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[shadowglitter]

Okay.

[ He takes a deep breath, like he's about to yell about how fucking stupid it is to just be like "oh my leg ripped the fuck open but i healed it so it's good dw lol", but then he just-- deflates, looking more heartbroken and tired than archie's ever seen him. ]

I hope you're okay. I know you said you are. I know you're-- in touch, with how a person is supposed to take care of themselves, both mentally and emotionally. But I worry about you. And I don't know if you practice what you preach, sometimes. Maybe I'm wrong, to have that impression. I'm sorry if I am. I just want you to be okay, and-- to mean it, not to just say it. Because I love you and it scares me when you make me think you aren't taking care of yourself.

[h2no]

I-- I think I am. [this is the second time someone's given him this ass reaming. archie must be pushing his luck more than usual.] I went to a doctor after and stuff to make sure it was all good...

It's like-- It's like, I know what's logical for other people and I try to do it for myself too but it's like my brain douses itself in petrol and lights a match when I try to apply it to myself, so I don't know if what I'm doing seems right from an outside perspective or batshit insane.

[shadowglitter]

... Okay.

[ He's not going to push the physical injuries any further, as much as he might want to. Physical injuries, at least, Odin expects Archie to take care of - he's probably not going to let himself walk around broken and in pain in front of Matt and Maxie and all the other people he loves. Not externally, at least, when it's so noticeable. ]

Nothing you've done to me has ever come across as batshit insane. It's just - scary. Sometimes. Like when you bought me Soixante Neuf? My sword? That happened right after the haunted house, and I still don't-- I still don't understand, how you bounced back fast enough to do that. I think you've been opening up to me more? But it's still scary, when I think you're not accessing things you're dealing with. Like now, when you're just saying you're fine--

It just scares me. I don't know. Maybe I'm imagining things. And I'm making a problem that isn't really there.

[h2no]

It-- look, I just knew you had to make a really hard choice in that room and I felt bad for not being careful enough to avoid it.

[he exhales through his nose, shaking his head. no, he can't blame odin for what he did.]

...Did you name that fucking sword after sixty nineing, you horny bastard?

[shadowglitter]

I didn't-- [ he runs his hands over his face. He wants to scream I should have saved you and you didn't do anything wrong but he's running on fumes and he needs to stay focused on one problem or he's going to collapse. ] I get that. It doesn't stop me from being scared. If I'd been in your shoes, I would've been trying to make it up to me, as well, but that's because I'm a stupid asshole who doesn't value my own life as much as I should. The healthy thing to do would have been to just-- focus on yourself. After what you went through. I think. Maybe I'm wrong? Fuck, I don't know.

[ He's just rambling, at this point. Screaming "i don't know if you're okay or not!" over and over again at someone who described taking care of himself as having to think through his brain doused in petrol and set alight can't be helpful. But. Fuck, he's not a counselor, this is all he's got. ]

... She's got other names. Chromatic Skyslicer. Starbow Arcfinder. Crescent Wavewings.

But yes.

I did.

[h2no]

I did. When I came to see you it was when I was thoroughly sick of sitting at home and feeling sorry for myself.

[that makes him laugh, and he puts a hand on odin's shoulder to pull him into a tight hug. assuming... he's fine with it?]

...Can we go inside? It's getting chilly.

[shadowglitter]

[ if archie did take care of himself - maybe this is just odin's issue, then. maybe the reason why he keeps digging his heels in on this issue in particular is because he doesn't like that archie thought to check in on him. him. like he didn't deserve it. god, that'd be hypocritical. he breathes out low and long. ]

... Yeah.

[ he heads back into Fauxhalla, snakes his way to magnus and alex's kitchen and puts the kettle on. he misses his dogs? he's already cuddled the fuck out of them for hours and hours since coming back but he couldn't bring them to fauxhalla with magnus's Wolf Deal. ]

Have you checked in on anyone else from space? I dunno who else you're close to... I think you're friends with Jonathan, right? Peter could probably use someone, too.

[h2no]

I think I know everyone that was up there in some capacity other than Riptide...

[he shrugs as he follows odin in.]

Me'n'Peter might have another pizza party. Not, uh, not a big one like last time. I met up with Poe for a bit... I should message Jonathan, yeah. The others I only vaguely know.

[shadowglitter]

I bought him a bunch of pizza stuff for his house. Like a blanket shaped like pizza. And a pizza beanbag. And this plastic pouch you hang around your neck you can put a slice of pizza in? So.

[ So yeah. He makes tea. Glosses over the Poe mention. ]

Jonathan'd be happy. He's rad. I hope we'll stay friends, now that we're not seeing each other every day. Bela, too.

[h2no]

Get me shit like that but for sharks? I know you already got me a bunch of cool stuff which I think I forgot to say thanks for now I think about it-- but. More? Shower me in gifts.

[archie plants his ass on a Seat.]

I'm sure you will. Jon's a cool guy... I think knowing more people is better for him, honestly. He seems a little lonely, I think it's the alien thing.

[shadowglitter]

Sure. After I buy my own place. I don't know how much money I'll have... 'cause I wanna go into debt getting something really big and really cool.

I think a lot of us are lonely. Even outside of the alien thing.

[h2no]

Mmm... I won't disagree there.

[a beat.]

I hope he can find people he's happy bein' his normal self around... [archie shakes himself.] Where are you thinkin' of settin' up?

[shadowglitter]

Somewhere that isn't Nonah? Maurtia Falls, maybe? For the aesthetic?

[ probably not, though. he's used to living in dangerous cities back home and he doesn't want to retread old ground. he just also doesn't... want to be in nonah. or, well, he does, but everyone's telling him to get away from poe, so whatever. ]

I don't know. It depends. Peter wants to get a loft, so. Wherever he goes? I wanna be near him.

But - I don't know. It depends what everyone else is doing. I don't wanna buy my own place if someone's gonna make a cool party pad for all their friends to live in. You know?

[h2no]

Aesthetic is a good thing to live for.

[sage nod.]

Aye, Peter's a nice lad. Though I'd hope if you live together ya don't beat on each other anymore.

[shadowglitter]

We probably won't actually live together, 'cause he wants to be on his own, and he's got a girlfriend he'll grossly smooch in front of me every single day, so that's terrible. But.

[ SHRUG. ]

Just nearby. You know? He's my bro. Also, I kinda got used to spooning him? It's gonna be weird not having that anymore. Also--

[ he looks at archie with disgust. ]

I'm going to beat on him more. The next time I see him. Just because you told me not to.

[h2no]

That's fair. Sometimes I think moving out from the city to the outskirts was a bad idea, but... [he shrugs.] What can I say? I'm a stupid hippie.

[sometimes, anyway.]

You'll make Magnus sad if you do that, you know.

[shadowglitter]

I'm kind of surprised you don't live on a shipwreck on the beach somewhere? So. Outskirts is an improvement to that.

[ again, s h r u g. ]

You can't emotionally manipulate the noble and stunning Odin Dark. Rarely, if ever, would Magnus Chase complain about Peter Maximoff getting totally punched in the butt. He deserves it. It's his station in life. Lord Magnus is aware of this, and he agrees.

[h2no]

I already lived in a cave off the ocean for a couple years. I'm fine with a house for now.

Uh huh. I'll believe it. I guess you're adults and what you do is your own prerogative.

[shadowglitter]

Oh, cool! I've slept in caves before. God, being a kid sucked. Barracks got so much better when my friend gained access to a secondary plane of existence monitored by their pet dragon-slash-half-sister.

[ but. ]

I wouldn't call Peter an adult?

[h2no]

Yeah, I hear that helps with coziness.

[snort.]

Physically, maybe. Speakin' of sleepin', when's the last time you got some? If you bitch at me an' don't even--

[shadowglitter]

[ Odin goes red and looks off to the side. Whoops. Called out. ]

I'm not sleeping 'cause I got dumped and I'm sad about it and my cycle's all out of whack 'cause I was in space for three weeks. That's different? That's different. And probably objectively pretty understandable? It'd be weird if I was sleeping all the time.

Don't turn this around on me. You're the one actually out there doing stuff. I'm not gonna worry everyone by staying up at night listening to sad country songs. You're gonna worry everyone if you're bleeding out every few seconds and shrugging it off to get back to healer duty.

[h2no]

People are gonna care if you're not sleeping regardless. You can't say that your issues don't matter because someone else is having a slightly harder time. That's not how this works.

[he leans back a little, rubbing his face.]

This is why I wanted you to look into therapy, because believe it or not, there's better coping methods for this than laying awake for days hating yourself.

[shadowglitter]

I've read a lot of young adult romance since coming here, my dude. It's really not a big deal to not sleep when you're dumped or whatever. Don't worry so much.

[ bloooowing it ooooooff. ]

Are we really doing this whole "your situation is bad!" "no your situation is bad!" thing? 'Cause it's not gonna go anywhere productive.

[h2no]

[archie fucking dies because that was so dumb. he just straight up collapses on the floor and his ghost, looking disappointed, floats up and out the roof while glaring at odin.


...okay, no, he just rolls his eyes, but odin's comment was stupid enough that's how he feels.]

Yeah, because I am unaware of any previous problems you, Odin Dark, have had with sleeping because of anxiety. This is the first I'm hearing of it.

[shadowglitter]

[ odin ghostbusts this motherfucker. or at least groans, aggravated, as he is. ]

I know! I know. I know. But I'm not-- dealing with that stuff! As much! Right now! I'm only staying awake 'cause of stupid romance stuff, I've been-- better. About the other stuff. I'm fine. And I don't want to talk about this? I don't want you pushing me to do something I'm not comfortable with. I just want-- god.

[ huff. ]

I'm getting you something you eat. You piece of shit. Magnus and Alex make a lot of dumb vegetarian curry and it's really nice and you're going to sit down and you're going to eat it and you're going to like it. Okay? Kitchen. Table. Sit.