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    Patting his pants for his phone, then growling at the fact that his pockets were empty, Leorio raced back upstairs in record time. His hands shook as he bounced back down, dialing a number that was more familiar than emergency services. He settled beside Kurapika’s body again as the line rang, pressing the back of his hand to his sweaty forehead.

    The phone connected, and Leorio was quick to speak before any formalities could be exchanged.

    “Cheadle. My house. It’s an emergency.”

    “On it.”

    The call ended, leaving Leorio with both hands to begin prep work. He hadn’t been religious since childhood, but in that moment, he was pleading to the heavens for any divine intervention to occur.

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    A take on Kurapika returning to Leorio 8 years post-canon.

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    01 Jun 2025

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    "This heart beats for you. It will beat twice as much for you, twice as hard, to make up for when you cannot. If you cannot."
    He had promised him those words, and lived every day since, sticking to that promise.

    Nearing eighty years old and on the brink of retirement, Dr. Leorio recalls Kurapika’s homecoming to the Kurta village to bury the Scarlet Eyes after completing his life's mission. Time has blurred the details, but not the feeling left behind.

    And some memories, no matter how distant or delicate, refuse to fade.

    Because everything reminds him of his dearest friend: from the brightest star in the sky to tea-stained mugs, from yellow wildflower fields to the rustling of pages of old cookbooks. How could he ever let those memories go?

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    14 May 2025

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    The door opens a crack, narrowed eyes. Leorio waits with the patience of a saint as Kurapika undoes the chain, relief short-lived as he steps inside the room.

    Well. Kurapika is shit at taking care of himself when he’s healthy, so it only stands that he’d be much worse at it when he’s feeling under the weather. Used tissues and dirty mugs litter the floor. Clothes are strewn all over the place. Kurapika’s hair hangs limply in his face and he’s wearing the biggest t-shirt Leorio has ever seen him in and fuzzy socks.

    “Wow,” Leorio says.

    “What,” Kurapika says, though the threatening effect is ruined by a succession of sneezes.

    “Oh, man,” Leorio laughs. “You look like hell.”

    “Thanks.”

    “Come on,” Leorio says, steering him by the shoulders. “I’ll run you a bath.”

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    23 Jan 2025

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    "Leorio. If I left here, would you follow me?"
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    In which Kurapika tries to go somewhere Leorio can't follow. Leorio does not let him.

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    21 Jan 2025

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    There is not a word for the place Kurapika exists in these days. It is somewhere in a valley of misery trying to convince himself he's near the top of the great mountain overshadowing him. He sees it as lying to himself. He promised everyone he would try though. So he tries.
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    In which Kurapika learns he is worth something, even when he believes himself to be worthless.

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    21 Jan 2025