also, idk who John is, but CleoJohn superheroes AU
John is from a show called Sanctuary! hes an angsty unwillingly-evil knife dude who needs a happy ending :(( and I. realized that Cleo would take 1 look at this Big Knifey Scary Dude and go ‘is he single-’ and thus. cleojohn.
also, John is forced (by a parasite, basically) to be a bad guy so super villain x civilian, which...Isn’t exactly what the prompt was BUT YEA.
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One moment John is bleeding out on a roof under the drizzling rain, and the next, he is laying on a soft carpet.
Such is the practical application of teleportation. Only, he can’t quite be sure what exactly he’s doing here. Why here? Why-
Ah. That’s why. He remembers now.
There are hands, on him, rolling him over and pressing against his wound, crooning and murmuring comfort as she tries to patch him up. Somewhere along the way, he passes out, the pain and blood loss drowning him - or perhaps the knowledge that he is safe here lets him relax enough to genuinely rest.
This woman does not care who he is or what he’s done - she loves him regardless.
When John wakes up, he’s on the couch, his head in her lap. He can feel her fingers gently stroking his hair.
“Cleo...” He mumbles weakly.
“Shh, handsome.” She soothes, one finger tracing the scar on his face. “My show is on.”
John lifts a hand to touch her’s, and notices that she’s even wiped his hands clean, scrubbing the blood out from under his fingernails. He shudders and presses his face into her stomach, wishing she could wash away everything evil about him so easily.
Cleo can comfort him, however - and that is enough for tonight.
