Wander: [on the bed, sleeping, a huge cast ard his broken leg n sprained wrist, n bit of thick bandages ard his head, bt still he looked much better than wen Hater first saw him in the gorge]
Hater: ;( ...(goes to kneel beside Wander, gently resting his hand on Wander's)
Sylvia: (peeks in) :( ...
Wander: [stirred as he felt Hater's hand on his] Nnnhh...?
Hater: :O Wander...??
Wander: Nnnhh... [blinked his eyes open] W-Where... Where am I...?
Hater: (still holding his hand) Back on the ship... :( You're safe now...
Sylvia: (enters) How are you feeling, buddy?
Wander: Like I just got hit by a space bus... Wat happened...?
Sylvia: Hater says he found you in a gorge having been attacked by some creature that wanted you for its meal.
Hater: (stroking Wander's hand gently) Why...?
Wander: Oh, tht... [looked away, a little awkward by it]
Sylvia: Wander...?
Hater: Do...do you just not wanna be around me anymore...? (fearing the worst)
Wander: [bit his lip] No... No its not tht... Its just...something more personal...
Sylvia: I'll just leave you two be for this, then... (leaves)
Hater: (leans closely) What is it...?
Wander: I just...didnt want u to pester me abt...abt my dream. I could tell u were vry curious, n I knw it'll keep bothering u until I tell u the truth
Hater:...She was someone you knew...this Wanda...?
Wander: [bit his lip n looked away, which was pretty much confirmation enough]
Hater:... (looks away) Sorry...
Wander: [aftr a long silence] ....Wanda.... Wanda is my eldest sister, the firstborn of the litter...
Hater: (blinks, and blinks again)...Your...Sister...then that meant...?? (a little disgusted of the idea)
Wander: Wat? No, its not wat u think! If we were, I would've been bonded to her. I wouldnt be here. We're programmed not to leave our spouses, remember?
Hater: Oh. Right. But still...something like that...
Wander: [shook his head] No, its something much worse than tht. Its... well... the thing is... She killed my family...
Hater: :O ... :( So sorry to hear that, I didn't...
Wander: [shook his head] It was gonna come out sooner or later anyways... Wanda was...nvr reli vry right in the head. Star Nomads r peace-loving species who enjoy the occasional wandering ard, bt mostly prefer to settle dwn n hv a nice family, white picket fence, all tht jazz. Bt Wanda... She's... She's just different. Nvr satisfied, nvr content, always restless, always wanting more, to the point where she becomes...violent
Hater: And she took it out on your family... but... you WERE siblings, weren't you...? Her trying to do that on you, just sounds...
Wander: Of course we're siblings, we were born frm the same litter. Mom n Pops tried evrything, frm healers to modern medicine, nothing seemed to tame her. Finally a shaman told my parents tht she is born with a rare genetic code, one tht was passed dwn frm the Old Ancient Nomad, the more savage, kill or be killed survivor instinct. Basically in a nutshell, she was born a predator. Tht is super rare, evn rarer than having intersex kids, thought to hv been wiped out millenias ago wen nomads became civilized n evolved
Hater: :( ...And no one else interested her for a mate...?
Wander: [shook his head] Get ur head out of the gutter, Hatey. I nvr said she did anything incestual to me
Hater: ^^;; S-sorry, sorry... (still resting his hand on Wander's)... we've been...together for two months and have known each other longest, haven't we...?
Wander: Technically Sylvia knew me the longest. In fact she was the one who rescued me frm Wanda
Hater: Right, that too. But what I did... (rubbing the back of his head, slightly green in the face)
Wander: [blushed a bit] U could say tht... [a small pause] ...U still wanna hear the rest of my story?
Hater: Well, only if you feel comfortable to do so.
Wander: [takes a deep breath] Well, it got to the point where Wanda become bloodlust for power n wanted to rule the world, sorta like u, bt worse n more evil. My parents had no choice bt to keep her locked up in the basement. There was no cure for wat she had, n it hurts to see her like tht, bt it was the best my parents could do. Bt one night, not sure how, she broke out of the basement n killed everyone, n she made me watch, bcoz in her twisted mind, she thought my parents imprisoned her bcoz I was their favourite child, n that I should suffer as I watch everyone die, n she was planning to keep me alive so tht she could torture me everyday n "suffer how she suffered" as she puts it
Hater: :(... (wants to embrace Wander in comfort but isn't sure becuase of his current condition)
Wander: [leans his head against Hater's shoulder] As luck would hv it, Sylvia was on my planet n at my home looking for food n shelter for the night one fateful night. Wanda was out recruiting minions at the time n I was locked in the same basement she was in. Sylvia thought the house was empty n hoped she could spend the night in the basement n leave without anyone is the wiser, bt instead she found me. She rescued me n we escaped under the cover of darkness, n we nvr looked bk
Hater: I see... (places his hand gently on Wander's head, petting it)
Wander: Bt now I'm scared tht she would come looking for me. She loves me as much as she hates me, n Sylvia took away her only brother she could love n torture at the same time... That's why we wander so much, to avoid her... I may look carefree n all, bt deep dwn, I'm scared tht one day... One day she'll find me... [started shaking a little]
Hater: (holds him gently) I won't allow her to harm you...Not one bit... (kisses his forehead) I love you too much to see you get hurt again... (blushes when he heard himself say that)
Wander: [blinked n blushed as well] U... U love me...?
Hater: o///o W-well... for some time, yes, I just kept denying it for so long...
Wander: Is tht why u...did wat u did to me...?
Hater: I wasn't thinking clearly at that time, but... I didn't mean to hurt you... ;(
Wander: [sees Hater crying n felt bad as he raised his good hand to stroke his cheek] Its OK, Hatey. I knw I was mad bt I still forgive u. I let u near me now, didn't I? N... u saved my life, I suppose we're evn, heh
Hater: Mhm... (holds Wander's hand agaisnt him face) ...And um...if this question seems too soon, I'm sorry I asked...and not about Wanda...
Wander: [blinked] Wat question?
Hater: (swallows hard) Is...is it... is it possible to ask someone to marry you despite already being hitched somehow?? (has said this in a quick almost panicked tone)
Wander: [blinked again] R u.... R u proposing to me?
Hater: (pulls away) I'm- I'm sorry to ask that, you still might not be ready, I just thought that- (is rambling with a flushing face)
Wander: [stopped him with a finger to his lips, then giggled] We're already technically married. Do u evn need to ask?
Hater: I know, I just... thought if we tried at it again, we could...
Wander: (giggle) At least take me out to dinner first, then we can decide
Hater: (nod) I can do that. (kisses him gently)
Wander: [giggled n kissed him bk]
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