She smiled, always comforted by that protective instinct of his. "I promise to be safe. Yu has given me very clear guidelines about demons and soul magic, and I follow those guidelines." Mostly.

"And Illy wouldn't let anything bad happen to me in her realm."

"In the innocent sense. I think. Mostly. Like I said, there's a nymph haze hanging over a lot of my interactions. But she's been a wonderful person to talk magic with, and she's invited me to limbo, which I'm eager to take her up on."

Summer obliged to the stubby little beast, scratching the spot behind his ears. She sighed. "Who knows? We're all adults. We're living our lives, and I'm sure we'll iron out the details when we have time." She wasn't in a rush to have that conversation. "I've spent more time with Illyana lately."

"Haha, yeah. I mean, maybe. It's hard sometimes to know where things stand when I've been so wrapped up in my magic and the job. But the rumors are helpful regardless."

She snorted; that sounded like Remy and Rogue. "You should have more confidence in the girls. It is 2025, after all. But for the most part, they have behaved. It doesn't hurt that they hear rumors that I am seeing a god-tier psychic and a clawed Canadian. That usually gives them second thoughts."

"Of course. I don't plan on leaving the school high and dry. If I wake up in the woods or a strange bed, you will be my first call. It is nice having people in my life who have dealt with so much that my issues are just more of the same."

"Oh, you know. The rare desire to flee responsibility and dance in the forest. The occasional mischievous impulse. The instinct to use my allure to lead people astray. Little Chaotic impulses that I manage with meditation and training. But it does feel like super ADHD when I have deadlines."

She sighed. It was a fair concern. "No. Emma and Jean did a great job. No remnants of Sinister in the corners of my mind. Occasionally, I struggle with a memory, but when I'm reminded, it clicks back into place. The closest thing I get to delusions are stray 'fey thoughts,' which are fleeting."

Sure, you don't need to tell anyone.

I've been well. At this point, I'm breathing in Mana without thinking about it. I feel like a plant photosynthesizing sometimes, the way ambient nature energy leaves me refreshed. I also feel less drained after using my optic blasts. Things just... come easier.

What? You wouldn't squish my neck. I'm your favorite. 🥺

"The vibes are very different over there. But hey, if the caped crowd wants to take care of things their way, I can focus on other things.

... though which ones were fancying me? Hypothetically."

"OH. Really? I can't remember the last time I even crossed the river over to Gotham..."