(you sound so salty lol, you have no idea what I've been building up to)
The flower petals gently wrapped around Simon's hand and wrist, pulling him down into it. It started to envelop all of Simon, the petals tight now. Simon was trapped inside, the glowing object inside to be… a bed? What the hell was going on??
(YOU HEARD ME!!)
((indeed I have no idea which is why I am salty))
Aaaaaaand now of course Simon could completely panic. Needless to say, his claustrophobia hated this immensely. Bad experience so far 10/10 would not recommend. He was just wishing he’d left as soon as Astral had.
((SIR I AM ABOUT TO SUE YOU FOR EMOTIONAL DAMAGES LMAO))
(<3)
(nnnnnnnnnnn claustrophobia hm? Then I have just the thing for later too…)
(~~Besides do you really think I'd murder Simon while he's prego?)
The flower itself seemed spacious, except for the fact that Simon was much bigger than it for before. Simon had been pulled don to the bed, of course, the petals around him offering a soft glow so he could actually see.
Simon was left alone for some time, as Astral had mentioned, but eventually, someone could be heard calling Simon's name.
"Simon?" Astral called out, growing more worried as the human didn't respond.
((OMG I WAS RANTING TO MY SO AND THEY WERE LIKE “IS IT FUCKNG FLOWEY FROM UNDERTALE OR SOMETHING” AND I AM C A C K L I N G))
((f e a r))
((That’s the only reason I know you wouldn’t completely murder him oof))
Simon was still panicking, he didn’t like anything about this at all. He was afraid, and he didn’t know what was going on and he had oh so many regrets at the moment. So when he heard Astral he’d almost started crying in relief. “A-Astral! Astral!!” He practically screamed, desperate for the man to hear him.
(OMG AHA)
(Good, it's going to be absolute hell for Simon XD)
(Pretty much, but I can still partially murder him yeah?)
(Also, everything that I want to do to Simon now, since I can't do it with Astral, is gonna be with Mother lol)
(He's not getting out of shit)
Astral had come into the garden apprehensively, and when he heard Simon's muffled screams he hurried to where he knew they were coming from. He knelt by the flower, taking the base of it. The petals unfurled, the tiny Simon inside released without going back to normal.
((Big F))
((I mean not like I have any choice in the matter XD))
((The fact that I already hate her SO much. Astral better support Simon emotionally I sweaaaaar))
((F))
Simon was of course, still very much afraid, the only thing he was capable of doing right now was stammering out apologies, over and over again. He was just very mentally overwhelmed and didn’t know how to process.
(He will, don worry XD)
Astral knelt down, carefully cupping Simon in his hands and lifting him out of the flower. The god touched Simon's cheek, and in a moment he was back to normal size. Astral wrapped his arms securely around Simon, holding him close.
"I've got you," Astral said softly,already pulling Simon away from the flower. "I'm so, s-so sorry…"
He hugged Astral tightly, trembling like a leaf in the wind. “I-I’m s-s-sorry.” He stammered out, clinging to the god. “W-w-what was t-that? What happened?”
"I… I'm not sure…" Astral had no idea what had just happened to Simon, not at all. He held the mortal close to himself, already carrying Simon out of the garden.
((Well okay thennnnnnn umm gay fear))
He fell silent, just clinging onto Astral. He was grateful the god showed up when he did. He didn’t know what would’ve happened otherwise.
(I know exactly what would have happened but we can't really do it while he's prego~)
"I've got you," Astral said softly, holding Simon to himself. He brought Simon back to the living room, sitting down with him and keeping him so close.
((f e a r))
He curled up against Astral’s chest, closing his eyes tightly. Frankly, not much had happened to make Simon freak out like this. It was just weird and disturbing and he hadn’t liked it. And he knew it was his fault which made him feel extremely stupid.
Astral carefully ran his fingers through Simon's hair, holding still. He wasn't going to focus on anything else but helping Simon calm down until the man was okay.
Simon would stay still in Astral’s arms for a solid 10 minutes until he finally sat up, sniffling softly. “Well that was stupid.” He said, trying to make light of the situation. “I don’t know I just…couldn’t get away…”
Astral nodded some, cupping the back of Simon's head.
"I… I'm sorry that this happened," the god said softly.
“N-no it’s okay!” He quickly reassured. “It was my fault anyway.” He said, smiling quickly up at the god.
"Still…" Astral held Simon close, shaking his head some.
He nuzzled his head into the crook of Astral’s neck. “Well I’m okay now. At least I think so. I feel okay. Sooo..yeah!” He said, just kind of rambling.
Astral let out a sigh of relief.
"Promise you're not lying?" Astral asked.
“Promise!” He reassured. “Or at least I think so. It was just weird and I needed a few minutes to freak out over it.”
Astral nodded.
"There are many weird things in my world," Astral admitted. He hugged Simon, sighing again.
"But I am glad you're doing better."
“I bet there are.” Simon agreed, smiling softly as he felt Astral’s arms wrap around him. “Me too….” he then remembered something. “So is Marcos coming to take it away, the plant?” He asked curiously.
"Ah…" Astral was quiet a moment. "No, unfortunately.. Our creator, she decided reach god needed to take care of their own flowers, and the ones of the gods under them. Those will be coming soon…" Astral shook his head some.
"I'll section them off from the rest of the garden…"