Magicians Don't Need Superheros Pt14
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Marvin felt like he had a heated weighted blanket on top of him when he woke up that morning. He opened his eyes and saw that the heated weighted blanket was Jackie still asleep on top of him, arms around his body in a hold that would make you think of someone hugging a stuffed animal. Firm yet gentle.
He let Jackie sleep for a little longer as he lifted his arms to get a better look at his wrists now that the sun was up and he had light.
“Oh, that’s going to become some ugly colors,” Marvin said to himself, wincing as he rolled his hands and his wrists screamed in protest.
“Huh?” Jackie mumbled as he woke up, lifting himself and ending up face-to-face with Marvin.
“Morning.” Marvin casually greeted as Jackie blinked a few times and he could see when the moment clicked in Jackie’s brain as his eyes widened and he scrambled away.
“Shit, sorry.” Jackie got off the bed to give Marvin as much space as possible. “I-holy shit.” He was cursing again when he saw Marvin’s wrists. “Dude, I am so sorry!”
“It was an accident. Life would be boring without them.” Marvin shrugged and got off the bed as well, it being a little awkward since he tried to avoid putting any pressure on his hands.
“We need to see Henrik. You gotta get checked out.” Jackie went in front of Marvin, back facing him and crouching a little. “Up, up.”
“We’re not having this moment again.” Marvin rolled his eyes, walking past Jackie. “I have bruised wrists, not broken feet.” Jackie jogged over to the door and opened it, still trying to be helpful.
“He’s just going to give me some pain medicine. It’s okay.” Marvin said as he left the room.
“Even then, you’re going to have a hard time doing things until your wrists are better.” Jackie walked alongside Marvin.
“Are you going to do everything for me until then?” Marvin scoffed.
“If I gotta. I caused the problem, I’ll do what I have to to make up for it.”
“There’s nothing to make up for.”
“But I hurt you.”
“It was an accident.”
“An accident I caused.”
“How are we already arguing?” Henrik sighed as he opened the door to his office. “I’ve barely even started my…” His comment trailed off when he noticed Marvin’s wrists. “Did you fall out of bed?”
“Yes, can I just get some-”
“You didn’t fall,” Jackie called Marvin out for his lie and Marvin gave him a look that screamed shut up but he didn’t care. “Can we talk in your office or something?”
“Follow me, we need to get those properly examined.” Henrik led Marvin and Jackie into the examination room. Marvin just went with it and sat on the table, he’s accepted that this was currently a losing battle. “So, what happened?”
“It’s a bruise. I’m fine.” Marvin tried his best to not grimace when Henrik moved his hands to look at his wrists better.
“Fine? You do not look or sound fine.” Henrik huffed.
“Nothing’s broken,” Marvin muttered.
“Still an injury. Now, what caused this?” Henrik aimed the question at Jackie.
“I-uh…I had a nightmare. Marvin tried to wake me up and I panicked and-uh-I like held him down.” Jackie picked at his fingers as he told the story.
“Was it one of the-”
“Yes.”
“Can I go now?” Marvin asked, not liking how uncomfortable the air suddenly got.
“Nothing is broken like you said. I can give you something for the pain and maybe a brace or a wrap to help you from moving them as much.” Henrik said. “We don’t know your healing yet so it can range from a day to weeks until the pain is gone. I’ll need to track-”
“Don’t one of the twins know healing magic?” Jackie asked. “Not the Jims but-”
“We do not need them to help. This is a matter of science, not magic.” Henrik sounded like his pride had just been attacked.
“I am a person of magic.” Marvin reminded. “I haven’t figured out how to heal in this…form yet. I wouldn’t mind learning it.”
“But you are not to meet the others yet. It is far too soon.” Henrik said.
“I mean, just meeting them isn’t as bad as him meeting the Ipliers. Hell, it might just only be the one…well probably not with how…it’ll just be the two and…but he usually…” Jackie’s voice trailed for a second. “It’ll only be four of them. Probably just three if their kiddo’s at Robbie’s age too.”
“There are more children?” Marvin felt like he would vomit from anxiety at the idea of a room filled with children.
“Technically?” Jackie rubbed the back of his head. “It’s really complicated.”
“Something complicated? I am beyond surprised that something is complicated. Everything’s been a breeze to understand this whole time.” Marvin didn’t think he could ever sound more sarcastic than he did right then.
“I still think we should let him heal naturally. It will allow me to observe his healing rates.” Henrik said.
“Call those twins because I will explode if Jackie continues trying to do things for me because he feels guilty.” Marvin sighed. “I’m going to end up getting hurt again at some point, and then you can observe my ‘healing rates’. Maybe I’ll stub my toe or burn myself while cooking or I’ll get shot. You can study that.”
“One of those injuries is vastly different than the others,” Henrik said.
“That should tell you how much I don’t want a guilty Jackie. Man’s already tried carrying me twice since I got here. I don’t get carried.” Marvin was also too annoyed with this whole new reality of his that the pain was only making everything else worse. The faster he wasn’t hurt, the better.
“That might be difficult if you maintain a friendship with Jackie. He has a habit of picking people up.” Henrik clicked his tongue.
“It’s easy to do it, why not?” Jackie laughed as he took his phone out.
“Hen! Henny!?” Anti’s voice shouted from the other room. “Does this mean I get to stab myself?”
“It does not!” Henrik scrambled out of the room and went back into his office, closing the door that separated the two spaces.
“Stab himself with what?” Marvin called after him. “If we’re stabbing Anti, let me watch.”
“He’s getting medicine,” Jackie explained as he texted.
“What kind?” Marvin’s question got Jackie to pause. After a second of what Marvin assumed was Jackie thinking, he got a hum.
“I don’t know. We just know he gets medicine in the morning.”
“And you’ve never tried to pry into why that is? Or what it is? How do you know it’s even medicine?”
“That’s just what Anti and Henrik call it. It’s Anti’s business, not mine.” Jackie went back to texting.
“Anti tried asking me how big you were in front of you. I feel like you’re allowed to dig into his business a little bit.”
“He’s ‘getting stabbed’. The medicine’s given with a needle.”
“And topic dropped.” Marvin wanted to know more but didn’t want to end up upsetting Jackie and he saw the silent thank you in his smile.
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honey-garlic steelhead trout with broccoli and jasmine rice 🥦🎣🍚
for the rice: cook ur desired amount in ur desired way.. i use my instant pot :)
for the trout and broccoli (works with just fish or just veg too btw):
1) preheat oven to 425°F/220°C and line a baking sheet with foil
2) pat trout and rinsed broccoli dry, then oil + season w salt+pep, garlic on both. i added everything bagel seasoning, reg + hot honey, extra garlic to the fish
3) lay trout skin side down on one half of baking sheet, broccoli on other half
4) let em hang out in the oven for like 20-25mins. i turn the oven to broil for about a minute at the end but make sure you pay attention if u do this !!
5) bada bing bada boom dinner in 30mins that doesn’t hurt.
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