Re: leo/dawn deer rescues
[What he did wasn't nothing. She knew he didn't see himself the way she did, but she thought he deserved to. At least he thought they deserved the pillow fort escape, which was little more than a whimsical excuse to get close to one another in a dark and comfy confined space. Innocent enough in theory, but probably not so much in practice. Okay, so definitely not so much in practice. That bridge would be crossed when they got there. Now they needed to deal with the charmed shelter.
Dawn laughed fondly at his excited outburst and then grabbed his hand to walk them up to the barn.] I don't know. [Dawn answered the question about being a mutant a little too seriously, like she was giving it a real solid think. Like it wasn't rhetorical.] You don't see it, though? [Surprised. She really thought that he'd be able to.] Well, let's try to keep you from walking into the side of it. [Another bright grin his way, and she found a place for him to stand safely once they got close enough.
She opened the door to guide both Leo and the doe inside what appeared to be nothing. Without even a second thought, the doe walked right into one of the empty stables and laid down in a soft little pile of hay. Inside it was a fairly normal looking wooden barn with a collection of healthy woodland animals within. She let Leo look around as she gathered some supplies to clean up the small wound on the doe's leg. After being wiped down with salt water, it was much easier to see how superficial the bullet graze was. It wasn't even bleeding anymore.] She will be fine in a day or two. [The reassurance was just as much for her as it was to inform Leo.
During this time, a full grown doe and buck had come up to the door of the stable to poke their heads inside. They were impatient, but waited until Dawn slipped out before they made their way into the stable for a heartwarming little reunion full of nose nuzzling and happy deer sounds as they all laid down together as a family. Dawn grinned over at Leo as if to tell him that he was responsible for the reuniting of the deer. He may not think so, but the fact was that the doe would have still been stuck out there in a death sentence if it wasn't for him.
Dawn moved to stand in front of Leo amid the scene in the barn, her fingers curling into his hoodie as she tugged herself close. He could lament all he wanted about how his powers weren't anything special, or that he wasn't some big brick wall of a guy that could carry a deer around. Dawn still thought what he did was very brave and kind, and she couldn't help that she was all starry-eyed over him right now.] Do you want to look around some more, or do you want to go home and get in our jammies? [Jammies-wearing was mandatory in pillow forts.]