(Mhm! I'm figuring it might happen during the day this time? And perhaps Astral finishes work and comes out to hear Simon's phone going off and ask him what's wrong instead of going behind his back aha)
Astral didn't want to leave Simon either, but he didn't want the man to see just what his work was. He hummed softly, not letting go as he headed back to the main open paths of the garden.
"Would you like to leave you here, or somewhere else?" Astral wanted every excuse to keep with Simon.
((Litttttt i might do that rn then after Astral skidaddles))
“Ummmm maybe somewhere else. I don’t want to accidentally hurt any of the plants.” He said, resting his head on the god’s chest.
(Got it aha!)
Astral nodded, holding Simon a bit closer. He found himself idly rubbing Simon's back with his thumb, walking out of the garden and back to the living room. Astral sat Simon down, smiling a bit.
"I'll be back out before dinner," he promised, turning to leave.
Simon nodded. “Okay….I’ll see you later then.” He said, sad to see the god go. He planned on just going back to Astral’s room, maybe take a nap.
Astral walked into his workroom, closing the door. He was quiet, thinking some as he went back to disassembling souls to recycle and repurpose.
(Also, I have another rp with someone else with Astral, and their character ended up doing something to help Astral out with his job- instead of just grinding the left over, often conscious, souls into paste, they'd use the parts to put them back together)
Simon carried his assorted things from the day, including Mia, back into the room, closing the door behind them quietly. He let out a content sigh, sitting down on the bed.
(( :0 that’s cool))
Mia was quiet until they were in the room, letting out a breath.
"Did you have fun?" She asked, a bit of teasing in her tone.
(Yeah, and a lot less cruel too aha)
He rolled his eyes at her tone, but let out a soft chuckle, showing that he really didn’t mind too much. “For your information, yes I did have fun. Lots of it too.”
((Truuuuue lmao))
"I could tell how you were following asleep!" Mia laughed softly, looking up at Simon. "I'm glad you're able to enjoy yourself, though, really."
“What! He was comfy!” Simon protested, giggling softly. “Yeah….me too.” He smiled, laying down on the bed.
(Hdhsjs i’m imagining Astral being a genuine good uncle now and screaming)
(( XD Yeah that’d be hilarious))
((Everyone would be so weirded out by Astral and Simon in this AU lmao))
(Honestly AU Astral really would be a great uncle)
(E v e r y o n e lol)
Mia chuckled some as Simon laid down, letting out a content sigh.
"Yes, I'm sure he was, with how sleepy you were."
((Astral showing up with this random guy who he calls his boyfriend and everyone’s just like w h a t))
Simon smiled happily, thinking back on the day. But of course it was ruined by his phone ringing on the nightstand. His smile instantly dropped, and he made no moves to answer it.
(Marcos: Oh thank god he's finally moved on after centuries ;w;)
Mia would have jumped if she could have when the phone rang.
"Who..?" Mia trailed off when she saw how Simon reacted to all of this.
(( XD poor Marcos))
“Just ignore it…” he said quietly. This had happened a few times in the days he’d been here. He was too afraid to even decline the call, just letting it go to voicemail.
(sdfghjkjhg you've got. So little idea.)
Mia looked at Simon with growing concern. She would have nodded if she could.
"Okay, I will,' She said instead.
((I know and I already feel so bad for him ;w;))
He closed his eyes, his body tensing back up again, only seeming to relax once it stopped ringing. But even then he still looked upset.
(;-;)
Mia didn't ask, looking at Simon with concern still.
Astral looked up from his work, pausing with his scalpel just above the latest soul. He moved away, setting the tool down and putting the terrified soul back into their box. He made his way out of the room, leaving the soul there as he went to the bedroom.
"Simon, are you alright?" He asked, knocking softly.
((Astral just like “ARE YOU SAD WHY ARE YOU SAD”))
Simon sat up, the first answer that came to mind being “I thought you were at work?” He called back, trying to make it look like he hadn’t been upset just moments ago.
(Wren just protectively hugging Marcos, even though he’d be shaken up by what canon Astral did to him)
(Jdnsjs Kye though would be just… so confused. He’d be like: :0 what the heck happened to the real Astral-)
(Astral: I am the real Astral… Why is everyone scared or confused that I’m nice QwQ)
(Kye: Because you did a lot of bad things, but if you’re being good, I’m happy for you Uncle Astral!)
((Everyone at Simon just like: it’s okay you can tell us if he’s making you do this))
((Simon: D: what???))
(Aha… yeahhh everyone would be freaked out by AU Astral)
"I was," Astral said, not coming into the room at the moment since he didn't have permission. "I just had a feeling it might be good for me to come check on you." Astral didn't reveal the fact he could tell what Simon was feeling- he didn't want to frighten the other.
“Oh….well you can come in if you want to.” He said, trying to wipe any signs of unhappiness from his face.
