Under Darkness [AU]

[Carver Amell]

Carver sighs, throwing a pair of meat pies into the oven -- he knows how to warm something pre-cooked at least, even if he is an eternal bachelor. Then, as that nears done, he moves to squat beside Andy, a potion in one hand. It'd be better if I don't have to use this.

"Hey," he says clearly, moving to shake the man's shoulder firmly. "Hey."

[Tethras Clan]

Andy whimpers softly at the touch, causing Hunter to echo the sound in sympathy. At the second shake, his head tilts to rest on Carver's hand. At the second word, his brow furrows and then suddenly... he smiles. A soft, radiant smile filled with profound joy.

"Lovan..."

[Carver Amell]

Carver's face shuts down. "No," he snaps, roughly. "Get up." 

[Tethras Clan]

Andy groans softly at the harsh words, his face screwing up as his body starts informing him of how things are.

"Uaaggg," he moans, body tensing.

[Carver Amell]

Carver stands, backing away rapidly. Let him puke on the floor if he's going to, as long as it's not on me I can clean it up later.

[Tethras Clan]

And indeed he does. Mostly just bile and other fluids- doesn't look like he'd had any solids the night before... After a few minutes of that, he slumps back into the sofa with a pained groan. Hunter creeps over to Carver, sniffing at the sick, then recoiling to glance up at Carver with obvious concern.

[Carver Amell]

"Yes, it's disgusting." He sighs, moving to the kitchen to fetch him water, which he thrusts at the tiefling roughly. "drink this."

[Tethras Clan]

Andy takes the water and drains it eagerly. He manages to drink half of it in one go, then nearly drops the cup as his body screams bloody murder at him. "What... my head..." he mumbles.

[Carver Amell]

"You're sober." Carver's tone is flat. "And you're going to stay that way."

[Tethras Clan]

"...what?" Andy's eyes finally flutter open and his eyes- clearly nonhuman but still striking- trying in vain to focus on Carver's face. "Wh.... where am I? Who're you?"

[Carver Amell]

"You're in your home. I found you bleeding out. Now finish your water." 

[Tethras Clan]

"...oh," Andy says weakly, sipping his water. "...eeding?" he mumbles around the cup.

[Carver Amell]

"You're fine," he growls. "In a few moments there'll be pie. You're going to eat it slowly, do you understand? Eat a bite, drink some water, rest. No shoveling it down or you'll just make more sick for me to clean up." Speaking of. He heads to find where he left that mop.

[Tethras Clan]

"...who are you?" Andy asks the empty room, then jolts a little when he spots Hunter staring at him intently. "Ummm." Hunter huffs softly, still staring.

[Carver Amell]

Carver cleans up the sick, then gets the meat pies out of the oven. One he takes for his own meal; one he cuts in half, giving the larger share to the mabari and the smaller to Andy with another warning about eating slowly.

Once Andy's biological needs are taken care of, Carver encourages him to go back to sleep, to ease off the hangover while Carver finishes cleaning. Only when the tiefling is sound asleep does Carver flag down a messenger and let Isabela and Zevran know: if he doesn't come back before they plan to leave for Raplin's Oak, go ahead without him. 

This is important.