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[Gansey shifts against a pillow, the room décor around him hinting that he's not at the Barns. He winces and the image wobbles to the side of the bed. In a chair next to him, Ronan sleeps, or as close to sleep as he ever gets while somewhere that isn't home.

As he rights the device, a few bruises and cuts can be seen. All looking bluish instead of the expected warmer colors of bruises and cuts. Letting out a careful sigh, he runs a hand through his hair, looking chagrined.]

Ronan and I did something stupid, but we'll both be okay.

(ooc: Please specify if you want to talk to Gansey or Ronan.)

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[Could you say heart attack? And not the way Adam usually described people as such.]

What did you do? [He expected stupid things from Ronan, but Gansey was supposed to be smarter than that. Except in certain circumstances.] Where are you?

We were trying to find out what's going on after dark.

[It sounds so simple. Too simple. Perhaps he should have thought things through better.]

Ronan dreamed up something to make him invisible. We got separated...

[He shrugs, wincing when bruises remind him that he'd gotten thrown around by - whatever is out there - like he was a sack of laundry]

He's fine. Whatever is out there thinks Ganseys are more interesting than Lynches.

[Well, that was a small relief. One less person to worry about, but still.]

I'm worried about you, too. Why didn't you tell me you were going to do this?

[Adam would have gone with them, even if it was dangerous. Especially if it was dangerous.]

Me?

[Why would Adam worry about him? Realizing that was a thought based on the past, not their current situation, he tries, and fails, to hide his confusion.]

We thought a smaller party would be better. Ronan in his cloak and me as lookout.

[That isn't quite the truth. A lie would be simple, but it wouldn't help the tenuous changes in their relationships. He rubs at a cut on his arm, wincing at the ache that accompanies the motion.]

We didn't want to bother you. Unless I was immersed in the search, I always felt guilty taking what little free time you had. I didn't think I should drag you into our mad scheme.

Yes, you. Did you at least see what beat you up?

[He sighed, exhasperated.]

Because I'm completely bothered when the people I care about tell me about their plans to do something that might get them killed.

[He felt a little left out, like a third wheel, and he did his best to squash down that feeling, but...]

No. I didn't see anything. Which is strange since it was close enough to claw me before it threw me into...

[His voice trails off as he realizes that this isn't going to help the situation. If anything, it's going to make Adam angry. Maybe sharing more details of his injuries will work as a distraction? He rolls up his sleeve, picking at a bandage until it's pulled down enough to show the blue skin beneath.]

We thought we could handle it. Ronan had his invisibility cloak and I was lookout. It seemed normal.

[Wait... that's not right. They should have included Adam. Going alone or with a partner was something from another life.]

I think my memories may have gotten mixed up with the other Gansey's. I keep doing that lately.

Into what?

[Adam was starting to understand how Gansey might have felt when Adam had sneaked off to awaken the ley line. He still didn't regret it, but he understood.

He squinted at his phone, eyeing the blue skin. That didn't look normal.]

I could have gone with you. I could have helped.

[Helped how, he didn't know; he hadn't been included in the planning of this. It hurt more than he let on, but he'd long since learned how to compartmentalize things that hurt.]

[ Ronan can't sleep with this going on. Not that he was actually sleeping. How could he? One moment Adam is looking at Gansey and then next it's Ronan. ]

Gansey wasn't even suppose to be there. I was suppose to be going alone for a reason. But he caught me and when have you ever been able to say no to his nerd hot excited expression when he's determined to go on a dangerous adventure? Never! Where the fuck are you, Parrish?

[ Please say The Barns or somewhere nearly as safe. ]

What do you mean I wasn't supposed to be there.

[He tries to shove Ronan out of the way, but then his arm collides with Ronan's and he lets out a hiss instead. The nurse had been right about it being like a deep bruise. Scowling at both Ronan's interruption and the injury, he flops back against the pillow.]

You can't go alone in an invisibility cloak. If something happened, we'd never find you.

[Then he realizes what else Ronan had said.]

Nerd hot? I am not nerd hot.

Yeah, where are you, Adam?

Is that why you didn't tell me?

[If Ronan hadn't wanted anyone else to go with him, Adam could understand that at least; Ronan was good at getting himself into trouble.]

I'm at the Barns. [You know, where he'd looked and hadn't found them and then had started to worry.

After a pause, he added-] You are nerd hot.

[At least some of them were agreeing about something right now.]

Someone would have found me eventually. The cloak wouldn't have hidden the flies or the stench of my rotting corps for very long.

[ Ronan scowled at Gansey's injury in silent fury as if he could scare it into healing. They had told them there was nothing they could do, but he'd dreamed an entire car and could give life to his imagination. There had to be something he could dream into existence that would heal Gansey. ]

Parrish agrees with me. Nerd hot.

[ He ducked back in to smirk at Adam. ]

Stay there with the kids tonight and come see us in the morning.

Your corpse?

[If he wasn't so tired, his glare would have more impact. Right now it's a half hearted thing, despite the anger that simmers at Ronan's words.]

Since everything's frozen right now, we probably wouldn't find you until spring! If we're even here until spring. We could get zapped into another reality before then and we'd never know what happened to you.

[He's still boggling over nerd hot, but knows not to argue.]

Drill Bit might be upset that I'm gone. There's a blanket at the foot of my bed that she can sleep on. That usually calms her down.

Ronan. I don't even know what I'd-

[He shook his head. That was not an image he wanted. Especially not since he'd already seen Ronan die once. He didn't know what he'd do if something happened to Ronan. He hardly knew what to do now that something had happened to Gansey and Gansey was going to be all right.

He took a deep breath.]

All right. I'll take care of the animals.

[ Ronan kissed the side of Gansey's head. ]

Relax. Both of you. I'm not dead. The bastard didn't want me.

[ The unspoken truth was that he never should have let Gansey come with him. He fucked up and Gansey was hurt. Gansey could have died. So he's perfectly happy with the fact that Adam wasn't there to be mauled and nearly killed along side Gansey. ]

I promise to behave myself if you bring real food. This place has shit to eat.

[His expression turns mulish, a rare thing for any Gansey, but he isn't amused by the idea of Ronan disappearing and neither one of them ever knowing why.]

You are not distracting me that easily. We're going to have a talk about that later.

It didn't want me either or I wouldn't be here.

[But what did it want? Obviously not to kill or he'd be dead.]

Don't fall for it, Parrish. Even if you feed him, he'll still do something reckless.

[ Ronan was absolutely sure he deserved to be kicked in the balls for what happened tonight. But Gansey wasn't dead and Adam was safely tucked away at The Barns so he would happily accept whatever came. Lectures, yelling, even a punch to the face would be well deserved.

Bring it on. Nothing could be worse than losing Gansey or Adam.

He kissed Gansey's head again and retreated back to his chair, propping his feet up onto the side of the bed. ]

I'm a Lynch. Reckless is our middle name.

Of course he's still do something reckless.

[But that wouldn't stop Adam from bringing food, anyway.]

Also, it's easy for you to tell us to relax. [He added sulkily.]

You should get some rest, Gansey.

Your middle name is Niall.

[Considering the stories Ronan's father had told, 'reckless' probably should have been Ronan's middle name instead.]

There's no reason not to relax. I'm safe indoors. My injurie have been treated. There's no long lasting damage.

[The worst of it was over, so why should they worry about him? Glaring over at Ronan when he settles into the chair, he looks like he's going to protest the move, then thinks better of it.]

If I relax now, we'll lose important details. We need all the information we can gather to help everyone who's investigating this.

[Adam would've crossed his arms if he didn't need a hand to hold his phone.]

Important details like what? What'll you lose by spending a single day in bed?

[ Ronan snorted. ]

Parrish. You should know better than to ask Gansey to stay in bed. You should be asking him about the details and taking notes. Two of the smartest guys I know, if you can't solve the mystery no one can.

[ And while they work on details Ronan can work on medicine to heal Gansey's wounds. ]

We have so little information about the Unseen that we can't afford to lose anything. Even if it doesn't seem like I learned that much during the encounter.

[There had to be something. Some observation that might help them later, or help protect someone else if they ventured out after dark.

Pausing, he considered how to contradict Ronan's assessment, but they all knew that he needed to be active.]

I will stay in bed, but we all know that I won't be able to sleep. At least not for long.

[Adam's ears went pink.]

Sorry, I'm not callous. [There wasn't much bite to it though, because Ronan was at least partially right.]

So, what exactly happened? If these things are so dangerous, why didn't it actually kill either of you?

[Were the Unseen not interested in killing people? Was it something more sinister?]

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