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King: ??

[ She gets a location ping, somewhere in the park ]

King: Did something happen? Are you alright?

[ no response. ]

[ but a few minutes later he's going to get hit by a bullet. of d.va. she's going to tackle his ass straight into some grass, hopefully, and squeeze the life out of him. except not really. ]

King! [ tears of happy! ]

[ Okay but there's no way he can tell happy tears from distressed ones at first glance. ]

Wh--!

[ TIMBERRRR ]

D.Va?! What's wrong?

[ sits up after a minute and smiles down at him. ]

Nothing, nothing’s wrong.
Kinda the opposite, actually.

I remember everything!

[ She--? ]

[ A wave of relief hits him hard, so there's only one thing to do.

Yank her back down into a crushing hug. ]

[ and she is a-ok with that. ]

It feels so good to be back, because that, like, totally sucked.

. . . Yeah.

Having your memories taken is . . . frightening, and frustrating.

[ His arms tighten around her. ]

I'm glad you feel whole again.

[ nods. ] ...and I'm still confused as to how the hell it happened. Like, we were playing a game, and then I remember not being thrilled about it, because... [ plants. ] it was just a bad game, but then... [ she vaguely remembers turning into a monster. it's happened enough that she knows it happened, but that's kind of about it. ]

Me too. I'm sorry for the things I said when I didn't remember. It sucked for me, but I know it must have sucked for you too. [ squeezes right back. ] I don't ever want to forget you.

[ He pushes her back a little, gently, just enough so he can see her face. ]

What . . . ? Don't apologize for anything. It's not like you could help any of it.

[ Well there was the King Scammer joke but let's not talk about it ]

[ don't think she doesn't remember all that.
oof. she can only imagine how THAT felt. ]

I... I know.
But still.
It still feels bad.

[ rubs her face with one of her hands. ]

I'm glad they came back though... [ she trails off, pushing all of the other thoughts aside. they came back, so there's no need to think of the alternative anymore. ]

[ Good thing accidental buddy bond happened after most of that! ]

Me too.

I--

[ He pauses, fingers curling in whatever part of her shirt is in reach ]

Realized just how unprepared I am to lose you.

[ YE. ]

It's kind of annoying that they keep taking our memories, huh. Like, remember when I arrived here and they'd stolen away yours, ...totally not cool. [ she looks down at his hand and sets her own atop it. ]

Let's hope we've never got to deal with that crap again.

[ They probably will, knowing this place. And knowing King's luck to date.

But . . . ]

For now I'm just going to enjoy having -- "you" back.

[ A pause ]

Though maybe I could have convinced you to fall for me again.

[ she's silent for a moment, but then she's cupping his cheeks and dropping a kiss on his forehead. ]

And who says you didn't, hm?

[ Smiles -- so fond that it aches a little. ]

Flatterer.

I only speak the truth, Atem.

[ Flatterer!

He's leaning up to kiss her properly, though. ]

[ returns the kiss, pouring all the feelings she hadn't been able to express throughout the entire ordeal into it, and then keeping him close even after it concludes. ] Love you so much, Atem.

I love you too.

[ His fingers loosen a little, finally. ]

. . . Which reminds me. Come back to the dorm with me.

Sure, of course.

[ no questions asked. ]

[ He gets to his feet, pulling her up with him, and leads them back to his bike, never dropping her hand in the process.

And fortunately the park is near enough the hotel that it's not even a long ride before they're there. ]

[ she keeps a firm hold on his hand too, smiling the entire way there. it feels so good to be herself again, though she can't help but to reflect on the last couple of days, which were certainly... a thing. ]

[ Up to HSS they go, and up to his room, where he usher her to sit on the bed and pulls open one of the bedside drawers, digging around for something.

He talks as he does so. ]

When you couldn't remember, you asked me some questions that made me really . . . think about things.

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