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[devoutish]

Yeah?

[That's it, that's all you get.]

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[bywolves]

[ Good. Royce finishes them, and reaches up to pet at Alfie until he's actually asleep. They can comfort each other. If Alfie does fall asleep, Royce won't be far behind. ]

[devoutish]

I'll make you tea. Tonight, tomorrow, whenever you like.

[But first, he pulls out a little jar of chocolate cake topping. Candy enough for you, Royce?]

[bywolves]

Are you trying to spoil me with food? [ It's meant to be a joke, but his voice is flat. ]

[devoutish]

[Days later, Batman's post goes up, and one can easily imagine how that goes down for people like Alfie and Royce. They're both aware of each other's having seen it - they're in close quarters, and they're both responding; it would be hard not to be aware. It's a few hours before Alfie nudges Royce about it in person, though.

He doesn't need to ask what he thinks.]

He might be worse than the first one. The one who was here months ago.

[devoutish]

Yes.

[Duh, Royce.]

[bywolves]

I'm not hungry. [ Royce mumbles, but. He holds out his hand for the jar anyway. Alfie's trying to help. ]

[devoutish]

Sweets aren't eaten when you're hungry. They're eaten when you need them.

[He passes over the jar. Royce can take as much or as little as he likes.]

[bywolves]

Yeah. I think he is. [ Royce says, staring up at the ceiling. He's got his tablet on his chest and he's laying out on his back, eyes closed. ]

If he tries anything with me I'm killing him. I don't care what the consequences are. Don't have time for this.

[devoutish]

If he tries anything with you, I'll stand by your side.

[But Alfie's pretty sure it's more likely that he himself will be target. Royce's name had barely been mentioned, but he'd been specifically been warned about Alfie.]

[bywolves]

[ They're practically extensions of each other at this point - Royce thinks it goes without saying that if Bruce tries anything with Alfie, it means he's fucking with Royce. ]

I'm actually angry. [ Royce says, a bit amazed. ]

[devoutish]

Good.

[Alfie can't help but smile at that.]

Anger, that's better than nothing, isn't it.

[bywolves]

Yeah. [ He runs a hand over his tablet, absently. ] Feels strange.

How many more times do you think the superheroes are going to try to make themselves the law?

[devoutish]

Oh, every time a new one comes, I should think.

[He hesitates.]

If anything, it's the supplies he's gonna come after. That's my guess there. He finds out we have a lot of things, he decides that many of them must have been stolen, and he comes to take them.

[bywolves]

We actually haven't stolen anything in a while. [ Royce says, glancing at Alfie. ] I'm not kidding, Alfie. I'm just going to kill him. I don't have time for reasoning with some idiot who thinks he's the sheriff of snowhell.

[bywolves]

[ Royce snorts a little at that, but. He takes the jar, and scoops his finger into it. He eats a scoop or two - it's mostly out of obligation, but it's not like it's a terrible one. ]

[devoutish]

Anything you do, anything you need, I'll help. You know I will. But he may come with weapons of his own, if he does come.

[devoutish]

Good? Bad? Tell me what you think.

[bywolves]

It's alright. [ He says, licking it off his finger. ] Sweet.

[ A beat, and then he sneezes into his sleeve. ]

[bywolves]

If he comes after us with weapons, we're justified in defending ourselves. [ Sniff. ] Between the two of us we can take him down.

[devoutish]

[Alfie grins, but doesn't say anything.]

[devoutish]

[Alfie is not at all confident that his minimal physical abilities would be much help here, but.]

And if he doesn't pull out the weapons first? At what point are you gonna decide to go for the kill?

[bywolves]

[ Royce makes a disgruntled noise. ]

Chocolate makes me sneeze.

[bywolves]

The second he starts trying to bully us out of supplies we collected. Or try to punish me for killing House, months ago. I'm not going to kill him unprompted.

[devoutish]

Really? Why?

[devoutish]

House didn't mention you at all. Did you notice that? You may be safe from that.