Fandom The Farmhouse Dream { The Last of Us 1x1 with icedthemoon }

[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan, Kaleb Price, Jordan DeShay, Kaiden Lachlan, Elijah Lewis and Cameron Harris (and the Smith Clan)
Former Seraphite, Former FEDRA officer, Former Smuggler, Former WLF, Former Seraphite, Former Firefly | 19, 27, 30, 26, 27, 23 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Kaiden found that even though they were still new to be a couple, he was enjoying the ride immensely. He raised an eyebrow at the comment and chuckled. He kissed Ezekiel back just as fervently before looking at him. "Well. We could talk about that or we could go back home and spend time together until dinner.." Kai said with a grin, this time initiating the kiss. Yeah, he could see what Soren meant three years ago when he talked about love.

Jacob looked at Soren and laughed softly as he heard his words. "I'm sure they will be." He replied as they walked towards their house. He felt their hands swing before he sighed, hearing Soren. "I can't help thinking about this whole situation. I'm behind Hayden, but I'm worried that I won't be good enough to help fix the leg after it breaks. I saw how it was when it first broke and it wasn't pretty. I barely fixed it the last time, and if I had been better, maybe I could've gotten it to heal right the first time." Jacob admitted. He had always been hard on himself when it came to his work, but when it was on family? He got even more hard on himself. But he knew that bottling up his fears and worries was not the way to go, and that talking to Soren always helped.

Josh felt Hayden lean on him and he wrapped an arm around his shoulders. "If your mind isn't in it, then it might be wiser to leave it for tomorrow." He said, kissing the top of his head. "Perhaps we should go take a rest until dinner? These two will be fine here. Besides, Jonas is here to work on people, he can keep an eye on the two younger ones."

Alex watched as Nate laughed and fixed his mess. He smiled as he watched Nate flip open some books and kept watching him. "I don't mind sitting here with you, and listening to you info dump." Alex said, as he squeezed his hand gently. "Besides, it's fascinating watching you all excited over this."​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews, Carlos Price, Asher McCoy, Ezekiel Finch, Theophilus Sharpe, and Emmett Adler (and the Smith Clan)
Former Firefly, Aspiring Artist, Former Hunter, Former Seraphite, Former WLF, Former Firefly | 21, 25, 32, 29, 25, 24 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Would that ever get old? Would it ever stop having the power that it did? He hoped not. Ezekiel was instantly drawn into the kiss as Kai started it back up again. How could he say no to that? How could he ever say no? He spent so many years with the strongest passion trying to figure out this relationship, and that strong passion was still there. He pried himself away. “Yeah, that’s what we’re doing.” He kissed him again before reaching for his hand and pulling him away with a chuckle.

Soren had heard this before. The Jacob thinking that he was not good enough worry. It was the most ridiculous thing that he had ever heard, but he could see why Jacob might feel that way. “And I have told you a million times that the reason you could only barely put it back together the first time was because it broke in possibly the worst way. I was there. I saw it. That was more than a little nasty. That was impossible, and yet you still got him up and walking again.” He slowed them as they reached their home. “What if you had what you used to have when you were a nurse back in Seattle? Imagine what you could do with those magic hands of yours.”

Hayden never liked leaving projects unfinished, especially when he spent the entire day not doing any of it. He frowned and then nodded. “You’re probably right. You’re so often right.” He was trying to listen to people more now. He was trying to listen to his body. He was trying. It was hard. So exceedingly hard. “Alright, fine. We go home, I don’t think about how much this seemed to stress Kai, and then I deal with this tomorrow.”

Nate looked at him curiously. This was fascinating to watch? His mama was always annoyed by this when he was younger. She said it took up so much space. Max and Ben never seemed bothered, but they also never seemed to care at all. He didn’t expect Alex to like it. To choose it. “Okay. Well, then you’re in for a full on lesson. Because look at this.” He never stopped once he started. He did not even notice that the other two were leaving. He did not notice Jonas also there.
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[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan, Kaleb Price, Jordan DeShay, Kaiden Lachlan, Elijah Lewis and Cameron Harris (and the Smith Clan)
Former Seraphite, Former FEDRA officer, Former Smuggler, Former WLF, Former Seraphite, Former Firefly | 19, 27, 30, 26, 27, 23 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Jacob looked at Soren and sighed softly, a smile on his face as he nodded. "I know you have, and I appreciate it each time, but it's hard sometimes to think that way. I know you were there, and for that I will always be thankful." Jacob said, remembering how much his hands had shaken when he'd tried to put Hayden back together. Tried to help his brother walk again. That was a rough time. He'd turned to Soren that night, thankful that his husband had come with him when he'd asked him too. He looked at him when they slowed as they reached their home. "I wish I still had that stuff in Seattle. The equipment there, then I could've saved his leg and we wouldn't have to re break it." Jacob said, turning his head away and looking at the ground.

Josh sighed softly yet he nodded. "I don't like always being right." He muttered softly as he heard Hayden say he'd go home. Though the next comment drew Joshua's attention. "Kai? When did Kai find out?" Josh asked as he held out a hand for his husband to help him head home.

Alex chuckled as he looked at Nate and nodded. "Okay, teach me then Medicine Man." He said, leaning in and looking at everything Nate wanted to show him. He also kept an eye on the time so they didn't miss dinner. He knew it would be a few hours before it so he wasn't too worried about anything right now.​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews, Carlos Price, Asher McCoy, Ezekiel Finch, Theophilus Sharpe, and Emmett Adler (and the Smith Clan)
Former Firefly, Aspiring Artist, Former Hunter, Former Seraphite, Former WLF, Former Firefly | 21, 25, 32, 29, 25, 24 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Soren lifted Jacob’s head so that he could smile at that beautiful face. “Right, you could have done it if we had all that equipment before the outbreak took that from you. Not you.” He always wanted to remind Jacob that it was not his fault that he could not do the levels that he once would have been able to. “If he broke his leg right now, brand new never before broken that leg looks bad like it did that day that Josh carried him to you, what could you do? Be honest. Could you do better than he did all those years ago just with what you have here? Not including your new assistant. We haven’t seen his work yet.” He unlocked the door and pushed it open for them.

As Hayden slowly stood up, prodding it earlier tired it out faster than it usually did on normal days, he answered. “When you were gone finding books. He came in to get his back massage with Jacob. We talked about it then.” He smiled and shook his head. “I don’t think he likes the idea. But I don’t blame him. Even this kid came in and said they wanted to break Kai’s leg, I don’t think I would even give him a chance to finish explaining.”

Nate laughed and decided to do just that. He could share every bit of knowledge that he had, because he loved sharing. He was so intrigued by the human body, and the books were all telling him things that he mostly already knew. Granted, he would need to do serious reading through all of them to learn something new. That was for another time. Now was for talking out the process that he thought might work. Having a non-medical person honestly might be a useful perspective. At some point, he paused and just smiled at Alex for a while. Probably too long not to be suspicious. He blinked a few times and flushed a deep shade of red. “Sorry. I, um… I got distracted. Okay. Where was I?” He quickly looked away and tried to reorient his mind.
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[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan, Kaleb Price, Jordan DeShay, Kaiden Lachlan, Elijah Lewis and Cameron Harris (and the Smith Clan)
Former Seraphite, Former FEDRA officer, Former Smuggler, Former WLF, Former Seraphite, Former Firefly | 19, 27, 30, 26, 27, 23 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Jacob felt Soren lift his head up and he smiled at Soren though it didn't quite reach his eyes. "Maybe. We have better equipment here then we did back then. The WLF was still forming, we didn't have the medications and tools. Things that would've helped a lot back then." He said, following Soren to the house, stepping inside. "If we had the tools and equipment there and then that we have here and now, I might've been able to allow Hayden to keep his full range of motion." Jacob said, sitting down on the couch in the living room with a soft sigh.

Josh nodded as he listened to Hayden. "I see. And knowing him, he's probably worried right?" He guessed, hearing him. "I'm sure he'll come around, although that sounds about right. You always were just a bit overprotective of him." Josh said, wrapping an arm around Hayden to provide support.

Alex noticed that Nate had stopped talking, and he saw him looking at him and smiled. The words and that deep shade of red made Alex smile. "Oh am I distracting you?" He asked with a chuckle. "Should I leave so you can focus on your medical stuff beautiful?"​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews, Carlos Price, Asher McCoy, Ezekiel Finch, Theophilus Sharpe, and Emmett Adler (and the Smith Clan)
Former Firefly, Aspiring Artist, Former Hunter, Former Seraphite, Former WLF, Former Firefly | 21, 25, 32, 29, 25, 24 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Soren closed and locked the door before following Jacob over to the couch. “Okay, so hear me out. You are pretty confident that with what you have right now in this town – medications, equipment, and assistance – that you could have done better than you did then when we were new and had nothing.” He sat down beside him, one leg bent and up on the seat so that he could turn to face him. “You are moderately confident that you might have even been able to get him to the possibility of full range of motion given that Hayden – the most determined person I have ever met – worked at teaching his leg to work again.” He took both of Jacob’s hands in his own. “If he were to break his leg right here, right now, you could reasonably get him to full range, and if not that, still better than where he is now. Is that correct? Because that’s what I am hearing. Then why are you so afraid that you won’t be able to do that for him right here and right now?”

Hayden sometimes still struggled with allowing someone else to help him, though he was doing significantly better about it. He liked the help more now. It felt less like he had no control and more like how they needed each other before the outbreak. He laughed as they slowly moved out of the building. “A bit overprotective. Right!” He shook his head. “Of course he is worried. I don’t blame him at all. He worries just like I do. And he worries like you. I know you are wary about this too.” How could he not be. They went through it once, and it was good for literally no one.

“No!” Nate shook his head, reaching for Alex. “I do not want you to leave.” That deep red darkened even more if that was possible. “You’re just…I mean…” Where was he going with this? “You could be anywhere else in the whole world right now. You could get there. I would know. And despite that, despite this whole big beautiful town, you chose to sit right there and listen to me ramble on and on about epistaxis and the pros of having an anticoagulant, which is very difficult to find by the way.” He placed his hands over his cheeks like it could stop him from looking like the idiot that he felt. “You chose to be with me, and that is just kind of… I don’t know. Kinda… incredible?”
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[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan, Kaleb Price, Jordan DeShay, Kaiden Lachlan, Elijah Lewis and Cameron Harris (and the Smith Clan)
Former Seraphite, Former FEDRA officer, Former Smuggler, Former WLF, Former Seraphite, Former Firefly | 19, 27, 30, 26, 27, 23 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Jacob shifted so he could look at Soren, listening to him, and he bit his lip as he did. How in the world did he find someone who knew just how to make him feel better. And true, if he thought he could fix a freshly broken leg then why couldn't they fix it if they re break it? "I.. I don't know. I've never broken something just to fix it again, I guess." He admitted. "It almost goes against what I vowed when I became a nurse. But.. I know we can do it. He's determined, Nate's determined and I've got the skills too." Jacob admitted as he looked at Soren. "Thank you."

Josh chuckled as they walked out of the building slowly. A bit overprotective might've been an understatement. He looked at Hayden as they walked and he nodded. "I understand why he's worried, I'm wary too." He said, remembering that battle far to well. He'd carried Hayden to the WLF encampment, into their home base to deliver him to Jacob. And he was extremely unwelcome then, but he stayed until he knew that his husband would be okay. "I remember when you first broke it. And to see it broken again?" Josh said quietly.

Alex chuckled softly at the strong reaction to him suggesting he leave. He saw that deep red darken and he smiled warmly. "I'm not going anywhere then. And of course I'd choose to be with you. That's the only place I want to be." Alex admitted, leaning over and kissing his forehead. He kissed the hands the covered his cheeks, then he kissed him gently. "Now, tell me more about these anticoagulants."​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews, Carlos Price, Asher McCoy, Ezekiel Finch, Theophilus Sharpe, and Emmett Adler (and the Smith Clan)
Former Firefly, Aspiring Artist, Former Hunter, Former Seraphite, Former WLF, Former Firefly | 21, 25, 32, 29, 25, 24 | Current location ;; Wyoming

“Of course Nate is determined. You showed him that you have been the kind of medic that he has longed to be for probably his whole life.” Soren had never been so enamored of anyone else. Before he met Jacob, he saw a whole lot of people who were just people. Then there was Jacob, and everything he did felt like magic. “You can do anything. I wouldn’t even call it re breaking. I would call it preparing to be set correctly.” He said like he had any more than the tangential knowledge that came with being around his husband all the time. “Is there anything else bothering you? Because I can continue telling you ow amazing you are if you’d like.”

Hayden knew this was a lot to ask of those who were there when the initial injury happened. It was a lot to ask Josh when he was the one who did it. This was like throwing it right back in his face, and that was not what Hayden wanted to do anymore. He hated that about who he had become for so long. “You don’t have to look. I know that’s not what you mean exactly, but I wouldn’t be upset. I don’t want you to have to relive that. It wouldn’t be like the last time. It would happen right before they put it back together. I think. I mean, I would assume so, because there’s no way I can do anything else.” He shook his head. “I’m going to put anesthesia on his list. I will stay under for days if that’s what it takes. That pain was… yeah, I am not looking forward to that again.”

As Alex spoke and kissed him, all Nate could think was that he loved Alex so much. He was the most amazing person, and somehow, incredibly, Nate managed to keep him for himself even with people like Carlos out there vying for his affection. It was almost unreal. He nodded and tried to start up again. He pulled over one of the books to start off as a basis of the discussion, though he stopped looking at the book at some point. He knew so much from is many days of waiting on his mother to be done in endless meetings. He had read so much.
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[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan, Kaleb Price, Jordan DeShay, Kaiden Lachlan, Elijah Lewis and Cameron Harris (and the Smith Clan)
Former Seraphite, Former FEDRA officer, Former Smuggler, Former WLF, Former Seraphite, Former Firefly | 19, 27, 30, 26, 27, 23 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Jacob listened to Soren and couldn't help the smile spread on his face. His heart raced a little at how luck he was to have Soren in his life. He chuckled at that and nodded. "Preparing to be set correctly. Huh. It's like you actually listened to some things I've said over the years." Jacob said with a laugh as he looked at him. "I think the only other thing bothering me is how far away you are right now. But you can keep telling me how amazing I am anyway." He said with a wink.

Josh knew that Hayden wasn't intending to throw this in his face. This wasn't intentional at all, this was just how it was. He caused the injury, and after he knew Hayden would be okay, he'd gone back to his apartment. Packed all his things and left. "I am not leaving your side. Though they might not let me in during the initial procedure, but before it starts and after. I'll be there. I need.." He paused softly. "I need to help fix it. If that's getting supplies and then helping you at any point."

Alex smiled as he watched Nate try and start his reading again, and even though he got some done, he noticed that he stopped looking at the book. Alex just sat beside him and listened happily. ​