[ He pouts, face red as he carefully picks at the magma ]
Careful, darling-- [ not just because it hurts you but because he'd hate to fuck up while so close to an eye ] I-I am not so sure it is that honest of a mistake... it feels like a very silly one!
...But I suppose you are correct. And I might never have met you either if I had not stayed there for so long.
[Just don't stab him in the eye with a chunk of rock and you should be fiiine.]
Mm...that is strange to think about, isn't it...had I not come to you that day, none of this would have ever happened. But...I was so lonely, I could not spend another day just waiting for something in my life to change.
It was... very fortunate. How everything seemed to align just right back then...
[ Imagine if he didn't have an egg to even give yet... or if he'd come sooner when the island was still inhabited
He stops for a moment, rips off a piece of his (still torn and dirty) toga from the bottom, and gently wipes Poseidon's eye with it. He'd gotten the rock off, and now it was just what little remained. He leans back when he finishes ]
[He's almost afraid to, honestly...when Adranus struck him the first time, the magma not only burned, but it sortof stuck to him as it solidified. At least the water kept it from burning too badly, cooling it fast enough to make it harden.
He opens his eye as instructed, looking up at a double image of the river goddess until it shifts into one, leaving his vision still slightly blurry and unfocused, but at least he can see at all. The skin around his eye is, unfortunately, still burned, but it would heal over time. Quickly, given his strength as a god.]
[ Megami-- no, Amphitrite smiles, then reaches up to touch the burn, making the water around his fingertips cool so it can hopefully soothe the skin. A newer power in place of some his older ones. ]
Not at all - you look as dashing as ever, in fact.
[ Look, he suffered it for the sake of him and their children, it's kinda hot ]
[That gets Poseidon to scoff, exhaling slowly as he curls his tail a bit closer to himself.]
I would say you are just saying that, but...coming from you, I'd believe it.
[It could have been a lot worse, honestly. Adranus would have permanently maimed him if he could, and in fact tried before he lost the ability to fight any longer.]
I will be mobile again within the next few days...in the meantime, I may have to rest, reluctant though I am. Which means the children are yours for a few days.
[ Now that the magma is taken care of he moves on to wipe the rest of the ash and soot off his face with that scrap of toga ]
All right. Please rest then, I will take care of the boys while you do. I am sure they will have no complaints to give about that.
...Also do feel like you have to stay up for my sake if you would like to rest now. I will continue to tend to you through the night, before our children can awaken. I have been asleep for a month, I can stay awake to do this much.
Poseidon chuckles, his ear-fins fluttering briefly.]
I...suppose I made it this large with the intention of sharing it with someone, someday. But the end result just meant that I was reminded every day of how lonely I truly was. It's meant for two.
[It's really exciting to think about, actually. Just laying on the beach with Megami that day when he first fell asleep...it was very sad, but nice.]
We can do with this place whatever you would like to make it feel as much like home to you as possible.
[ He had finished with Poseidon's face and had moved down to taking care of the rest of the magma and soot all over him, but at that he pauses and turns his head back to Poseidon
...then swims back up and gives him another little kiss. Lips this time. ]
Thank you... I am sure in time I will have plenty to do with this space.
[Screams why is he so cute...he really wishes they could just kiss properly but he has to be patient. But being patient is hard when you've been waiting for your fiance to wake up for an entire month.]
...do you think you will be comfortable, staying beneath the water? I know it is not something you are used to...and the water is different, too.
Mm, I think so! Truthfully I suspect that is why I slept so long in fact. I was adjusting to both the loss of the lake's powers and being in the water here.
I think now it will be all right though. If not I will simply do what I can to adapt!
Hmm...I suppose that would make sense, wouldn't it?
[He and the children struggled to adapt to the fresh water, and probably would continue to do so for some time until they'd actually lived in it a while...Amphritrite was a lot more powerful in that regard than he let on, even without his parents' power to fall back on.]
Well, if you need to go back to your lake at any time, we will not be going anywhere. And as far as recent threats go...you should be safe to travel there.
Ah...that is understandable. You will never have to, I promise.
[Though he can't promise the boys won't wander back a lot...probably once they learn the river is there they'll have a field day swimming back and forth.]
We should go back to collect the things you left in your lake, though. Unless you would prefer we leave them there.
Mmm...and surely our sons have already made you enough things to make up for whatever was left behind.
[He says that with a faint chuckle, looking over to where Megami had been laying before. There's just...stuff all over the place from them, from shells to rocks to pearls and what looks like a pile of acorn barnacles.]
They did. I think it is their way of saying that you are part of our family. They...truthfully, have never had many other acquaintances besides each other. They usually do not really know what to do when it comes to that...
[He sighs a bit sadly.]
So instead of saying as much with words, they do this. Though, I think you know well enough from their visits that they are quite the chatterboxes once they get going.
We could do that, easily. If you wanted, the boys and I could easily pick them up for you. It would be a lot faster with more hands, and they could do with some work.
[Then they'll just probably whine to mom about having to do manual labor, at least until they realize who it's for.
[That's something he's been pining for forever now, so he's absolutely in favor of this.]
I like the sound of that, my love. After all, you were asleep for me returning you to our home...you have not even seen any of the ocean where we live yet.
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Poseidon can't help it: he laughs, even though it makes his face hurt.]
It is an honest mistake to make. At least you did much good with their powers, right? It is because of them that our children exist, after all.
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Careful, darling-- [ not just because it hurts you but because he'd hate to fuck up while so close to an eye ] I-I am not so sure it is that honest of a mistake... it feels like a very silly one!
...But I suppose you are correct. And I might never have met you either if I had not stayed there for so long.
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Mm...that is strange to think about, isn't it...had I not come to you that day, none of this would have ever happened. But...I was so lonely, I could not spend another day just waiting for something in my life to change.
And there you were.
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It was... very fortunate. How everything seemed to align just right back then...
[ Imagine if he didn't have an egg to even give yet... or if he'd come sooner when the island was still inhabited
He stops for a moment, rips off a piece of his (still torn and dirty) toga from the bottom, and gently wipes Poseidon's eye with it. He'd gotten the rock off, and now it was just what little remained. He leans back when he finishes ]
Try opening your eye now, dear. Carefully...
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He opens his eye as instructed, looking up at a double image of the river goddess until it shifts into one, leaving his vision still slightly blurry and unfocused, but at least he can see at all. The skin around his eye is, unfortunately, still burned, but it would heal over time. Quickly, given his strength as a god.]
I do not look too terrible, do I?
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Not at all - you look as dashing as ever, in fact.
[ Look, he suffered it for the sake of him and their children, it's kinda hot ]
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I would say you are just saying that, but...coming from you, I'd believe it.
[It could have been a lot worse, honestly. Adranus would have permanently maimed him if he could, and in fact tried before he lost the ability to fight any longer.]
I will be mobile again within the next few days...in the meantime, I may have to rest, reluctant though I am. Which means the children are yours for a few days.
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All right. Please rest then, I will take care of the boys while you do. I am sure they will have no complaints to give about that.
...Also do feel like you have to stay up for my sake if you would like to rest now. I will continue to tend to you through the night, before our children can awaken. I have been asleep for a month, I can stay awake to do this much.
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Thank you...thank you so much.
[He feels like he can properly relax with him around. Not only in terms of the children, but the rest of the sea as well.]
Make sure you rest, too. I will be alright with time. And...this is your room now, so you can continue to sleep here. With me.
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If you thought Amphritrite's face could get red before
That all pales in comparison to how his face gets now
Oh god laying together is literally a thing he's been dreaming of for who knows how long IT CAN HAPPEN NOW ]
W-W-With y-you...
Y-Yes, of course...
[ y e s 👀 ]
Wh-When you... have regained your e-energy... y-you should me around a bit m-more...
This room... is so large...
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Poseidon chuckles, his ear-fins fluttering briefly.]
I...suppose I made it this large with the intention of sharing it with someone, someday. But the end result just meant that I was reminded every day of how lonely I truly was. It's meant for two.
[It's really exciting to think about, actually. Just laying on the beach with Megami that day when he first fell asleep...it was very sad, but nice.]
We can do with this place whatever you would like to make it feel as much like home to you as possible.
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...then swims back up and gives him another little kiss. Lips this time. ]
Thank you... I am sure in time I will have plenty to do with this space.
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...do you think you will be comfortable, staying beneath the water? I know it is not something you are used to...and the water is different, too.
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Mm, I think so! Truthfully I suspect that is why I slept so long in fact. I was adjusting to both the loss of the lake's powers and being in the water here.
I think now it will be all right though. If not I will simply do what I can to adapt!
[ Mama Magic Lake didn't raise a quitter ]
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[He and the children struggled to adapt to the fresh water, and probably would continue to do so for some time until they'd actually lived in it a while...Amphritrite was a lot more powerful in that regard than he let on, even without his parents' power to fall back on.]
Well, if you need to go back to your lake at any time, we will not be going anywhere. And as far as recent threats go...you should be safe to travel there.
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No way. I am definitely not going back.
...Except to visit I suppose but...
[ not alone ]
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[Though he can't promise the boys won't wander back a lot...probably once they learn the river is there they'll have a field day swimming back and forth.]
We should go back to collect the things you left in your lake, though. Unless you would prefer we leave them there.
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...I am not sure if I should get them. I worry if it is baggage to keep them around...
[ reminders of a past life... ]
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[He says that with a faint chuckle, looking over to where Megami had been laying before. There's just...stuff all over the place from them, from shells to rocks to pearls and what looks like a pile of acorn barnacles.]
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...They really gathered all that for me?
[ They brought him things at the island when they visited but it wasn't THIS much ]
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[He sighs a bit sadly.]
So instead of saying as much with words, they do this. Though, I think you know well enough from their visits that they are quite the chatterboxes once they get going.
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...They are rambunctious but they are sweet.
[ a pause ]
That is something I might want to go back for though. All the things they gave me on the island.
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[Then they'll just probably whine to mom about having to do manual labor, at least until they realize who it's for.
Mom gets special privileges.]
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[ he mulls it over ]
No... I think if that is the sort of thing we should do together. You, the children, and me. As a family.
[ trips to the island together... sound like a lot of fun. ]
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[That's something he's been pining for forever now, so he's absolutely in favor of this.]
I like the sound of that, my love. After all, you were asleep for me returning you to our home...you have not even seen any of the ocean where we live yet.
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