Nix stayed as close to Serna as he could, hiccuping a bit and keeping his face buried in her shoulder. He'd had a rough couple of days, to say the least.
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Serna carefully climbed into bed, pulling the blankets up around them. She wrapped her arms back around him, keeping close.
"I'm sorry, miss Serna…" He whispered before tucking his head under the goddess's chin and drifting off into a light sleep.
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Serna was about to respond, but when she saw that Nix was already sleeping she sighed softly. She stayed quiet, eventually falling asleep herself.
Cas cried for a while longer in Zachary's arms, but he eventually calmed back down. "I'm s-sorry…" He whispered softly. "I… I should've been there for Nix…"
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Zachary shook his head. No, not if it affected him like this. He rubbed Cas's back, holding him close. He let out a soft hum, kissing Cas's cheek.
"N… No," he said softly.
Cas sighed and buried his face in Zachary's shoulder. "I know it's hard for me to hear, but it's hard for him to experience, and I should've been there for him… he's been through so much recently and I feel bad that I can't handle the conversation to an extent to where I'm not even present much to help him…"
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Zachary held Cas close, snapping his head a bit. Nix had Serna and Gloria to help him. If Cas couldn't handle it, if it brought up too many memories, there was no way Nix would be okay with Cas forcing himself to go through that just to help him. It… The entire situation was bad for both of them.
"Everything's just a huge fucking mess right now and I just… I wish there was something more I could do…" Cas whispered weakly, tightening his grip on Zachary.
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Zachary nodded a bit. He kissed Cas's forehead, rubbing his back.
"I…" Zachary didn't have the word he needed to say what he wanted to.
"Mmm… I love you…" He whispered, keeping his face hidden for now. "Even though everything has gone to shit, I still love you…"
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"I love you," Zachary said in turn. He kissed Cas's head again. "Love you, so… So mush…"
Cas smiled weakly and returned the kiss, huddling a bit closer to Zachary. "I'm glad I was able to meet you down here…"
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Zachary nodded, resting his head on Cas's. He was too. He was so, so glad. Cas could finally have someone who wouldn't hurt him. He could be safe.
"I guess all the guys on earth are kinda just shit, huh?" Cas laughed weakly. "Had to come down here to find someone good~" He gently booped Zachary's nose.
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Zachary blinked at the boop, smiling gently. He kissed Cas's finger before he could pull it away. He moved a bit forward to boop Cas's nose in turn.
Cas smiled and flushed lightly, kissing Zachary and huddling close. "You're so cute… I love you, Zachary~"
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"I love you, Sass~," Zachary said with a small smile. He wrapped his hand around Cas again, glad he had calmed down now. He kissed Cas back, relaxing into the wheelchair again.
Cas rested his head on Zachary's shoulder with a gentle smile. "Should we head back out? We haven't had dinner yet…"
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Zachary thought a bit, then nodded. He rested his head on Cas's a moment, then wheeled them out of the room. The motion truly was helping him, as his hands weren't jerky or shaky anymore. He hummed softly.
Cas stuck his tongue out a bit as he played with Zachary's hair, humming contentedly to himself. "I don't really know how to cook, so I hope you like sandwiches."
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Zachary laughed gently, nodding. That was perfectly fine with him. He brought them to the kitchen, up to the very, very tall counter. He kissed Cas's cheek, half tempted to catch Cas's tongue lightly in his teeth, but decided against it. For now.
"Alright, um… I'll try and figure out where everything is…" Cas got up out of Zachary's lap and started rooting around the kitchen for things. He had to climb up onto the counter to get the bread, but then seemed to be nervous to get down. The counter felt very high to him, after all.
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Zachary looked up when he saw Cas couldn't get down. He thought a morning, then went to get a chair, dragging it over as he pushed himself because to Cas. He set the chair down, mistiming for Cas to use it to get down.
Cas hesitated before stepping down onto the chair, his heart pounding. He held the bread close to his chest as he carefully got down and crawled into Zachary's lap to relax for a moment.
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Zachary put his hands stone Cas a moment, letting out a soft hum. He'd done good, he'd handled himself well. He rubbed Cas's back, kissing his head with a soft anime.
Cas took a couple minutes to relax before he got back up and started making the sandwiches. "What kind of sandwich do you want, love?"
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Zachary shrugged a bit, thinking a moment.
"Ham," he finally said. He had a much better handle on combining sounds he could already make, it seemed.
Cas nodded and made Zachary a ham sandwich, making a turkey one for himself before sitting back down in Zachary's lap.
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Zachary put his arms around Cas, humming softly. He nuzzled Cas's head lightly.