46. all you ever wanted

[pivello]

bad ending meme
alternatively, the meme with angst and stuff

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YES WE ARE AND I DO TOO

[werewolf_hacker]

[The bandages have come off his head, and Ben looks all right. And physically, he is all right. It's just that--

He stares around, frowning.] Where am I?

[werewolf_hacker]

[Teddy bear function is a go. Zev rubs his head up and down on Guriel's chest.] It is very good to be back.

Also, for what it's worth, I remember everything that's happened since my... birth. I will try to transmit it to Ben. Over and over, if necessary.

[guriel]

[Guriel's heart leaps, and he clings to Zev's neck.] Oh. Oh, Zev, that will be . . .

It will be so good to have someone else, someone to help me. I can do this, I can do it if I'm not all alone, I can.

[werewolf_hacker]

[Zev croons to him.] What about... the Elles, and Spencer, and Zepar, and Zethel? Didn't they help? Surely they haven't abandoned us in our time of need?

[guriel]

[Guriel shakes his head against him.] No, no they didn't, but . . .

They aren't the same. They aren't you, or Ben, they're not Pack. [And oh, selfish though it may be, he wanted his Pack.]

[werewolf_hacker]

That's so. [More kisses.] Well, you have me now, and I'm not going anywhere. We can make it through this. Pack. All three.

[guriel]

[Guriel nods, pillowing his head against Zev, limp with exhaustion and weak with gratitude and joy.

The situation is still terrible, terrible, but he's not alone, he has Ben and he has Zev and that makes it seem doable, not insurmountable anymore.] Love you, Zev. Love you so much, so very very much.

I'm so glad to see you again.

[werewolf_hacker]

I love you too, little brother. [firmly] Now sleep. I will watch over you and guard your dreams. You have nothing to fear here.

[guriel]

[And Guriel doesn't protest this time, because it isn't Ben he's leaving to watch, it's Zev, and somehow that makes all the difference. He sighs heavily and burrows himself into the pillow, still clinging to Zev, letting his eyes close.] Okay. Alright.

Love you, Zev.

[werewolf_hacker]

[Zev pours all the love and comfort and calm he can down the Pack link, hoping that Guriel will be able to actually rest. His Packmate is clearly exhausted from fear and stress and worry, but maybe, just maybe...

Maybe now they'll all be okay.]

[guriel]

[And Guriel is soothed by that, oh yes he is, enough that he's actually able to slip down into sleep made dreamless by utter weariness.

Maybe they'll be okay. At least they have one another.

Guriel can live with that.]