and then you were there again

[apeopleperson]

Everyone you know and love thinks you're dead. They mourned for you, laid flowers on
your grave year after year. Aren't they going to be surprised to find you alive and well?
{ reposted from here. }

HOW IT WORKS:
❧ Post a comment with your character's name, canon, and any relevant preferences.
❧ If there's a specific scenario you like best, set the scene.
❧ Or leave your comment blank and let others use RNG to choose.
❧ Have fun!

SCENARIOS:
① Took longer than I thought → Maybe you went on a voyage and presumed dead. Maybe you were stranded on an island, kidnapped by pirates, or lost in the Bermuda Triangle. Whatever the case, you're back now, to everyone's great surprise.
② Amnesia → You sustained a traumatic head injury that left you unable to recall your identity. It's all come back to you and now you're faced with the realization that the people who knew you before have moved on with their lives.
③ Sleeping Beauty → Due to magic, science, or some happy marriage of both, you were put into a deep sleep to be awakened at some point in the future. Maybe your friends and family weren't aware of the plan. Wakey, wakey.
④ Only mostly dead → Think Frodo and Shelob. You're thought dead and your body's left behind. Only, you weren't as dead as everyone thought. Oops.
⑤ Faked it → Maybe you've been put in witness protection or you're a secret agent no one can know exists. For whatever reason, you had to fake your own death. Now it's safe to go back to your life. How are you going to explain that?
⑥ Back from the dead → You really were dead. But you're not any more. Whether it was divine intervention, Dr. Frankenstein, or aliens, you're alive and kicking once again.
⑦ Choose your own adventure → Mix and match or make up your own!

Comments

[beingthecreature]

I know... I know. [He briefly ground the heels of his palms over his eyes, then ran his hands back through his hair with a sharp exhale.]

But I just... I- You could've been lost. Both of us, might have... ...might.. [He trailed off, and sighed again.]

The rational side of me knows it wasn't anyone's fault. But there's always that one little part...

[strengthinkindness]

[She watches him for a moment, hesitating, then sighs and glances away.]

It's...it's the same for me, I think...

If...If I hadn't asked you...to take me out in the first place...

[beingthecreature]

[He glanced up at her, looking on for a moment, before smiling wanly.]

Look... It's like I said, it's nobody's fault. We just... have to take solace in the fact that everything's okay.

[strengthinkindness]

[She looks up at him, not entirely convinced. But she nods anyway.

Then she shivers again, curling into herself a little more.]

[beingthecreature]

[He sits up a little when she shivers, and moves to readjust the blankets again.] D'you need more?

[strengthinkindness]

[Though she's still shivering a little, she looks at him with a small smile.]

N-no...it's okay. I'm not sure if...more blankets will help all that much...

[beingthecreature]

[He glanced at her, hesitating just a moment, then finishing smoothing the blankets and sitting down again.]

Mmh... Maybe just time. [He looks up in thought.] Or a heating pad.

[strengthinkindness]

O-oh...[For a moment it looks as though she wants to say something, but then she pauses, hesitates, and glances away.]

That...that sounds fine...

[beingthecreature]

[He looks at her, an eyebrow raised. C'mon Fluttershy, you didn't let him get away with it, now he won't let you either.]

What?

[strengthinkindness]

[Well to be fair, this was a little harder to voice.]

W-well...I-I just thought...

[She hesitates, pulling the blanket up a little more so that it covers the lower half of her face.]

M-maybe...y-you could s...s-stay here...

...with me...

[beingthecreature]

...

[Is she... saying what he thinks she's saying?]

With you?

[strengthinkindness]

[She's still a little too cold to blush properly, but she looks rather embarrassed as she nods.]

H...h-here...

[She shifts a little on the bed.]

[beingthecreature]

[Turns out, yes she was.]

Oh. Y-yeah, alright.

[strengthinkindness]

[A little color seems to be returning to her cheeks as she smiles shyly, though she's still hiding under the blanket as she scoots over a little to give him some room.]

[beingthecreature]

[He slips onto the bed with her, pausing a moment before moving the blankets down on top of himself as well.]

[strengthinkindness]

[She smiles shyly, moving just a bit closer once he's settled. She finds his hand underneath the blanket, gently twining their fingers and noting that his skin was much warmer than hers.

Not a lot warmer...but enough to feel the difference.]

[beingthecreature]

[He smiled, then pulled his hand out of hers, only for a moment, just to wrap the arm around her and find her hand again.

All in the interest of keeping her warm, of course.]

[strengthinkindness]

[She stiffens slightly, but just for a moment before her body relaxes again. With a smile, she rests her head on Chris' shoulder and closes her eyes.

Another shiver passes through her body but it may not be from the cold this time.]

[beingthecreature]

[He smiles, his eyes drifting shut, opening briefly before he shrugs internally and keeps them closed, letting out a sigh as he settles in.]