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[temporal_affairs]

Here they are, having a cute post-death reunion!

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[temporal_affairs]

"Is it a big deal? I didn't think it mattered to you either way," says Timer quizzically.

[manofmyword]

"It doesn't matter a lot. But I don't wanna switch right now, and I do wanna snuggle you..."

He ponders this dilemma, letting go of Timer in the meantime.

[temporal_affairs]

Timer shrugs. "I can hug you whichever way, but I know where you and me snuggling goes, babe."

[manofmyword]

He laughs.

"I'll switch if we go there," he promises, and resumes hug.

[temporal_affairs]

Hugs.

[manofmyword]

Snuggly hugs. Snuggly nuzzly hugs. Snuggly nuzzly ooooh he sees what Timer meant, there.

[yourheartstrings]

Now he feels like switching.

[temporal_affairs]

Ah-ha. There we go.

Timer is not a vampire anymore and cannot throw the Joker around quite so effectively, but he can still acquit himself tolerably well, he thinks.

[yourheartstrings]

No complaints.



Eventually, they are curled up in Timer's bed, snuggling contentedly.

"Mind if I switch back for this part?" she murmurs, pillowing her head on his shoulder.

[temporal_affairs]

"If you want," Timer yawns.

[manofmyword]

He switches back.

"Love you, sweetie."

[temporal_affairs]

"Love you too, babe."

Mate bond is toast, but it left marks.

[manofmyword]

The Joker likes marks.

[temporal_affairs]

Timer would find that funny if either of them had spoken instead of narrating, and if he were not falling asleep.

[manofmyword]

Sleep! Aww, he sleeps now. That is adorable. The Joker is going to sleep with him.

[temporal_affairs]

Timer sleeps for an hourlong nap - he was after all in the middle of having a nap when the Joker interrupted - and then awakens.

[manofmyword]

The Joker is wrapped around him like a cuddly anaconda, per his usual.

He's smiling in his sleep.

[temporal_affairs]

Aww. Let's see, what was Timer gonna do today? He has a whiteboard he uses as a calendar, because he can't remember all the timings he's checked in his head without vampire mnemonic fidelity. He can see it from his bed. Visiting Fractal, going to the restaurant - he checks them again. They can wait. He stays put with the Joker.

[manofmyword]

Cuddly cuddly cuddly zzzzzz.

[temporal_affairs]

Nathan's kinda stuck. Oh well. He goes back to sleep too, for another hour.

[manofmyword]

This time, it's the Joker who wakes up first.

He doesn't see this as a good reason to decuddle.

[temporal_affairs]

Timer follows suit soon enough and yawns. "Oh, you're up. Hullo. Hungry? I am."

[manofmyword]

"Yep," he says. "...Hey, I can make you dinner! Can I make you dinner?"

[temporal_affairs]

"Sure." Maybe the reason the best time to go to the restaurant is so much later than usual is because he's only going for drinks or something. "I dunno how good the ingredient selection is, but you can fix that for sure."

[manofmyword]

"Whatcha feel like?" he asks, kissing Timer's cheek. "Or should I surprise you?"