plenty of things to handle on her own, and her stupid kid brother didn't need to be added on her list of errands to run. he thought about switching it to PENELOPE LIVY too, but she too probably wouldn't have taken kindly to the amount of times that he probably got into scuffles which was - admittingly - more than he would've liked.

[break][break] 'this isn't you. you're better than this.'

[break][break] he can still remember the brilliant neon glow of the other man's suit, the robotic crackle of his static electricity. ollie doesn't know why he feels bad. he shouldn't feel bad. NEON isn't the one who got injured. NEON isn't the one who failed. NEON isn't —

[break][break] "ouch!" he hisses, mouth tipped into a frown as he pulls away from the paramedic. it's a kid that must be just freshly graduated, because he's throwing stitches like he's still in high school. that is to say, badly. really badly. "can't you, um, can't you just be a little gentler?"

[break][break] he tries not to be mean about it, but it's hard, not when pain throbs with every bone in his body.

[break][break] sirens ring in the distance as authorities rush to the scene. ollie's honestly surprised that the interview with the cops had been as quick as it was, but he was sure that paxton concordas would drill him as soon as he got back to HQ. especially since it was in lilycove of all places. leaning back against the ambulance door, ollie let out a sigh and tried to close his eyes as the other man got back to his stitches.

[break][break] only for green eyes to flash open again, this time with slightly more irritation.

[break][break] "ow! c'mon dude. can't you get someone to help before you mangle my hand? i need that, you know."

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POSTED ON Jul 8, 2024 2:31:05 GMT

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"OLLIE!"[break][break]

GIDEON GRAVES's voice had never sounded so panicked.[break][break]

"OLLIE!"[break][break]

When the authorities cleared the area after mint frost had vacated the gallery, the first thing he'd done was barrel through the partition keeping evacuees from those involved in the incident. The professor sprinted around the scene, weaving through police and emergency vehicles, frantically searching face after face after face for him.[break][break]

He had to be alive. He had to, he had to, he had to. The mere thought otherwise caused Gideon's heart to constrict in a way that made him feel like he was dying, like he couldn't breathe, like he was losing something inside of him that was irreplaceable.[break][break]

"OLL—"[break][break]

There. [break][break]

Relief flooded Gideon's senses at the sight of the ranger. Safe, chatting away like usual.[break][break]

Chest heaving, sweat dripping from his brow, the professor didn't immediately approach.[break][break]

First, he did a deep inhale, a shaky exhale. A purposeful pause to gather his composure, to steady his rapidly beating heart. And then a step forward, then another, until Gideon was maintaining a collected walk straight toward ollie morales.[break][break]

Then he saw the blood, the clumsy attempt at stitching a wound, Ollie's obvious pain. Something inside him flared red.[break][break]

"Go. I'll take care of it."[break][break]

The young paramedic guffawed at him, beginning to resist. [break][break]

"Leave." Gideon growled, his tone low, cutting, severe. Whether Ollie gave his blessing or not, the stormy look on the professor's face was enough to shoo the paramedic away.[break][break]

When they were finally alone, he sat beside ollie morales on the bumper of the ambulance. [break][break]

"...what did the paramedics say when they looked you over?" He questioned, looking away to gather a curved suture and thread from a nearby medical kit.[break][break]

It was his way of asking are you alright?

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[attr="class","postbox"] Whatever that poor paramedic was about to say, it didn't matter. It was cut off by the urgent voice of another.

[break][break] "Go. I'll take care of it."

[break][break] Relief — sharper than the pain in his hand — flooded through Ollie as GIDEON GRAVES appeared before him like a divine savior. Even as the young paramedic was waved away and the looming threat of an experienced needle was long since gone, Ollie's gaze lingered on the Museum Director as if he was an angel drafted from the heavens, almost as if he was expecting a halo to crown his beautiful head.

[break][break] "You're my hero," Ollie said with a smile, his voice teasing despite the circumstances. "You don't know how many times that guy tried to stab me."

[break][break] A sudden memory of a glitching NEON rushed through him, the digital echo of the day's events sending a shiver down his spine. It made him tense, inexplicably, his good hand clenching around his knee as he offered his injured one for Gideon to stitch.

[break][break] "He said I was fine," he murmured, looking away into the flashing dotted lights of the ambulance and police cars that gathered around the crime scene. Trying to distract himself.

[break][break] "Healthy as a Ponyta."

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Thread by painful thread GIDEON GRAVES weaved a secure hold around ollie morales's wound, stitching severed skin back together. He was quiet as he did so — laser-focused on his work, gaze steadfastly on his friend's hand.[break][break]

For some reason it was hard for him to look Ollie in the eye. He'd been so relieved to see him in one piece just moments ago — but now that relief had morphed into something ugly. Gideon couldn't even place the emotions he was feeling, he only knew that they weren't good.[break][break]

"Don't—" He tried to stop himself but failed. "Don't joke around. You could have died, Ollie—"[break][break]

Gideon's mind kept flashing to ollie morales's face right before he'd left to fight mint frost. How he'd practically begged to go with him, how Ollie had made him go with the rest of the civilians. [break][break]

It just didn't sit right with him.

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[attr="class","postbox"] 'You could have died, Ollie' sounded a lot like PENELOPE LIVY's 'You weaken me.'

[break][break] How many times would Ollie risk his life for others? How many times would he pretend — like always — nothing was wrong?

[break][break] But unlike PENELOPE LIVY's words, GIDEON GRAVES's concern didn't break the exterior of his perfectly constructed armor. He wore his heart on his sleeve, continuing to smile at the Slateport professor like nothing was amiss.

[break][break] "But I didn't though," he said, with a careless shrug. "All thanks to you."

[break][break] He grinned.

[break][break] It was so much easier to be like this, to spend time with GIDEON GRAVES and pretend like everything was fine. As if NEON hadn't stabbed him a hundred times - or tried to. As if he hadn't witnessed what felt like personal failure, at his inability to save that boy with what he felt was certain demise.

[break][break] THEO BECKETT's words rang in his ears, even then:

[break][break] "ollie morales, brother of Eva Morales, yet for some reason absent during the war in kanto."

[break][break] he flinched.

[break][break] "ah, gideon. you're hurting me."

[break][break] he pursed his lips, placing a hand gently on the other's wrist.

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POSTED ON Sept 2, 2024 3:57:57 GMT

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GIDEON GRAVES had been so focused on what could have happened that he lost track of the here and now.[break][break]

"Ah, sorry—" Pausing at Ollie's touch, the professor let out another shaky breath, willing the jumble of emotions tightening his chest to loosen. [break][break]

"...C'mon, Ollie, I didn't do anything. I ran and showed back up after the fact."[break][break]

It was a logically true statement, but Gideon knew that his friend would somehow find a way to put a positive spin on things. Still, he hadn't been allowed to help, and that frustrated him.[break][break]

"Let me at least take you home after this. You need to rest."

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[attr="class","postbox"] 'Sorry.'

[break][break] His words were — as always — as soothing as honey upon a scalding wound.

[break][break] How many people in his life apologized? Not enough. Neither Caleb Harcourt or PENELOPE LIVY ever would.

[break][break] "What do you mean? You did a lot! You went and got help, just like I asked."

[break][break] More importantly, he wasn't there. Ollie had asked the professor to go for a reason, and it wasn't just because the other man was technically a civilian.

[break][break] Because could he have done what was needed to be done, if Gideon was there?

[break][break] Frustratingly cheerful as always, as if he had not experienced a near-death experience, a brow arched above his hairline at GIDEON GRAVES's suggestion.

[break][break] "Home? Well —"

[break][break] A flirtatious quip was on the tip of his tongue, but something stopped it. Somehow, the thought of burning amber eyes stopped him. Would PENELOPE LIVY be home? Had she called? His gaze drifted briefly to his thigh, where his phone sat, the glaringly empty missing phone calls on the screen proof enough.

[break][break] Emerald eyes darted back towards Gideon's liquid gold, as if such a transgression had never happened in the first place.

[break][break] "Actually, I think I'd like to go to yours, if that's okay." A pause, and his fingers tightened a little more around his wrist. Trembling slightly. "I don't think I want to be alone tonight."

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POSTED ON Oct 20, 2024 21:54:30 GMT

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"Of course." GIDEON GRAVES' answer was immediate. "Whatever you need."[break][break]

The professor didn't hesitate to offer his home to ollie morales — perhaps because he remembered his own state of mind after being attacked by ROCKET. He hadn't wanted to be alone, either.[break][break]

Another minute or two and Gideon was finished dressing his friend's wound. It had been stitched together in a way that would leave minimal scarring and wrapped neatly in gauze bandaging.[break][break]

"Let me know when you're ready to leave. I'm not sure if the police still need you, or..." He paused, a small, relieved smile on his lips.[break][break]

"Well, I'll be waiting regardless."

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