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Ex wasn't entirely sure why they had decided to sit in Zedaphs cave and wait for him to get home but, thats what they were currently doing.
Well, they did know why they were here, back in season 5, Ex had opened up to 'Worm Man' who in return had told them they could come visit when it got bad. Ex wasn't entirely sure if bad would be the word they would use to describe the situation but they sure as hell know that Zed would probably describe it as a lot worse than just bad.
Zed comes tumbling in through, the ceiling? Yeah sure why not have an entrance in your ceiling. His face drops as he sees Ex sitting there, and he rushes over, and immedietly starts fussing over them.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt? What happened?" He pauses for a second, "Wheres your helmet?"
Ex could almost laugh, it feels like so long ago now, when Xisuma yanked their helmet from their head and threw it to the floor. The crack as it shattered the visor was the last thing Ex can remember with complete clarity.
"Ex?"
They realise they should try and formulate a reply but their jaw is stiff and their throat hurts and they can't get any words out before a cough wracks their body.
Zeds eyes go wide at that and he scrambles over to a nearby chest, pulling out water for Ex to drink.
Ex hadn't noticed their shaking hands till they lift the bottle to their lips. Huh, maybe they were still a bit out of it, but who could really blame them if they were. Yelling always made them detatched, and X screaming in their face without even the helmet to muffle the noise in the slightest had really made them dissociate more than usual. Thats why he did it they suppose.
They're drawn out of their thoughts as Zedaphs hand gently touches their wrist, pulling the empty bottle from their hand.
"Sorry." Exs throat really does hurt as they speak, they know they won't mention it though.
"Don't be, I told you that you could come whenever it gets bad, I mean I even offered for you to just live with me instead."
Ex shakes their head, "That would just make everything worse Zed."
A sigh, "Yeah, I know, I just worry about you."
"I'm okay."
Neither of them voice the 'for now' that they are both thinking.