Accidentally Undercover - Being a secret agent is a risk, and not a small one
But of course, the story doesn't end there:
It’s still rather early in the morning when his phone vibrates - twice, so not work. That’s something. Everything else can’t be too terribly urgent, so Sun takes his time buttoning up his vest. The matching jacket completes the look, and a glance towards the mirror proves it’s a good one. Perfect.
Now it’s time to see just who texted him - there aren’t too many options, really. Apart from various automated messages, the only one occasionally texting him would be -
You..
Hi Sun, sorry to ditch you for a while, I’ll be at the hospital for a couple days at least. Appendicitis - hurts like a bitch. If anything happens at home, if it’s not urgent I’ll handle it when I’m back. If it is urgent, you have my express permission to handle it however you see fit. Just don’t burn the house down.
Toodles,
And signed with your name. So the house being quieter than usual wasn’t just his imagination, or Moon’s, well… He’ll forgive the cursing, too, considering the circumstances. While they fortunately are exempt from ever experiencing appendicitis, they do know just how debilitating the pain can be. For a civilian at that! Maybe he doesn’t know what you work as exactly, but he doubts you encounter pain at your workplace. Hopes it, too.
He types a quick reply, wishing you a speedy recovery, and that he has the house handled - it’s in good condition, so really, a few days will be nothing.
Finally, Sun addresses the silent presence in his head with a thoughtful hum.
“I wonder if we should organize a get-well-soon basket. Should I ask what hospital they are staying at?”
‘...’
Of course it wouldn’t be that easy. But at past 8am Moon still isn’t in rest mode - if he insists on staying awake, he can suffer Sun making conversation.
“I know you two never personally met, but they are still your landlord, too!”
And still Moon remains silent, heavy tension settling in their head. Of course Sun knows what this is about. He may have gotten only a rather clipped rundown of last night’s events, but he knows why they would weigh on his counterpart.
“Or perhaps you are still worried about someone else?”
It’s not quite movement, trapped within their thoughts, but he finally feels Moon stir. Got him.
‘I’m not worried.’
Sun doesn’t even consider entertaining that notion. Just a little more…
“No, you’re just brooding so much the entire house feels like a nest. Someone missing his pet bird?”
There he is.
‘I am not brooding! I’m angry, because the idiot got hurt - they should have been more careful, they know better! They’ve been at this for so much longer than us, as they so kindly remind me almost nightly, and still -!’
Wordless frustration saturates him, and only the thought that it isn’t his keeps him from falling down the same rabbit hole of negativity Moon is currently residing in. As it is, Sun gives him the space, and after a moment the emotional wave ebbs away. Still lingering in the far corners of his awareness, but no longer threatening to overtake him, too.
‘... I’m angry at myself, too. I was right there, I saw, and I didn’t - I didn’t do anything. Just let them get hurt. I should have done something, anything. Pull them away, knock out the guy who literally took a stab at them, I don’t even know - something! And now I won’t even know what happened to them after I took them back to headquarters, because of these stupid secret identities, and I have to wait for them to come back, and… And that’s if they come back.’
And Moon wonders just why Sun doesn’t care much for this alleged rivalry - the care with which he speaks of Robin is palpable even under the most mundane circumstances. After all, there really isn’t a reason even Sun would need to know the history behind all their scars. (He is somewhat impressed - their little rival has racked up quite a record on their skin. But he has no doubt that this stab wound will join the list of “tried to kill them and failed”).
He sets in for a reply - but then Moon interrupts him, subdued.
‘They have to come back. They have to. This wasn’t supposed to happen.’
Sun rotates his faceplate with a click, then hums again.
“I’m sure they will be fine, and you can discuss sharing your secret identities during your next shared mission. Quite the intimacy, if I do say so myself ~”
He can feel Moon bristle, and squints happily. Got him.
‘Wha- We’re not sharing our identities! That’s against the rules and you know it!’
Continuing to hum, he pats down his pockets and looks around the room for the last of his necessary gadgets.
“Well, you’re the one complaining about the inconvenience. Would rather spend the nights at their bedside -”
‘Will you shut up!’
By now he’s laughing freely, glad to have distracted Moon from his own gloomy thoughts. Now he’ll at least be receptive for reassurance.
“You can always ask the higher ups to deliver a message for you, and who knows, maybe you’ll get one back. Or a gift basket! I’ll go buy some things for our dear landlord after my shift, I can wake you then, and you can pick some supplies for your little bird!”
Hard to keep a secret when you share a mind - Sun can feel him consider the suggestion, though his continued silence does its best to convince him otherwise. After a long moment, a sigh echoes through their head.
‘... Fine. But I need you to stop by the pet store, too, and buy some bird food.’
Sun chuckles, but doesn’t get to tease - Moon is in rest mode before he can get another word out. Amused, he shakes his head, leaving the house with still a few minutes to spare in his schedule, despite the delay.
Rivals, of course.
Y/N, high on painkillers while recovering from a stab wound, receiving two gift baskets: What.
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Still workin on my next art post, so while we wait, how about I share some freaky fab facts about our fave boys! This is:
10 Fun Facts about Jackson Jekyll/Holt Hyde. All of these are canon and sources will be named!
Starting off with some rapid fire facts about the boys from the Monster High series by Lisi Harrison.
1: In the Monster High series by Lisi Harrison, Holt is instead called “DJ Hyde”. Rather than DJ standing for “disk jockey”, as it usually does, he confirms that it stands for Dr. Jekyll. In addition, at first DJ Hyde is indistinguishable from Jackson visually, but partway through the second novel, DJ gets minor changes to his physical appearance- most notably, lighter hair and an eye colour change from hazel to blue.
2: In the Lisi Harrison series, Jackson canonically has anxiety and autism, believing that his blackouts are a cause of the former before figuring out about DJ.
3: The cause for the switch from Jackson to Holt has changed over the course of the series. In the Lisi Harrison novels, the cause is overheating. In Jackson’s diary, he discloses that the cause used to be sunrise/sunset- during the day, it’d be Jackson, and at night, it’d be Holt. Sometime around the age of 16, the switch changed to music with a 4/4 time signature played at 90 decibels or louder. The cause for the switch is expected to change one more time before he reaches adulthood.
4: Speaking of Jackson's diary, it's implied that Manny Taur was waiting for an opportunity to beat him up after Jackson stood up to him, but Holt said something to Manny that changed his mind. What exactly Holt said is unknown.
5: Jackson and Draculaura are next door neighbors. On at least one occasion, Jackson has joked about killing Dracula.
6: Jackson is a member of the Monster High Music Society.
7: Holt plays Skulltimate Roller Maze as an extracurricular and is on the MH team following the events of Friday Night Frights.
8: Holt is known to frequent a secluded spot near Epic Falls when working on his music. He sometimes stays there for days at a time.
9: Operetta and Holt once went on a date to a concert, but it was cut short when Holt started a fight with a gargoyle that bumped into Operetta, which subsequently got them kicked out.
10: Holt is one of only three characters in the Monster High Collection book to not have exact names listed for his best friends (BFF/GFF). The other two are Clawd and Clawdia Wolf.
And that's all! Hope you enjoyed!
--Sources---
Lisi Harrison novels: 1, 2, 3
Jackson Jekyll's Basic Diary: 3, 4
Draculaura's Basic Diary: 5
Monster High Collection Book: 6, 7, 10
Monster High Official Tumblr: 8
Holt Hyde's Basic Diary: 9
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