Shadows of the heart (MxMxMxMxM)

Chapter 85: Fragile

NSFW in this chapter (I'll pop up a warning right before)

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As soon as Daxon was inside my apartment and the door had been closed, Arms were wrapping around me, Making me tense up, Freezing in shock.

Okay then. . .Wasn't expecting that. . .There can be a lot of horrors in those buildings so I guess I understand. . .

Awkwardly I patted him on the back before he finally spoke.

''I'm so sorry, I- . . .I just am so very sorry Corbin'' He whispered quietly to me, His hand moving to the back of my head as he moved to tuck my face against the crook of his neck.

''There there, It's okay-'' I started to robotically comfort him, Very much not used to having to do this sort of thing.

Typically comforting my villain friends just entails patching up their wounds and doing my best to stop them from bleeding out as I rushed them to any nearby villain safe hospital I could find.

And comforting Ian really was just second nature at this point. . .

As soon as I spoke, He pulled back from me, His small-ish frown deepening a bit more as he studied my face.

He was about to say something before my sweet, Empathetic flower emerged from our bedroom. . .His hair a mess and his face still slightly flushed from when we were playing around with each other, Cali perched on his arm like some very deformed parrot.

''Oh, Daxon! I didn't expect to see you again so soon after. . .'' Ian started to cheerfully say before noticing the tension in the room.

A concerned look formed on my boyfriend's face as he approached the two of us, His beautiful mind seemingly running a mile a minute as he tried to figure out what was going on.

''Did. . .Something happen between the two of you while you were out honey?'' Ian asked me, His voice quiet enough to be polite in the silence but still loud enough for Daxon to hear as well, His choice of words making the hurt and worried part of me flutter with joy.

Honey. . .Right, Not the time to feel all fluttery about pet names. . .

'I dunno, Maybe pet names would make golden boy here feel a bit better? Remember how Grandpa helped us after we discovered what the project group was doing?' Tene pointed out, For once. . .Having a good- Non violent idea.

''Ah, I'm sorry to have intruded on your time with your boyfriend'' Daxon was muttering quietly in apology as I tuned him out, Focusing on my dragons instead, Leaving Ian to start smoothing things over with our other significant person.

'I doubt he'd like to be wrapped up in blankets and set down in front of a Tv with hot coco so soon after having his most likely entire world view tilted on it's head. . .With traumatic discoveries on top' Eige wisely pointed out, Giving me another piece for the idea slowly coming together in my mind.

 'We were when it happened to us. . .Well. . .We also burned the place to the ground too. . .It's not too late, I know where we can get a fuck ton of propane and matches' Tene eagerly added on, Cali being oddly silent as Ian was saving something, Visibly struggling not to react to what we were saying to each other.

I know just what to do. . .Here's hoping Ian will go along with it though. . .

''That's the plan then'' I muttered to myself out loud suddenly, Making the other men in this room, Human and otherwise, Pause and turn to me.

''Um, Pardon?'' Daxon murmured in confusion as Cali whispered something in Ian's ear, Hopefully catching him up on the plan forming in my mind.

Before the very tired, Older man could really react, I wrapped some of my shadows around him, Tugging him down to the couch and wrapping a blanket around him as the shadows pinned his arms to his sides.