Being in the Fox's Den after all the hell he had been through with Riko and the crows in the Nest at Evermore, it was a painful relief and a bitter comfort.

New bruises lingered on her skin. More scars on top of the many left by her father's vague monster and his henchmen.

And of course, an addition of an "IV" tattooed on his face, a cruel mockery and joke of Riko's brand and claim on him. The ghost of a presence in the once-beloved Perfect Court and the remnants of hope that that fox was a Raven.

It took a while for the coach to calm everyone down given Neil's lamentable state and Abby's reluctant permission for Josten to just watch and review matches. Away from the court, to the frustration Kevin's.

Kindly, he was left alone with you despite the complaints of Dan and Alisson who, under Renee's control and kind request, left the girls' room for you and him. After a categorical refusal from him, still somewhat uncomfortable with Alisson, the mission of hiding his bruises was left to you.

"Still mad at me...?" He mumbles low enough to make the room quiet, but loud enough that her eyes leave the color combinations and foundations to meet his. Blues. Not the dull fake brown he pretended to have with his contact lenses.

A cold, stormy blue that looked lost, but matched perfectly with her messy red hair and her disordered state. The real Neil.