[ Cisco hadn't been thinking ahead, when he texted Magnus. He hadn't been considering any consequences other than making sure Magnus was alright, and then confirming it with his own two eyes. But now the two of them are here, and Magnus is fine and unhurt, with his hand on Cisco's shoulder, waiting for an explanation.
And he doesn't have one ready. Cisco hadn't been thinking about revealing his powers to Magnus - sure, he had planned vaguely that he would bring them up at some point, but there was a groundwork to be laid, first. Explanations about metas, and why some metas might want to keep their powers a secret. But he's done none of that, and Magnus is looking at him with that faint frown of concern, and all Cisco can say is: ]
Everything's not fine. You almost died, Magnus. You... you would've, if you hadn't checked your phone, or hadn't listened to me.
[ The weight of it is sinking in, now. How close a call it had been. How badly this could have gone if any tiny variable had been changed. They had both been very, very lucky. Cisco runs a hand down his face, then admits in a somewhat croaky voice: ]
I saw you die.
[ He opens his eyes, because the images are too fresh and horrible when he has them closed. The thing about vibes is, they aren't just like dreams. They seem real. Look real, apart from the weird blue haze. They feel immediate and real, heightened even. So when he had seen that monster smashing Magnus's skull against the rocks of the cave, it hadn't been like a scary movie (and Cisco isn't even that good with those). It had been like he was there. ]
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And he doesn't have one ready. Cisco hadn't been thinking about revealing his powers to Magnus - sure, he had planned vaguely that he would bring them up at some point, but there was a groundwork to be laid, first. Explanations about metas, and why some metas might want to keep their powers a secret. But he's done none of that, and Magnus is looking at him with that faint frown of concern, and all Cisco can say is: ]
Everything's not fine. You almost died, Magnus. You... you would've, if you hadn't checked your phone, or hadn't listened to me.
[ The weight of it is sinking in, now. How close a call it had been. How badly this could have gone if any tiny variable had been changed. They had both been very, very lucky. Cisco runs a hand down his face, then admits in a somewhat croaky voice: ]
I saw you die.
[ He opens his eyes, because the images are too fresh and horrible when he has them closed. The thing about vibes is, they aren't just like dreams. They seem real. Look real, apart from the weird blue haze. They feel immediate and real, heightened even. So when he had seen that monster smashing Magnus's skull against the rocks of the cave, it hadn't been like a scary movie (and Cisco isn't even that good with those). It had been like he was there. ]