forum Glitches // OxO // Closed

Started November 27, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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Jude let out a soft exhale as they walked along the street and towards his car. "Here we go," He breathed, unlocking the car and nodding to himself.

Nyx got in the car, buckling up and letting out a breath. "My head hurts." He said again, looking over at Jude and biting his lip.

"I know, I know," Jude swallowed, clipping in his seatbelt once he was in and starting the car. "I'm gonna get us back, m'kay?" He said, giving his knee a reassuring squeeze with his free hand as he backed out of the parking space, "You just sit tight."

Nyx looked over at him, and nodded a little bit. "Okay. I'm just…I don't know. I think there was too much…information. For today. My head can't take…"

"Yeah," Jude nodded, his gaze flickering from Nyx to the stuttering traffic ahead moving at what seemed to be a snail's pace, typical of the city, "–Yeah, I'm…I'm sorry. It was a lot." He let out an impatient sigh, drumming his fingers on the steering wheel, "If this hurts you– then I don't think we should do this much in a day."

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He nodded a little bit, looking down at his hands for a moment and taking a deep breath. "Sorry…my…the computer will get used to it eventually, it's just…it's been a long time since it had to deal with so much at the same time, and…"

Jude bit his lip as he took in Nyx's words, trying to remind himself that this was alright; that a little headache or reboot was nothing to worry about. "Mhm…yeah, we'll just be careful. I don't know what could happen if you get overwhelmed again– it might be worse, y'know? What if it's worse?"

"I don't think it'll be…worse. It's like when you're using a computer, and you give it too many commands at once, and it freezes or slows down? And then recovers eventually? It's like that." he explained.

Jude nodded, taking a deep breath as he turned the corner onto his street. "Yeah," He said, resisting the urge to blare his horn at the cab in front of them, "You're right but– what if you don't recover? Or not…fully?.

Nyx blinked. "Oh– I don't…I don't know." he replied slowly, biting his lip as he looked over at Jude. "I…"

Jude met Nyx’s gaze with his own worried look.”It’s just that—“ He tore his attention back to the road, trying to stifle the nervousness that threatened to show,”—I can’t…bring you to a hospital. I don’t know what I’d do if it came to that.”

Nyx bit his lip a little bit. "I know. I just…I don't know." He replied, shaking his head slightly and looking over at Jude.

Jude let out a breath as they neared his apartment building, turning to Nyx with a tired smile. "I don't know either," He said, shrugging softly, "But what I do know is– I need you to be okay. So…please be okay?" He added with a weak laugh.

Nyx nodded a little bit. "I'm fine. It's just…just a headache." he replied, looking over at Jude for a moment, giving him a quick, sweet little smile.

Jude sighed, parking the car and smiling as he turned to Nyx, trying to feel a little reassured. "Right. A headache. It'll be fine," He said, kissing his cheek before unbuckling his seatbelt.

Nyx nodded again. "I'll be fine." he replied, unbuckling and getting out of the car. "Are we going to bring all the stuff inside, too?" he asked.

Jude remembered the bags in the back and nodded. "Yeah," He said, walking around to the trunk and unlocking it, "It won't be too much of a hassle, I think."

He nodded, and grabbed some of the bags to help carry them inside. "Alright." He replied, looking over at Jude.

Jude nodded as he locked his car, and walked into his apartment building with Nyx, heading for the elevators. "I'm sure Macy will be happy to see ya," He smiled, pressing the button to send for the elevator.

Nyx smiled happily. "Oh! Macy!" he had forgotten about the kitten, really, but he was happy to see her again.He followed after Jude, still smiling.

"Mhm," Jude nodded, smiling at Nyx's happy response. He stepped into the elevator, pressing his floor number and leaning back on a wall, "She doesn't usually like it when I have people over, but I think she likes you."

Nyx smiled again. "Oh, that's good!" he replied, still holding the bags as he followed Jude, looking up at him happily.

Jude nodded, smiling as the elevator made its way up to his floor, shifting a little as it went over that one slightly jarring spot. "You happy with the stuff we bought?" He asked, glancing at the bags they held.