𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 ✦ 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 ⁽ᴹᵃˡᵉ ᵛᵉʳ⁾

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲

The first thing m/n noticed upon waking up was that the delusion was missing.

His right hand no longer wore the glove and it felt strangely stiff. As if he hadn't moved it an inch for an extended period of time.

M/n sat up with a quiet groan, taking a moment to observe the couch he had been laying on. This wasn't the estate nor was it prison.

A brief feeling of fear flashed through him.

Had the Fatui taken him? Were they going to kill him for what he did?

"Oh, you're awake?"

M/n tensed at the sight of a man holding open the door that led outside, a basket of fruits and vegetables in his free arm.

M/n recognized him immediately as the man who had stopped the Harbinger from hitting him. He didn't bother doing anything to protect the woman either when m/n had lunged at her again.

'Odomu? Ika?' he wondered, 'Neutral?'

"How are you feeling?" the man asked as he set the basket down on the table, "Can you move your right arm?"

"Yeah... it is a little stiff. But I am fine." m/n murmured, flexing his arm experimentally.

"Good, good." the man said before walking over with a bowl, "Here, I figured you don't like vegetables since you lived with Hilichurls so..."

The smell of meat met m/n's nose and he looked down, feeling sick. He didn't need to be triggering memories at the moment.

"I'll have radish veggie soup." m/n murmured, "Diluc always says vegetables are important. Even if they taste horrible."

The man blinked then nodded, "Alright."

As m/n ate, the man busied himself with washing the fruits and vegetables he'd brought in, brows furrowed in concentration.

"Who are you?" m/n spoke up.

"Fintan."

"Just Fintan?"

"Just Fintan."

"Well, uh, thank you for your help, Mister Fintan." m/n murmured, "May I ask where that glove is?"

"The delusion?" Fintan asked then shook his head, "Don't worry, I put it somewhere safe but for now, I think you should avoid wearing it. The first time you used it, your right arm was encased in ice within seconds."

M/n blinked, 'That is what happened...'

"I do have to say though, I respect you for attacking Signora head on like that. The look of surprise on her face was priceless." Fintan chuckled, "Had those Cincin Mages not gotten in the way, you would've turned her into a human popsicle!"

"Human popsicle?" m/n repeated.

"The delusion you had. The one that had belonged to Eira. It's a tad bit different from the rest." Fintan explained, "The only reason it backfired on you was because you didn't know how to use it."

M/n's eyes rounded, "Woah..."

"But... you need to rest up before you can even think about touching that glove again. You nearly died, idiot."

"But I did not. I lived."

Fintan face palmed himself, "Archons, give me strength... you sound just like Eira..."

M/n finished up his food before asking, "Can I go on a walk? I do not like being inside too long."

"Sure, do whatever you want, you're not a baby." Fintan sighed, "Just don't do anything stupid."