Tenth Flare - Action - Homesick

[prominence_glow]

[For those of you in the park this evening, it's possible you might see a bunch of suitcases piled up near the lake. Well, some of them are piled up, anyway. ]

[Lea is sitting on one of them, shoulders hunched and his back bent. Anyone with sharp sight or who gets close enough- he's too caught up in himself to notice someone right away- will notice a few things, like how his brow is furrowed or his fingers are extremely red and twitching uncontrollably. If someone watches for a while longer, they'll notice a small, brief light go off in the palms of Lea's hands before it's gone. A small, rough edged orb of ice plops down to his hands and is stared at for a moment before Lea throws it out into the lake.]

[Rinse, wash, repeat. Repeatedly. ]

[Every now and then, he curls into himself and clutches his head, hissing- clearly a headache or, worse, a migraine. But he seems determined to ignore it and just keeps making the tiny chunks of ice after a few minutes. ]

[Care to interrupt him before he gets frostbite? ]

[Oh, and Isa, Demyx, or anyone else who might have reason to go into the apartment Isa and Ven once shared with Lea... They might notice that all of Lea's things, from his A-T to his weapons to his clothes and whatever else, are all missing.]

Comments

[action] oh my god is this Lea's chance to live with Stein???

[patchworkdoctor.livejournal.com]

[Guess who's standing creepily in the forest, watching you.]

What are you doing?

[action] he was thinking a hotel BUT THIS WORKS TOO

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Lea jumps slightly, and his latest crappy ice creation drops to the ground. Rubbing his fingers, he shrugs back at Stein.]}

Practicing.

_{[And emoing. And probably dead set on losing his fingers. But sssssssh.]}

Why're you in the trees?

[action] AHA HA HA HAAAA I HOPE HE LIKES CREEPY LIGHTS.

[patchworkdoctor.livejournal.com]

What is that?

[Nope, he's ignoring the question.]

[action] OH HELL NO, STEIN, THAT SHIT IS GETTING FIXED

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Oh, is that how it's going to be? Fine. He'll ignore your questions right back, jerk.]}

Are you sleeping in fields and stuff again? I told you to get a hotel room if you needed it!

[xlillackeykitty.livejournal.com]

[ And this guy comes over with what seems to be a thermos of his slightly famous hot chocolate - perfect for angsty teenagers. Said thermos is nudged against Lea's cheek as Luka sits down beside him. ]

Hey.

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[sgasgjlkh;las what is this thing at his face- oh, just Luka. Lea is quick to take that thermos off his hands.]}

...Hey.

_{[Now he'll just try not to act like holy crap warm thermos against freezing cold fingers best thing ever.]}

[xlillackeykitty.livejournal.com]

You looked like you needed a little company.

[ And he holds up a donut. Someone needed food, too? ]

So. What's got you all hot and bothered.

[ Puns. He sucks at them. ]

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[When his fingers feel like they can move properly again, that donut? Gone. In seconds. Lea is still coughing into his fist from eating it so fast when he finally registers the question and looks away with a frown.]}

Nothing. Kind of. People, I guess.

action!

[pristinestar.livejournal.com]

[From behind Lea, a sudden warm object wrapped around his neck. If he would look down, he'll notice that it's actually a scarf. A smile behind Lea is currently beaming at him.

It's a sort-of-familiar situation. Only this time, Lea's the one getting warmed up now.]

... Lea.

action!

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Whoa, what is this- scarf? A scarf over his scarf. A scarf that actually does its job. Blinking, he looks over his shoulder and gives a weak grin.]}

Red.

[pristinestar.livejournal.com]

... What are you doing? You'll catch a cold.

[If he kept going like this...]

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

Practicing. See?

_{[He concentrates again, and another tiny, rough chunk of ice comes to his hands. His freezing, chilled to the bone hands.]}

I've been going at it all week. I'm finally getting the hang of it.

[colorme-in.livejournal.com]

Lea...are you okay?

[A timid voice comes from behind him. She sees the look on her face, and frankly, she's worried.]

Did something happen?

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Looking up with his head still held in his hands, Lea blinks in surprise at seeing Namine. He debates lying... But in the end, just shakes his head.]}

I don't know.

[colorme-in.livejournal.com]

You don't know...?

[She walks around the suitacases to face him.]

Does it have something to do with Isa?

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Curse you, Namine, and your ability to see through him! Even if it's really obvious. Er.]}

Kind of? But not just him. Everything. I wish I never came to this stupid bubble.

[onceageneral.livejournal.com]

Hurting yourself won't help you to improve. [Her tone was stern as she mentally wove the spell for cure.] Let e see your hands. [He might have teen rebellion on his side, but she was going to be stubborn about this as she crossed over too where he was perched.]

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

Uh...?

_{[Blinking as if coming out of a daze, he looks up at the woman. He doesn't recognize her... Lea frowns and just holds his hands closer to his body, curling up.]}

I'm fine.

[onceageneral.livejournal.com]

Obviously you're fine if don't mind hurting yourself. [Hooray for sarcasm.]

Let me have your hands. [She will stand there all day if needed. She had other tricks up her non-existent sleeves.]

[aerithlillies.livejournal.com]

[Hey, you fire-y haired child, have a blanket over your shoulders!]

I can't imagine that's very warm.

[You also get no choice in her sitting down next to you. That maternal instinct is going mad.]

Are you planning on going somewhere?

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Why thank you, random lady who smells like flowers!]}

Bwuh-?

_{[Cue the blinking. And the embarrassed looking away thing.]}

Kind of. I already kind of left... But most of my stuff was left behind.

[aerithlillies.livejournal.com]

[... C-can she hug you forever now? Either way, your hand is being taken, and she's inspecting it. Hm.]

Oh? Where are you going then? [She's concerned now, young man. And now she's heating up that hand in her own.]

[infusedeyes.livejournal.com]

_{[Magic? Well, this is the first time he's seen someone other than Cloud use something other than restorative magic, but... Those fingers don't look too good, man.]}

Hey, kid--

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

I'm not a kid.

_{[Plop. Another tiny chunk of ice, lost in the lake.]}

I'm 17 in a month.

[infusedeyes.livejournal.com]

Still legally a kid.

Where'd you get your hands on an Ice materia?