[ He should be able to do this himself, he thinks at a bit of a distance. Now that the bone is gone, it doesn't look like anything but a gory, gaping hole— and he could deal with something like that. But he feels a little disconnected from his body, like the sensation of floating in darkness. There, but not completely. Aware, but at arm's length.
Some part of him expects more pain. The last person to use magic to heal him had been Eldin, and the strength of his light had scorched him from the inside out. Vanitas is a creature of darkness, and while the spell worked, it had still hurt like anything. He has the star-shaped scar under his breastplate as a reminder of it. Quentin's magic isn't like that. It isn't familiar, like his own Darkness, but it doesn't burn, like Light. It feels more like— everything else. Like sitting in a pool of water.
He's still shaking, adrenalin giving way to shock and dissociation, but Vanitas keeps his eyes on what's happening with his leg with a sort of morbid fascination. His body doesn't reject it, but it's not exactly a clean heal, either. Whether that's because of what Vanitas is himself or because of Quentin's novice ability, it isn't like Vanitas would be able to tell the difference. He isn't crying anymore, but his breath still shudders on every inhale and exhale. ]
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Some part of him expects more pain. The last person to use magic to heal him had been Eldin, and the strength of his light had scorched him from the inside out. Vanitas is a creature of darkness, and while the spell worked, it had still hurt like anything. He has the star-shaped scar under his breastplate as a reminder of it. Quentin's magic isn't like that. It isn't familiar, like his own Darkness, but it doesn't burn, like Light. It feels more like— everything else. Like sitting in a pool of water.
He's still shaking, adrenalin giving way to shock and dissociation, but Vanitas keeps his eyes on what's happening with his leg with a sort of morbid fascination. His body doesn't reject it, but it's not exactly a clean heal, either. Whether that's because of what Vanitas is himself or because of Quentin's novice ability, it isn't like Vanitas would be able to tell the difference. He isn't crying anymore, but his breath still shudders on every inhale and exhale. ]