lio catch all

[burningrescue]

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[burningrescue]

You better not.

[Leaning into his touch the most that he can, looking up at him.]

I almost lost you, and I never want to do that again. So you have to stick close, so I can keep protecting you.

[madburnout]

[He's . . . pretty tired himself. It isn't as if he's really slept for days either. Maybe dying counts as a brief rest, but he wasn't even dead that long. Kissing the top of his head.]

I think perhaps it is my turn now.

[burningrescue]

[He's quiet for a long minute, taking that in. He knows Lio is right, and if he's being fair, if he's treating Lio like an equal, like the badass and incredible person he knows Lio is, he has to let it be Lio's turn now. He laughs a little.]

Aww, man. Okay, but head's up that I'm not sure I know how to do that.