i need a resurrection

[violenthearted]

WHO: Erik Lehnsherr and Ned
WHAT: I CAN'T STOP WANTING TO CALL THIS "Total Power Exchange" but really they're just going to show off their respective mutations to one another
WHEN: Day 72, evening
WHERE: The edge of a convenient patch of woods
NOTES: Warnings for small dead animals :(

Prior to recent events, Erik would have elected to send Ned a commanding single sentence in order to meet his purposes for the evening; he's an arrogant jerk efficient that way. Judging, however, were he in Ned's shoes (and frankly he doesn't often feel as though he can fit in those of anyone else, let alone walk a mile in them), he would meet cryptic summons with a well-placed epithet if not a pre-emptive attack, he appears on the man's doorstep instead.

Of course, in this case it's with no prior arrangement, so while in some respects this option is the more courteous, in others ...Erik will never really trouble himself to meet societal standards of politeness even when he's adopting the baseline of civility. He looks faintly irritated by something, as he almost always does; in this case it's no more than the usual and unfortunate state of his tailoring--he tells himself should he be appropriated again by scientists in the sky, if they're going to poke and prod they could at least have the decency to afterwards provide a shirt that fits.

So this is the image that will greet Ned when he answers the door, Erik's tall, dark and disgruntled self, still looking a little pale, dark circles more prominent than usual, but visibly on the mend. For once, in what is probably the exception that proves the rule, Erik does not intend to instantly draw him into a conversation that weighs approximately as much as an elephant wearing an anvil.

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[nedofpies]

When Ned opens the door, his initial reaction is one of undisguised surprise, but it is quickly replaced with a warm smile that is undaunted by Erik's (he is now beginning to realize, habitual) rather dour expression. He still looks as if he's feeling ill, but Ned, once again, has the good sense not to mention it or give any sign that he notices.

"Erik."

There is still a hint of puzzlement in his expression as he steps aside, allowing Erik access into the house, his hospitality and politeness overriding his confusion about what the other man is doing here. Somehow, he gets the impression that Erik isn't one for frivolous social calls.