~ tugging the blanket down just enough that his hands were now free from their confines.
βare you serious.α£β he asked softly, less a question and more of a confirmation. cassian finds he constantly needs confirmation even in small details. βI say letβs do it.αβ
β β β cassian was found sitting upon the couch with long limbs sprawled before him and a blanket tucked up all the way to his chin. watching something on the tv that he had found after several minutes of scrolling through less than appealing options, though it didnβt ~
~ quite capture his attention. he was bored, and a little lonely.
and perhaps, when mon-el arrived, he could sense such a thing wafting from the kryptonian β and suddenly, a game night was being proposed.
cassian grinned at the notion, sitting up a little straighter and ~
β β β panic struck within every corner of his being as he watched @nightgvardian vault off of a high rooftop unprompted. no wires or parachute attached or anything that would help break the fall that could easily kill a human.
cue cassian rushing over in flight, reaching ~
@nightgvardian ~ the other man like a firefighter would hold a victim in need.
βyou just β you jumped from so high, I was worried you would. . .β
the words die upon his tongue, turning to look at where the man was staring and seeing the car speeding off in a desperate escape.
βif you ~
@H0PEINTHESUN ~ trying to discredit that. but also, lex has to be held accountable for his actions. you canβt be the person taking the fall for the choices heβs made.
@H0PEINTHESUN β β β but see β thatβs the game of what if. you canβt live life like that. because what if you had said something, and your life was the one taken.α£ every single person you saved, everyone youβve helped. . . they wouldβve suffered.
I know you two have history, and Iβm not ~
β β β clarkβs beloved work bag had been forgotten that morning in the haste of attempting to arrive on time β which was why cassian kent was now walking the halls of the daily planet. a visitorβs pass stuck to his sweater as he maneuvered through the crowd in hopes of~
~ locating his brother.
except, one small misstep in attempting to avoid colliding with one person sends him stumbling and accidentally bumping into someone else. papers go flying, dropping to the floor.
βoh β gosh, I am so sorry,β he rushes to apologize and ~
β β β the voice echoes loudly within the confines of the space β heard clearly despite the modulation of technology by superpowered ears. and much like the feline, heβs startled by the suddenness.
the cat runs off, leaving the kryptonian abandoned. and he watches the animal ~
~ scurry in disappointment. he was really enjoying their time together.
turning on the heels of his boots, searching darkened shadows that were only cut through by street lamps and neon signs. the disembodied voice remaining uncovered.
βyou scared the poor thing,β he ~