"It started during the AU weirdness. I got, literally, the shock of my lives. And everything kind of blurred from there. A lot has happened in the time since and I was kind of out of it the whole time. I am sorry I worried you. I didn't mean to. I didn't even get back to the forum until... much more recently. And even then not with time or brain to comment."
He smiled shyly, eyes full of tiredness and energy, both at once.
"Give me a few days to get my feet back under me more firmly and you can kick my ass all you want. Hugging I will accept at any time."
He blushed a little.
"It's really good to see you. My brain has only barely been waking up these last few hours, but apparently, other than needing to rest and eat a lot, I have a clean bill of health."