Rowan smiled, sleep tugging at her. She hadn’t been sleeping very good the past few nights because she had been worried over Alvor, and now she could finally be at peace. “I… love… you… too…” She slipped into sleep in Alvor’s loving arms not a moment later…
John leaned into Halo for support. “He is alive…” John repeated, almost to affirm it for himself. “Wow, Halo…” It could’ve been so much more worse. They were blessed by what happened. “I just… our son is… in love.” John bit his lower lip. He knew it was probably his fatherly instincts coming in and clouding his judgement, but… “We don’t even know her yet.” And yet our son is in love with her.
Alvor made sure she was comfortable before curling around her, making sure they were both warm before slowly dozing off with her, lips lips pressing against her forehead before he welcomed sleep.
Halo held onto John, his hands gently holding and caressing John, making sure that they were both there, together. He gave a soft sigh, kissing John's lips. He nods, "John, my love. Do you remember the time before we got married? We never knew each other before that time. But look at us now, my love. We're married and we have a beautiful son. Supporting him in his love life is the best we can offer. We may be seeing our baby boy grow up, but John that's the best part about being father's." He whispers, caressing John's cheek.
John kissed his back slowly, but it was as if his worry leaked into it. “What if she breaks his heart? What if she’s not a good person?” He whispered back, pulling himself a little closer to Halo. “I’m just… I’m worried. I’m really worried, we almost just lost him, Halo, I saw him dying…” John whispered, tightening his grip around Halo. It was like it all caught up to speed, and yes, thank goodness Alvor was alive but the fact that he could have died…
Halo made sure to place his assurance into the kiss, soaking away his worry before gently pulling away, his thumbs absently rubbing John's cheeks. "My love, I know that you worry for Alvor. We both do." He whispers, "But he's safe now, isn't he? He's alive, John. Our beloved son, is alive." He whispers, pressing a soft kiss to Johns forehead. "I have a feeling that Alvor chose her for a reason my love. And from the way she acted beside him, I have no doubts that they will love each other with just as much love that we share ourselves." He brushed some hair from John's hair. "That's the thing about life, John. We let him grow up. If he falls, we catch him. If they break up, we'll be there for him. Let's let him explore life and love, John. Just like we did together." He soothes, his eyes gentle as they gaze into John's.
John took a deep breath, relaxing with each kiss Halo bestowed upon him. “You’re right. He is alive, and that’s all that matters.” John smiled a little, gazing back at Halo’s eyes. “Thank you, Halo.” He leaned in to kiss the love of his life on the lips. “Thank you for being my rock throughout this storm. You know exactly what to say to comfort me.” John leaned into Halo’s chest, tucking his head in the man’s neck. “I love you.” And I’m sure Alvor loves her, and Rowan loves him back.
Halo smiled at the other and smiling gently, "Of course, my love." he whispers. He leaned into the other and sighed happily. Halo leaned into the gentle, kiss, sighing quietly in relief. "I will always be here for you, John." He whispers as he hugged the other, running his hand through the others hair. "I love you too, my angel." He soothes as he holds John close. "Now… why don't we go get some rest?"
John smiled, soaking up Halo’s comforting warmth. “Yeah, that sounds good…” He agreed softly. He was tired, considering they hadn’t had much time to rest while tethering materials for Alvor’s cure, and it was finally catching up with him. He pulled away so they could move, but his hand found Halo’s and he smiled a little bit more.
Halo nods and holds him close, running a gentle hand through John's hair. He was exhausted as well as he rests his head on top of John's. He let the other pull away and he smiled in return, kissing the back of John's hand. He walks them back into Alvors room, smiling at the sight of his sleeping son before gently guiding John to a bench pressed against the wall that extended into a small bed for guests.
John smiled at the sight of his sleeping son, looked at him and Rowan together. They looked so peaceful, and in that moment John smiled as he realized that they were indeed just like him and Halo. And maybe this Rowan wouldn’t be too bad at all. He moved to help get the bench extended, then it was only a matter of seconds before he was laying down, and his eyes drooped shut.
Halo smiled as well, before helping John with the extension. He sits on the bed, his back against the wall as he let John use his thighs as pillows, his hand running absently through Johns hair. He kissed his forehead, sighing in bliss before shutting his eyes and slowly dozing off.
John found Halo’s thighs to be very comfortable. He was still smiling as sleep spirited him into unconsciousness. He slept peacefully, his head cradled in Halo’s lap. Pure exhaustion that had brought him into the deep sleep and warded off any dreams that might’ve come.
(Alright. What now? Should we do when they heal Rowan?)
(That sounds good with me, but I was thinking it would be like a work in progress to heal Rowan since she’s got some kind of complex disease or whatever, so like it’d spread out for a couple days or so? and so like maybe I was thinking she might have a near death experience or something, idk)
(Yeah! That works! And I love near death experiences.)
(Cool, you wanna start or want me to?)
(Could you please, love?)
(Of course! :)
John awoke with a yawn, nestling his face in Halo’s abdomen. He was definitely well rested, which was probably good considering that he planned to work on healing Alvor’s new love today. Depending on how bad Rowan’s disease was, John didn’t know how hard it would be to heal them…
Rowan cracked his eyes open at the sound of a yawn. Alvor was nice and warm and alive. He tightened his grip around Alvor despite the ache in his arm and body—some days were worse than others, and today was one of the bad days. He tilted his neck a little, disappointed to find the ache spread even to there.
Halo was still asleep when John woke up before sighing and slowly waking up when he felt John shift. "Good morning, my love." He whispers gently. He ran a tired hand through John's hair, his eyes struggling to stay awake. He looked exhausted. He had kept waking up at night to make sure that Alvor was still breathing and falling back to bed.
Alvor woke up, and he was never more happy to wake up then to find out that he had his arms around his love, and his parents were resting together. He looked down to his precious Rowan. "Morning, angel…" He mutters, looking down at the other before shaking his head. "How do you feel?" He pressed a sleepy kiss to his forehead.
John reached up a hand to touch Halo’s hair, “Morning love… did you sleep okay?” From the looks of it, John assumed the answer would be no. He probably would’ve woken up too, had it not been for the pure exhaustion that kept him asleep.
Rowan managed a smile at Alvor, “I’m…” He thought about saying he was fine, just so Alvor wouldn’t worry too much, but ended up telling the truth, “…not great. But I just need some pain-relieving herbs and I think I’ll be okay.” Rowan kissed Alvor’s cheek slowly, ignoring the dull ache from the simple movement. He was determined to not let that get in the way of their love.
"I slept okay… If that counts." He chuckles weakly before kissing his forehead. He ran his hand through John's hair gently, taking a deep inhale of air, his wings fluttering weakly behind him. He had bags under his eyes.
Alvor smiled at the sight of the others smile, even if it was pained. He could definitely feel a pain in his lungs, but it wasn't awful, probably just him healing. His eyes turned concerned. "Well… I'm here. Whatever you need." He whispers, leaning into his kiss, giving a soft sigh. His hand traced the non injured arm, trying to keep his mind off the pain. "I love you." He whispers.
John frowned a little, mumbling, “You should go back to sleep. Or take a nap later in the day. Or both.” He moved to sit up so he could kiss Halo’s cheek, adding softly, “I can just tell your tired, and we hardly got much sleep the past week. You need rest.”
Rowan managed another smile, whispering back, “Thank you, Alvor. I love you too.” He closed his eyes with a sleepy sigh, curling his good arm around Alvor a little bit more. “How are you feeling?” Rowan asked softly, snuggling a little closer to the love of his life despite the pain.
Halo nods a little. "I'll sleep later today…" He mutters softly, eagerly leaning into John's touch, his eyes fluttering shut. He offered a slow kiss to his cheek. "Aleight." He whispers. "I'll try to sleep."
Alvor hummed, a small smile gracing his lips as he heard the other. He curled protectively around Rowan, kissing his forehead sweetly. "I'm feeling better. Really tired but good.* He mutters. He glanced at him before shutting his eyes slowly. "I'll be okay."
“Thank you, Halo,” John said with a satisfied smile and kissed Halo on the cheek again for emphasis. The past week had been hard on the whole family, but at least things had finally settled down.
“Good,” Rowan mumbled with a soft smile. “If you need anything… well, I'm here. Whatever you need,” He repeated Alvor’s words from moments ago with a slightly wider smile. Alvor alone was enough to help Rowan get his mind off his pain, to make him feel happy.
