Healing Curses And Trauma
Healing Curses and Trauma
This is part 2 to a previous pokemon story I have written. Part 1 is found here:
https://www.tumblr.com/grammarrrrrr/710129194484613120?source=share
And, just as with the first part, this idea came from a particular tumblingdowntheway2019, so any credit should go to them! And with all that done, let's get into it!
Ever since the Bellace Incident- which they had taken to calling it- Goh had been fine mentally. And Cinderace was, too, physically; quickly it was starting to walk properly again and soon after that acting just like always.
Doctor Cerise had put him in therapy following the incident and, talking to Miss Halloway, he realized he couldn't be blamed for what a wild Pokemon did. It was stupid, really. (His words, not hers.)
Goh was fine, in short.
Until that day's news report, that is:
As he and Ash- Drizzile, Cinderace and Pikachu, too, by default- stepped into the lab room that morning, both already dressed in their regular clothes, everybody gave him worried glances as they sat down to watch the news.
Chloe muttered a shaky ’good morning’ but Goh barely noticed as his attention turned to the news, where a concerned news reporter was in front of a Thievul, purple in the face, and a crying pokemon trainer next to it. (a ’Cinder-Cinderace!’ came from Cinderace as Goh's face paled.)
”Today a pokemon trainer and their pokemon were ambushed on their way to the grocery store! By a pokemon, according to the witnesses!” and Goh found himself shaking, ”This pokemon poisoned the Thievul and has an appearance that doesn't match with any other! The police will be putting up a poster shortly.”
Their eyes all turned to him, sympathy clear.
”Just a coincidence?” he said, without really believing it himself.
Goh had hoped, from deep inside himself, that it was a coincidence. That it was instead another new Pokemon, with a poison move, and not Bellace.
But then he saw the poster of the pokemon and it was, undoubtedly, Bellace.
Goh had cried himself to sleep that night.
The next day, there was another news report.
”Overnight, some teenagers and their pokemon were ambushed by the same pokemon as yesterday! We have no more information at this time but the symptoms of the four poisoned pokemon match with the Thievul!”
Goh had refused to meet any of their eyes, even Cinderace's.
Thankfully, the next news report came a week later- but Goh did not forget and neither, he doubted, did the others- ”Right now we are at the hospital because another Pokemon got poisoned by the new Pokemon!” the news reporter said, ”And the pokemon trainer- the sole witness- said it heard it call ’Bellace’. Police have put out an official poster now, with a warning to only go out if you really need to.”
Goh was inconsolable for days, refusing to look at reason; Ash had tried to comfort him, even Pikachu but he didn't listen. Chloe had tried, too, but she gave up as it seemed he hadn't even heard her. He hadn't, not really.
Only Cinderace hadn't tried to comfort him as it was very upset itself.
Cynthia has had enough; for days now there has been reports of a new Pokemon, apparently called Bellace, which has been attacking other pokemon. And despite that this was solely happening in Vermillion City, seemingly all the citizens of Japan were growing restless, scared they one day would be attacked.
She was sick of it.
Therefore she had booked a meeting with Doctor Cerise (a pokemon professor who lived in Vermillion City) in hope he had certain knowledge she could use of.
”Well hello, Cynthia,” he said, grinning, ”It's nice to meet you. I read from your email you wanted to talk about the recent news reports? About the pokemon Bellace?”
She nodded, ”Yes, I've seen people concerned everywhere and I want to ease their worries,” and Doctor Cerise nodded approvingly, ”What information do you have?”
”One of my research fellows had an encounter with Bellace,” replied Doctor Cerise, ”before the news reports about it started. You could try and ask him about it, though I warn you it's still a tough spot for him; his first pokemon almost died then and these news reports have been stressing him.”
Cynthia smiled- it wasn't often a pokemon professor cared about their research fellows and how they were feeling after all- and said, ”Yes, that should work. Hopefully he tells me something we could use. Thank you, where is he then?”
”He's probably in the Pokemon Park, I believe it's feeding time,” Doctor Cerise replied, ”I'll show you there.”
When they arrived, however, there was no sign of Goh (the research fellow she had guessed it was); only Ash, who was indeed feeding the pokemon. Doctor Cerise had talked to the boy, asking of Goh's whereabouts, and Ash told them that Goh was lying in their bedroom. As apparently, he had been in no fit state to go out, Ash presuming it had something to do with Bellace.
Once entering the small room- really it had no size for even a double bed- and there she saw Goh, lying on the top bunk, staring at the wall opposite him as if he had no soul. Quite weird, she thought.
”Goh,” said Doctor Cerise, carefully, ”Cynthia is here. She has questions about the Bellace Incident.”
Goh- as if someone had flicked a switch in him- sat up directly and hence, bumped his head on the ceiling, to which he groaned out in pain; ”I'd be happy to!” he said, after having climbed down, ”What do you want to know?”
Soon they were sitting on a bence in the pokemon park, where she was interviewing him, asking every question she could think of.
”I found Bellace in an abandoned house, kind of haunted,” Goh quickly told her, ”It's probably still residing there. And I remember it was always upstairs when I came... Those two times... Recently I've started thinking that, maybe, it was protecting something. That we were invading its territory, maybe, but maybe I'm just trying to excuse what it did...”
She nodded in understanding ( she was trying to hold Goh's tears at bay) and said, ”Maybe. I'll go there later. But right now I'm most interested in how Cinderace survived; you said it was poisoned but I've seen Cinderace and it seems well and in top shape.”
”Oh, Chloe- my friend- has an Eevee and it healed it,” said Goh and, upon seeing her shocked face, added, ”Nurse Joy said it because it had a dominant Sylveon gene, I think, so maybe only Heal Pulse can cure Bellace's curse? Or just that specific Eevee?”
So fairy types were effective against Bellace then...
Cynthia knew what she had to do now; she would go to that haunted house and try to find Bellace, hopefully catching the Pokemon and preferably managing to get all her pokemons out not poisoned. Fortunately, Garchomp was a ground-type.
”I know what I have to do,” she announced, breaking the silence, ”I am going to fight Bellace myself.”
At this, Goh stood up quickly, ”You can't! Bellace is powerful, i-it could kill Garchomp! I know it's a ground-type and that's super effective against poison but Bellace isn't like regular pokemon! We don't know if it'll work!” though, upon realizing nothing he could say would change her mind- she had to do this, after all, for the safety of everyone- his eyes quickly glazed over with tears, ”Please,” he choked out, ”Bellace has already done enough damage to me, I don't want it to do anything to you or Garchomp! It isn't like regular pokemon, it's okay with hurting us humans. That's how it got Cinderace!”
He sat down again in defeat, quickly growing helpless to his own sobs; and there he sat, continuously wiping his own tears as he sniffled and made gulping noises. It was such a sad scene that should never come from a kid, no exceptions.
”Cinder-Cinderace,” called a Cinderace, presumably Goh's. The one that almost died, her mind supplied, ”Cinderace!”
Goh let out a particularly loud sob as he pulled it in, hugging the pokemon tightly, ”Acey,” he choked, ”S-sorry. Shit. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, shit, I'm sorry.”
Just as Goh countinued spewing apology after apology, a worried voice called, ”Goh!” and Ash ran forward, panting as he placed a hand on the crying boy's shoulder, Pikachu running down across his arm, ”What's wrong? Is it Bellace?” he then turned to her, and added, hotly, ”What did you do?!”
”Don't get mad at me!” she yelled back, suddenly feeling the need to defend herself, ”I have to fight Bellace, that might be the only way it's stopped! This could save the whole of Japan!”
Ash was now turned completely to her, while Pikachu rested on the shoulder of a crying Goh; ”All by yourself?! That's how Cinderace almost died, you know, by Goh being by himself! You'll need back-up! Garchomp isn't enough!” Pikachu called out ’Pikachu!’ in agreement, ”At least take me with you!”
”I will not!” she said, now trying to calm herself down. No need to yell at the kid, she reminded herself, ”What if Pikachu is poisoned? I can't risk that.”
Ash protested- of course- and they continued to argue until, a voice determined yet held shakiness to it, said, ”I'll go with you!” and Goh was now standing up, to the shock of everyone, ”I'm the only one who's faced Bellace before! While you don't even know where the haunted house is! You need me! And Ash, and Chloe too!”
”Absolutely not!” she called out in shock, ”You're kids; I'm not sending you on anything that could end up harming your pokemon!” she turned to Cinderace and added, ”And especially not you, Cinderace. It's already been hurt by Bellace. I can't risk that happening again.”
Cinderace called out ”Cinderace,” sadly.
Goh wiped his tears and determinedly said, ”Then why risk Garchomp by being stubborn? You need us, we're the only ones who's actually faced Bellace! We know its moves!”
”Yeah!” said Ash, joining in as Pikachu made a noise of agreement, ”You can't just go off all on your own! We're the only ones who've fought against Bellace! And won!” Goh gave a look that said he wouldn't call it ’won’, ”So you'll need our help! We can do it!”
No you can't, she thought, you're just kids.
She, eventually, had no choice but to let them (she didn't have all day, after all); so, begrudgingly, she had agreed to get the Chloe girl along with the Eevee and they took a taxi to the haunted house.
It looked scary, as expected of a haunted house; with its sloping, breaking roof; its broken, run-down windows with more holes than it had a full pane; its door which seemed unable to close; and a large balcony that would surely fall down soon. Why was it still up, she wondered?
With her was; Goh, of course; Ash; the girl with a ponytail named Chloe; Goh's Cinderace; Goh's shy, almost-depressed looking Drizzile; Goh's Misdrevous, as its moves would be effective; Ash's determined Pikachu; and the Eevee, which seemed very determined; and of course Garchomp.
Goh, standing next to her, was shaking and muttered, ”It- it looks just as always...”
Cynthia sighed, ”If you can't do this,” she started off, ”then you don't have to. It can be hard to face trauma.”
I understand, she thought but didn't say it.
Goh, just as she had expected, shook his head, a determined look on his face though hiding behind it was a look of doubt and fear. He didn't want to do this- she could tell- but he was doing it anyway.
”I can do it,” but he couldn't.
Did she really have to force this upon him? She didn't want to. It seemed vile, almost, to do that. But what choice did she have? He would keep insisting.
It was silent for a while until she said; ”Well then,” their eyes turned to her, waiting for instructions, but for once she did not feel important, ”Let's go inside. We should make as much ruckus we can, maybe it'll lure Bellace down. Then we should overwhelm it and all attack it once. It won't know who to hit. And if one of us are poisoned, Eevee can heal them, right?”
Eevee called out ”Eevee!” happily which she chose to take as a yes.
”Alright,” she said, ”Let's do this!”
She hoped the chirpiness in her tone would hype them up- and with that, encourage them- but it seemed she had underestimated their worry the uncertainty that would come with that.
It was not going well.
They had gone into the house, made a ruckus- Ash loudly talking about whatever; Goh outright yelling nothing; and Chloe was, loudly, telling them to lower it down while nodding; and all the pokemon loudly calling out- which did lead down a long, thin pokemon with horns spiraled with black and purple. Bellace, based on a shaking Cinderace's ’Cin-Cinderace’ and Goh's sob.
It called ”Bell-Bellace!” it called and managed to sound irritated.
She decided to start, in hope to catch it off-guard; ”Garchomp, use Dragon Rush!”
And Garchomp jumped up, spinning in the air as she powered up, the blue aura all around her. And after it was done, she yelled ”Now use Draco Meteor!” as Ash got Pikachu to use Quick Attack.
Goh, on the other hand, seemed too scared to use any pokemon despite that she and Ash had already started (Bellace proving to be a tough opponent) while the Chloe girl seemed quite inexperienced. Though perhaps she would grow confidence, watching them fight. Perhaps Goh would, too!
She and Ash fought in tandem; Garchomp attacking then Pikachu, all in hopes to overthrow Bellace.
But the pokemon seemed to be going strong and Cynthia assesed it to have Quick Attack, Confuse Ray (after a minor incident with Pikachu, which was solved quickly), a new move which consisted of a purple aura shooting out of its horn, and then the poisoning which she has not yet seen. Perhaps if Goh could chime in and get Misdrevous to use Confuse Ray on Bellace...
But it seemed very unfair to push the boy as he was evidently very scared to be face-to-face with the pokemon that had almost caused the death of his first pokemon (which he, of course, had a close relationship with.) And what would that prove of her, if she did that?
But the thing was that she had a plan, which could be a success if Misdrevous used Confuse Ray... Yes, what did she do? That was the question; push Goh to get Misdrevous to use Confuse Ray? (which could damage him in a completely different way) or wait it out (which could, if too long, cause damage to the others.)
The first option was obviously the right one yet she was reluctant, as pushing him could lead him to not help anyways!
”Goh!” (it seemed Ash was not that considerate) ”Help us! Get Misdrevous to use Confuse Ray!”
It was as if Goh had woken from a trance- though it was fully in his thoughts as if the fear had frozen him in a way- but then he flinched, his eyes still firmly stuck on Bellace for a while. Then, tears glazed in his eyes, he yelled ”I can't!”
And, ignoring the eyes of everyone of them, he ran outside.
It was, as the saying said, the straw that broke the Numel's back (as the famous story- told to every kid as a bedtime story- said.)
Cynthia ran after him, ignoring the calls of Chloe and Ash (of begging him to come back, probably) and out there was Goh, sitting and shaking on the ground. He looked as if he didn't really know where he was.
”Goh,” she said, trying not to sound stressed but failing miserably, ”I know you're upset and-”
A BANG interrupted her and upon both of them running to the window, they saw something they definitely did not want to see; Pikachu and Eevee, lying on the ground with beat expressions on their face; Ash and the Chloe Girl, holding their defeated Pokemon; and Bellace over them, standing proudly as if daring them to challenge it.
Had Eevee and Pikachu been poisoned, she wondered? Could the Eevee even heal itself, if they were? Or Pikachu?
Goh let out a loud sob, ”This is all my fault!” he cried, dropping himself onto the ground, she bet, ”I'm the reason Pikachu and Eevee are hurt! Because I thought, stupidly, that I could handle it. That I could handle seeing Bellace again. But I can't. I really can't!”
She didn't really have a choice but to tell him, did she?
She sighed, trying to delay it as much as she could (it wasn't a fun story at all); ”Goh, when I was 8 my grandmother had a Snorlax- to research why they slept so much- and I absolutely loved that Snorlax. I used to sleep on its stomach and once it protected me from a group of Raticates. We were so very close, you know,” she said, refusing to look at him for the next part, ”But then a new Pokemon was discovered and Grandmother got it; it was a Seviper. And it poisoned Snorlax, with a new move. It died.”
She tried not to sob. (It was still a rough subject.)
”I'm sorry,” Goh said.
She nodded in response, ”It was hard. I was... inconsolable for weeks, I've never cried that much in my life. When Sepivers started to grow in population, I was terrified another one of my pokemon would be hurt. Even today, I don't have a Sepiver and I fear fighting one,” she said and Goh moved closer, ”Snorlax and I were very close, like you're close with Cinderace. That's why I was hesitant to let you join this; I don't want you to lose Cinderace like I lost Snorlax. I want to make sure of that, you understand?”
”Yeah, yeah I do,” said Goh, sniffling now, ”I've always been scared ever since, you know, that Bellace would come back and finish the job. Of killing Cinderace and- well, I just don't know what to do with it all. I literally went to a therapist yet I'm still scared. And upset. And worried. I shouldn't be but she never fixed me. Or not fixed me but she never fixed how I feel and that's what I'd like,” he looked up then, determination clear in his eyes, ”I need to fight Bellace.”
She nodded excitedly and responded quickly, ”Yes! You do! And you can, I'm sure of it! This is your right, Goh!”
He ran inside immediately without a response and she followed him, just in time to hear him call ”Misdrevous, use Confuse Ray!”
Bellace, having let its guard down, was hit and stood there confused for a bit. While it was, Goh ordered ”Now use Hex!”
And Misdrevous, seeming quite determined, did so. Bellace, being stuck in the trance left from Confuse Ray, could not duck and was hit straight in the chest. And this, it seemed, was the only damage having been done; Bellace now had scratches, a feat neither she or Ash had been able to achieve, and had now woken up from its trance.
Bellace, angry now, performed a new move, one not offensive for once (showing Goh had gotten under its skin); it started dancing, spinning around while it hit the floor with its hooves, and purple aura- clearly its signature color, just as with many poison pokemon- started surrounding it and Bellace seemed to get new energy.
This was a power-up move, then.
”Mis-misdrevous!” called Misdrevous, seemingly panicking just as they were.
Goh was sweating- she could see it, though he tried to wipe it away- and yelled ”No reason to panic!” even though he himself was, ”Use Psybeam now!”
”Garchomp, use Earthquake!”
The ground shook beneath Bellace- clearly catching the pokemon off guard- and it screeched; a loud, piercing sort of screech and when Garchomp kneeled, she realized it was a move. Another new one!
But before she could counteract this at all, Goh did it for her (seemingly without really thinking); ”Misdrevous, use Confuse Ray again! And Garchomp, use Dragon Claw!” he yelled and the pokemon obliged but when he realized- ”Sorry, Cynthia! I wasn't thinking!”
It was, of course, considered an offense to instruct another's pokemon what to do in a Pokemon battle.
”It's okay Goh!” she yelled back as she watched Misdrevous use Confuse Ray. Bellace was hit and stood there, once again confused. This meant that it could not duck Garchomp's Dragon Claw and damage was made.
It called ”Be-Bellace!” and then the pokemon ran towards Garchomp, using Quick Attack, but before it could hit-
”Drizzile, use Mud Shot!” yelled the voice of one particular Ash Ketchum and Bellace was shot with a multitude of mud, coming from the depressed-looking Drizzile, which was now looking very determined.
Bellace, now with scratches all over its long body and continuous calls of ’Bellace’, looked as if it could be finished off with just a few more moves.
And it seemed as if Bellace knew this itself, as it looked around the room- probably deciding which one of them to attack and they all braced themselves- and when it had decided, it summoned the purple aura out of its horn again and shot it towards-
Cinderace! (The pokemon she had forgotten was currently present, if honest.)
It called ’Cin-Cinderace!’ as it ducked, leaving Drizzile in position to be hit which, upon Goh's command of- ”Drizzile, use Reflect now!”- reflected the move, leaving Bellace feeling rather hopeless, judging by the look in its eyes, and Goh yelled, ”Good job Drizzile!” as the two, human and pokemon, high-fived.
For a brief second she felt envious of their close friendship.
All three of them were about to use a move- her, personally; Dragon Claw- but the command of; ”Eevee, use Sand Attack!” coming from one Chloe Cerise, who was properly joining the battle at last!
”Good job, Chloe!” Goh called out cheerfully, ”Way to go! Now, Drizz-” he was about to call out the name of his water Pokemon before Cinderace stepped closer to its trainer and called out ’Cin-Cinder-Cinderace! Cinderace!’ ”Oh, you wanna do the final blow, Acey? Well okay then; Cinderace, use Agility!”
And this move was, just as predicted, the final move; as, upon getting hit, Bellace fell to the ground, looking completely and utterly defeated complete with its multiple scratches. And it seemed that Goh wasn't even thinking- but he probably was. Goh was very intelligent, as she'd come to learn- as he took a Pokéball from his pocket and, while yelling out ”Pokéball, go!” threw it at the defeated Pokemon, which was too tired for an attempt to duck.
It was very silent indeed as they waited in uncomfortable silence, the only noise being the moving of the Pokéball, until they heard a PING.
”Today we are with Goh- who refused to give out his last name, for some reason- Ash Ketchum, Chloe Cerise, and Sinnoh Champion Cynthia, the ones who defeated the town's torturer, pokemon Bellace!” the news reporter said cheerfully into the microphone, her grin quite real, ”Yes, you heard me right! Yesterday, these people and of course their pokemon,” the camera shifted to the pokemon, ”defeated Bellace, the pokemon that has been poisoning multiple others!”
The group nodded to the camera nervously except Cynthia (who had of course been on camera multiple times and was used to it) and the news reporter continued, ”I've heard there is a story behind this, too! Would you care to tell me, Goh?”
”Oh, uh,” the young boy said awkwardly into the microphone as it was practically shoved into his face, ”Around a year ago, I walked into a haunted house with uh, my pokemon- Cinderace-” he was off camera for a while as he got the Cinderace to stand next to him, ”and this is where Bellace was living. With a few pokemon it was protecting, as we later found out. I fought with Bellace, to try and catch it, but it poisoned Cinderace here. It-it almost di-died and I had to go back to beg B-Bellace to heal it. It wouldn't. Until my friend Chloe's pokemon, Eevee, healed it!”
The news reporter took back the microphone- much, visibly, to the young boy's relief- and added; ”And that Eevee was at the hospital earlier today, healing the other attacked pokemon! Round of applause, please! So yes, we are free of its torture and can sleep easier at night! I know I will!” but she then shoved the microphone back into his face, much to the boy's chagrin, ”Tell me, Goh; what has happened to Bellace? Please tell the audience!”
Despite that the word ’audience’ clearly added to his nerves, he replied, ”I have caught it and sent it to the police, where they will be watching over Bellace and making sure it does no more harm to me- God knows it’s done enough-” he muttered that part to himself, ”or anybody else. And the pokemon it was protecting, I have caught too, to take care of personally at Cerise Park.”
”Oh, that is even more amazing!” the News Reporter said, almost jumping up and down now, ”Thank you, truly, for stopping Bellace! Many of us are very thankful for you!” she then added; ”Do you have anything you would like to say, Goh? You, or your pokemon? Or anybody else, for that matter?”
Everybody shook their heads except the young boy, who had to take the microphone from the woman- because of her not seeing his nod- and said, ”Yeah, I do,” he took a deep breath, looking down and when he looked up again there was a sad smile present, ”I'm really glad this whole situation is over.”
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A crying friend.
Summary; I know what you expect, this isn't Encanto, it's Pokémon! More specifically, Pokémon-journey-series. So, to summarize it; Chloe is looking for Goh, and finds out from her father that Goh is nowhere to be seen, she knows what that means!
(This is Goh angst with Chloe fluff, since I love angst and fluff! My headcanon is that Goh was bullied as a child, Chloe knows this. And I have a second headcanon. Chloe can sing!)
”Goh!”
No answer.
’Where could that boy be?’, wondered Chloe. ’Surely he can't be that hard to find, right?’
”Goh! Where are you? Hello, Goh!” called Chloe.
She sighed.
”Goh! You egoistic boy!” called Chloe again, getting slightly annoyed.
There was a short pause.
”I see your looking for Goh.” said a voice, her father.
”Yes,“ said Chloe. ”Have you seen him?”
Cerise thought for a while.
”No,” said Cerise. ”But I know he went out for a walk, didn't take anyone with him, not Raboot or Sobble.”, he thought for a while again. ”He's been gone for around one hour, he's probably not back yet. Maybe he visited his family or something?”
What-
She knew what that meant. It was clear as day in her head.
”And you haven't gone looking for him?!” exclaimed Chloe impulsively.
She brushed her father off, and started running.
”Chloe, wait!”
She didn't listen.
She opened the door, and didn't close it afterwards, she ran towards the gate.
She ran towards the school's direction, but instead taking a shortcut before getting to the road.
...
Her pace had not slowed down, she was sure that Goh was there, he had to.
When the greenery started to multiply, the flowers and bushes embracing every corner, she knew she was almost there.
She soon came to a rock wall covered in vines, so she turned, entering the open location.
She stopped.
There were flowers all around, bushes, and much more.
The school's old garden.
’Goh has to be here.’
While a small part of her wished he wasn't, it was never a good reason when he was there.
She walked forwards, looking at the greenery.
This place surely was beautiful. She had been there multiple times. Every time, of course, was because of Goh.
It was quiet, the place was abandoned, that being the reason it was so overgrown. But soon enough, she started hearing sobs, sniffles. She recognized who it came from, though she could not see the person, she knew who it was.
Taking a deep breath, she made her presence clear.
”You like hiding,” sang Chloe, her voice angelic. ”But, no matter where you are, I will know.”, she stepped closer, brushing the plants out of the way, before it revealed the person.
”So don't try to hide,”
In front of her was Goh, who was crying, face in his arms, he looked up at her slightly.
”There's no use,”, she walked over to him. ”I know you way too well, my dear friend.”
She sat down next to him, and rubbed his shoulder.
She paused.
”What happened?” asked Chloe.
He sniffed.
”I saw Brake.“ mumbled Goh sadly.
Brake was his old bully, the main one.
Chloe hated him, he always used his big brother's pokémon to beat up Goh.
”I don't understand...”
”Hmm?”
She scooped closer.
”I thought I was over it...“ said Goh sadly.
”It's okay to not be over it,” said Chloe. ”It takes time.”
Goh looked at her, and smiled slightly.
”You always know what to say, *sniff*.” mumbled Goh.
She took a deep breath.
”I've known you too long, so don't try.” sang Chloe again. ”Just let me, I'll make my way to you- Just stay there- Don't hide, don't hide, don't hide.”
She paused again and hugged him.
He hugged back.
”P-please don't... Hide...” sang Goh quietly.
It was quiet for a long time.
”Can we stay here?” asked Goh. ”Just the two of us?”
”Of course.”
She was willing to stay there as long as he wanted, just for him.
I guess I'd be happy to.
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list 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the ask box for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you!
Thanks for the ask, I guess? Gah, this has never happened to me before! 5 things that make me happy, in no particular order:
•My grandparents' dog
•Making fun of fictional characters
•English in general
•Stranger Things (a show whose fandom I recently joined- yes, this is me coming out as a Stranger Things fan!)
•All the other shows I like
How school's been. (Vent, ish)
You don't care, and nobody has to read it. I just really need to let it out and writing might help with it!
Because I'm really stressed right now- And, well, a lot has happened.
So for starters:
I've been harrased, not sexually, of course. I don't really know how to categorize it.
I'm not saying any names, I'll just call my harraser A, that's what his name starts with. He goes in my class, and he just can't take anything seriously. It's like he hates me, he says he doesn't, but his actions speak enough.
A doesn't make a big deal of his actions, he has his friends (which are every boy in our class) so I have nobody that sticks up for me! Not even my Bestie.
Only the teachers, but they barely realize.
I have to make it clear to them.
Usually, he talks in class, annoys me, by pushing me, trying to bend my finger.
But, one Friday, he was on me extra much.
It started the second period, technology, we were working on something I can't remember.
He was sitting behind me, even though he didn't originally sit behind me. He just moved to sit closer to his friend, a boy I went to the same class as in 6th grade. A was throwing rubber pieces at me.
Even though the teacher told him to stop- he didn't- A never listened to anyone, not even his friends.
But then before mathematics, the period before PE, the last period.
He was on me a lot. He pushed me, and just didn't leave me alone.
It was too much.
I'm sensitive, so I started crying, and have to walk away, I had mathematics with my Spanish teacher that day.
And recently, he harrased me again on Snapchat. But I'll talk about that last time.
I've done it, my friends have done it.
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Curse (pokémon journeys)
Summary; Goh carries a seriously hurt Cinderace to the Pokécentre, then tries to find a way to lift it's curse. (This is an idea from @tumblingdowntheway2019)
Goh bursts through the doors of the Pokécentre with Cinderace, but added with blood all over his almost human-like body, and its face was seriously purple.
”Help! Help!” cried Goh, tears running down his face. ”Cinderace has been cursed! Please! I need help, please!”
Nurse Joy rushed over and took the huge rabbit from him, immediately checking its stats.
She ran over to a hospital room, and Goh followed her. Joy placed Cinderace on the hospital bed and rushed to help it in some way.
”What happened?” she asked worriedly.
Though the boy was way too focused on sobbing.
“I went to check out this haunted house and... and...” cried Goh. ”We stumbled across this strong pokémon, I sent out Cinderace, and we were winning until the pokémon cursed it! It saved me!”
The pokémon had aimed an attack on him, but Cinderace saved him, making itself get hit.
”Don't worry, dear- I'll try my best to help it,” said Joy. “Chansey, heal it!”
Joy's panicked tone was not helping Goh, and it was vice versa.
”How about you go wait out there?”
Goh complied, he stepped outside without a complaint- there he sat on one of the waiting chairs.
God, he was so stupid. Why did he decide to go alone without Ash or Chloe?
(Flashback)
He looked around the ruined house, for stuff or maybe even pokémon, but more specifically ghosts.
The house was known to be haunted, and he was set to prove it either wrong or right.
Cinderace was with him.
Then, a shuffle was heard and a pokémon jumped down in front of him.
It was a normal-sized, black pokemon with dark pink stripes, along with long, thick and scary-looking horns as the same color of the stripes.
It had blood red eyes and sharp fangs that could easily draw blood if given the opportunity.
And Goh just guessed that it was a darkness or ghost type pokémon.
He picked up his rotom phone to find out what it was.
”No data exists for this pokémon.”
Omg, a new kind of pokémon?!
It looked like the pokémon wanted to battle, so Goh got out Cinderace, who looked ready to battle.
”Cinderace, use Pyro Ball!”
Cinderace used the move but the pokémon dodged it.
The pokémon used some attack, a new one, which made a ball of darkness come at Cinderace, which it quickly dodged.
”Cinderace, use Quick Attack!”
Cinderace ran towards the pokémon quickly and kicked it, hurting the pokémon.
”Bell- Bellace!”
Goh smirked, and got out a PokéBall, ready to catch the new pokémon.
”Bellace, huh?”, he threw the PokéBall. ”PokeBall, go (goh)!”
Bellace dodged it,
(Later)
Joy stepped out of the hospital room, and went up to the distressed boy.
Chansey's healing powers hadn't worked, it seemed Cinderace's curse was too strong- and if they didn't get the pokémon to reverse it, then there was a chance Cinderace could die.
He had tear marks on his face, that was messy, and he was hugging his knees.
“Goh,” said Joy. ”I'm afraid you'll have to find the pokémon again, and have it reverse the curse. Because even without the curse, Cinderace has very bad injuries.”
Goh sighed and stood up, then nodding.
The frowning boy stepped out and made his way to the lab.
(Drizzile's POV)
It threw another water ball, Drizzile was training. Now was the perfect time, nobody was there, as it was late.
The sky had a redish hue.
”Driz-!”
It was training to become like Inteleon, and make Goh proud.
But then suddenly, it started feeling like someone was watching it. Drizzile turned around and saw Misdrevous.
”Mis, drevous-” said Misdrevous, saying ‘something has happened’. ”Misdrevous- mis.”, saying ’Cinderace is hurt and Goh is sad’.
Drizzile was shocked.
And suddenly it had many memories about Cinderace- it had always been so nice.
It had to help them.
”Misdrevous,” said Goh, suddenly, and he looked like a mess. ”We have to go back to the haunted house.”
Drizzile looked up at Goh, determined.
”Drizzile!”
Goh looked confused.
”Drizzile, you wanna come?”
It nodded quickly, and Goh put it in its PokeBall.
(Later)
On the way to the haunted house, they had seen Chloe and Eevee. And somehow, Chloe had seen he was upset. He told her and she insisted on coming with.
”You don't stand a chance towards that pokemon alone,” had Chloe said, eagerly. ”But Eevee and I can stand our ground- and together we could actually do some damage.”
Chloe was right.
Then, when they got there, it was cold and empty.
”Bellace! New pokemon! Hey-y! It's the dude with the fire Pokemon you fought!”
Chloe sighed at Goh's foolishness. (Though, she understood he was desperate.)
”Ee-Eevee!”
Eevee exclaimed on Chloe's shoulder, jumping up and down.
Suddenly, a familiar (to Goh) pokemon jumped down, and they both gasped.
”Bell-Bellace..?” muttered Goh, shocked.
A scared and sad look was evident on his face, before he shaked it off, now looking determined.
”Reverse Cinderace's curse!”
He brought out Misdrevous and Drizzile, that looked very ready. While Chloe chose Eevee, that also looked determined.
”Drizzile-”, its voice had a not so noticable spark in it. It was ready to fight.
”Misdrevous, use Shadow Ball!”
The pokemon used the move, but Bellace dodged it, though then Eevee did the same move and it hit.
It grunted and fell back, though quickly regaining posture.
It used a move on Eevee, which it quickly dodged due to Chloe's command.
Goh smirked.
”Drizzile, use Water Gun!” commanded Goh, really just not wanting to let Bellace get a hit in.
Drizzile seemed to catch on, on the speed tactic.
It quickly used Water Gun on Bellace, and it got hit, and seemingly being effective.
And Eevee did the same, its tail glowing blue. And Bellace got hit again, then again with tackle.
Then Bellace got a hit in, using the curse on Drizzile, though it dodged. And then Misdrevous used one of its strong moves on it.
It laid down, being very tired.
They surrounded it, and Eevee used Bellace's curse on it.
It coughed and coughed, now feeling very terrible.
”Now come with us and reverse Cinderace's curse!” said Goh, determined. ”And as a bonus, let me catch you!”
Chloe facepalmed at Goh, caring about that in such circumstances.
Though, what they wanted to happen, didn't actually happened. Instead Bellace charged at them, getting ready to use an attack on Drizzile.
It happened quickly, so quickly that Goh didn't have time to tell Drizzile to dodge it- though what the feared, fortunately didn't happen.
”Lucario, use Aura Sphere!”
Never had Goh been so relieved to hear Ash's voice.
Bellace was hit and fell to its feet, but quickly regaining posture.
Fortunately Ash commanded Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, making Bellace fall, groaning.
”Bell-Bellace...”
Goh was about to catch it, but then it pushed through, and jumped away.
”Bellace!”
Ash walked over to him, laying a hand on his shoulder comfortingly.
Though Goh didn't feel Ash's touch as a tear slipped past his eye.
No, no, no- what if Bellace was actually his last chance? What if... Luck couldn't heal Cinderace without it?
What if?
Then, he heard it- the sound of ringing, and he knew who was calling...
He picked up his phone and answered, and Luck's soft voice he was almost longing to hear, wasn't there, instead it was distressed and just trying to keep it together.
”Yes..?”
He begged that the words he knew would come out of her mouth, wouldn't come out.
”Have you gotten the pokemon yet?” she asked, and he could tell she was begging too. And then he couldn't keep it together anymore, and he started crying, a quiet sob leaving his mouth, which Luck heard. ”Is everything okay?”
He nodded quickly, then realizing she couldn't hear that.
”Uh, no, not really...” he said honestly, and he could practically feel the disappointed sigh that emit from her mouth. ”I had it, but then it got away... Sorry...”
God, he was so stupid! Maybe if he just got Ash from the beginning... Or tried harder! It was like he was asking for things to go wrong! He was so stupid, so stupid!
”Oh,”, he could hear that she was disappointed and it felt so rough. ”Well, it's probably best you come back here- Cinderace has gotten worse.”
Those were the worst words that could come out of her mouth.
And Ash pulled him in tight, giving the crying boy some comfort.
”Y-yes...”
And then the car ride (taxi) was horrible, Goh cried on Ash's shoulder the whole time as Ash tried to comfort his best friend.
And Chloe tried to come up with a solution for him, being rather unsuccessful.
When they got there, the pokemon got out of their pokéballs, and they all went to the hospital room- where they saw Cinderace, looking terrible, while laying down on the bed.
And when Goh saw his first pokemon there, he broke down sobbing, quickly walking to bed and crouched down against the bed.
Drizzile walked to the bed sadly, thinking about Cinderace- it had always been so kind and caring.
”Cinderace...” whispered Goh sadly. ”I love you, ever since I met you, covered in mud, I have felt this... connection between us... We have a connection, and that connection didn't disappear when you turned into Raboot, it just changed... Which is why I love you, so please...”
He took Cinderace's paw softly, and smiled sadly as he remembered their memories.
”You've always been a great leader, you know,” he whispered again, with sobs in between. ”With those Nickit friends of yours as Scorbunny... And when you had that dance competition as Raboot...”
It has always been such a great leader...
”Thanks for saving me, Acey,” whispered Goh, rubbing Cinderace's paw with his hand. (I just need a soft nickname, kay? Don't judge.) ”But I'd rather have you. Here.”
Drizzile wiped his tears with its paw, quickly becoming invisible.
Cinderace was special- and it had been apart of their lives for so long, they couldn't just lose it now.
”I'm really sorry, Goh,” said Ash, his voice so, so soft. ”And Drizzile, Misdrevous...”
Ash didn't even know you could lose your pokemon, but here they were, about to lose Cinderace.
On the heart monitor, they could see that it was slow and weak- it was still there, but not for long.
Goh stopped up slowly, his legs weak under him, and sobbed on Cinderace's chest.
”Don't leave, please!” he sobbed, hugging Cinderace. ”Don't leave! Hold on, I still need you! Don't leave, don't, don't, don't! Please, please, please...”
Something sat down next to Cinderace- Drizzile, and they could see tears running down its cheeks.
Everyone were sad.
Then Eevee saw how sad Chloe was, how much sobbing Goh was doing, and made a decision- it walked over to the bed with determination, jumped on it, and after concentrating for a bit its tail started glowing, now using Heal Pulse.
They were shocked- what was Eevee doing?
Then, Cinderace coughed and opened its eyes slowly.
And then it was clear that Eevee had just healed Cinderace- but how was it even able to do that?
Chloe looked at Nurse Luck for answers, who seemed to be as shocked as they were.
”My guess is that your Eevee has a special Eevee ability, this is rare, actually,” explained Luck. ”My guess is a... dormant Sylveon ability gene... Though this means, Eevee can't evolve.”
Well, that explained a lot.
Goh picked up Eevee happily, hugging it, and Eevee hugged back.
”Thank you, thank you!”
Tears stained Eevee's fur.
”Wow, you deserve all the treats in the world!” Ash said happily.
Eevee squealed happily at that, really loving treats, after all.
Then, it looked at Chloe, who was giving it such a prideful look.
Slowly Chloe walked over to it.
”I'm really proud of you, Eevee!” she said as she took Eevee from Goh's arms, and it quickly cuddled up to her. ”Good job!”
Goh then went and sat down on the hospital bed, hugging Cinderace tightly.
”Cin-Cinderace...”
(A week later, at night, in Drizzile's cave)
Goh opened the door to the pokemon garden- he needed to see Cinderace.
He had just had a bad nightmare about Cinderace dying, and had to convince himself it was just a dream.
Because it was, it was just a dream, Eevee healed it in front of him. It was all just a dream, a stupid nightmare.
But when he didn't see Cinderace in his usual sleeping spot, he panicked, before remembering its slept with Drizzile for a while now, till it gets all healed up.
So quickly he made his way there, expecting to see Cinderace and Drizzile asleep, but that's not what he saw at all. They were awake- why were they awake?
Then their eyes turned to him, confused. And he just couldn't help but notice that Cinderace looked sad.
Why did Cinderace look sad?
”Nightmare,” he said quietly as he sighed and sat down next to them, hugging his knees. ”Why are you up?”
He's been sleeping bad too recently, even before Cinderace's accident.
”Drizzile...” murmured Drizzile, looking at Cinderace.
He could understand it as like; ”tell him” or something- he doesn't understand pokémon language.
”Cin-Cinder-Ace, Cinderace” murmured Cinderace, now looking at him.
And he could see that Cinderace felt useless. That wasn't true, it saved him and has many times before.
”Acey, you're not useless,” he whispered, pulling his pokemon into a hug, which it returned softly. ”You saved me. You have so many times, and I love you for that. You're so kind...”
He didn't feel the tears running down his cheeks until Cinderace wiped them away. Why was he crying? Cinderace was here, for gods sake, it was here.
”I love you both.”
Drizzile deliberately crawled into his arms.
...
So when Ash saw Goh cuddled up to Drizzile and Cinderace that next morning, who was he to say anything?
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Bakugou has PTSD: A headcanon or possible?
So, as anyone might, I have stumbled across people talking about Bakugou's breakdown- I don't really know what to call it, but during his fight with Deku and he bursts into tears, admitting he blamed himself from All Might retiring and for being kidnapped- and saying he seemed to have symptoms of PTSD.
Personally, I don't have anything against this like I did with 'Kaminari has ADHD'- I actually find it rather interesting- so with this I'm taking the 'I don't know if he does but it'd be interesting I guess' way to do this. I'm either trying to disprove or prove with this, depends.
So as you might guess, this is going unedited; I will not change what I wrote here once I have the answer. Let's start then, shall we?
Causes
So if you're wondering why I'm choosing to talk about causes for PTSD it is because I want to see if Bakugou has reasons to have PTSD. Has he been through something traumatic enough? (Kamino and/or The Sludge Villain Incident.)
According to the article I'm reading (Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)- Symptoms and causes: Mayo Clinic) PTSD develops when you either go through, seen or learnt about an event involving death or threats to it, serious injury (presumably to either oneself or others) or sexual assault.
Now does Bakugou check any of these boxes?
Death or threatened deaths? Well with the Sludge Villain Incident; no. With Kamino; nobody died (as far as I remember) but somebody certainly could have. I believe that falls under threatened death, then?
Serious Injury? Well, Katsuki didn't go to the hospital with neither of those incidents, as far as we're aware. I believe he probably did for Kamino, at least but once again, we can't know.
Sexual assault? No.
Let's go to risk factors now:
•Have severe or long-lasting traumatic experiences.
I would count getting kidnapped and getting trapped in a person made of sludge that was set on stealing his quirk (and breath) as a traumatic experience.
•Were physically injured during the traumatic event.
Not as far as we know but probably as I have already covered.
•Have been exposed to other trauma earlier in life, such as childhood abuse.
No (as far as we know.)
•Have a job that exposes you to traumatic events, such as being in the military or being a first responder.
Does being a hero in training and going through, like, two wars count?
•Have other mental health problems, such as anxiety or depression.
Not as far as we know. But anxiety may be possible, have you seen how he worries?
•Drink too much or misuse drugs.
No.
•Do not have a good support system of family and friends.
Well considering he has a mom who's okay with blaming him for being kidnapped (I will probably make a post about how problematic that is another time) and a dad who doesn't really seem to do a lot, I wouldn't really say he has a good support system. But maybe Kirishima, Deku, the rest of class 1-A, (maybe his old middle school friends) would be a good support system for him?
•Have blood relatives with mental health problems, including PTSD or depression.
Not what we know of.
I've searched up if you could get PTSD from kidnapping and, just as I expected, the answer was: 'Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur after you have been through a traumatic event, such as a kidnapping.'
Yes, in short words, getting kidnapped could realistically cause PTSD to develop. So; Could the events of Kamino lead him to developing PTSD? Yes, check.
And while I don't know what the Sludge Villain Incident could classify as- a hostage situation? Attempted murder? (Bakuogu was stopped from breathing, after all) Something else?- but presumably it could be traumatic, even though we don't know if it was for Bakugou. So; Could the events of the Sludge Villain Incident lead him to developing PTSD? Probably, maybe.
Now that we've covered if he has the reason; yes. We can move onto if he has the symptoms!
Symptoms
So in the article it says: '
Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may start within the first three months after a traumatic event. But sometimes symptoms may not appear until years after the event. These symptoms last more than one month and cause major problems in social or work situations and how well you get along with others. They also can affect your ability to do your usual daily tasks.
Generally, PTSD symptoms are grouped into four types: intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, and changes in physical and emotional reactions. Symptoms can vary over time or vary from person to person.'
Is this important to know? Maybe.
Intrusive memories
Symptoms of intrusive memories may include:
•Unwanted, distressing memories of a traumatic event that come back over and over again.
Based on his line ”I can't get it out of my head! It's like it's constantly playing on loop!” then yes, he has been experiencing this.
•Reliving a traumatic event as if it were happening again, also known as flashbacks.
Yeah, once again based on the line I previously quoted.
•Upsetting dreams or nightmares about a traumatic event.
Not as far as we know but probably.
•Severe emotional distress or physical reactions to something that reminds you of a traumatic event.
Well, would his whole fight with Deku count? Because didn't he fight with Deku because he couldn't stop blaming himself and thinking about Kamino? I'd say he was in severe emotional distress and was reacting rather physically. And it's not just that; when Monoma mentioned both the Sludge Villain Incident and Kamino, he reacted physically.
So far, he's checked three of the boxes (I, of course, don't count the probably with him having nightmares)
Avoidance
Symptoms of avoidance may include:
•Trying not to think or talk about a traumatic event.
Well, he definitely was trying not to think about it (or talk about it) considering he said ”I can't get it out of my head! It's like it's constantly playing on loop! So what the hell am I supposed to do?!” so clearly he was doing everything not to think about it. I count it.
•Staying away from places, activities or people that remind you of a traumatic event.
With Kamino, I don't think we've seen it. But dropping Kamino for a second and instead talking about the Sludge Villain Incident; many think the reason his UA uniform is so baggy (he probably ordered it double his size or something) is because he tries not to remember the Sludge Villain and how stuck he was then. There is strong proof of this because his middle school uniform was his size so he hasn't just always liked to dress like that. There is strong proof that he checks this proof, though nothing confirmed, I don't think.
He checks maybe both of these boxes (still not sure on the last one.)
Negative changes in thinking and mood
Symptoms of negative changes in thinking and mood may include:
•Negative thoughts about yourself, other people or the world.
Yes, he thought being kidnapped was his own fault for ’being weak.’
•Ongoing negative emotions of fear, blame, guilt, anger or shame.
Yes.
•Memory problems, including not remembering important aspects of a traumatic event.
Oh I think his problem is remembering too much of it. No.
•Feeling detached from family and friends.
We haven't seen it, I don't think.
•Not being interested in activities you once enjoyed.
We haven't seen it.
•Having a hard time feeling positive emotions.
He's always struggled with this so that's not because of Kamino or the Sludge Villain Incident.
•Feeling emotionally numb.
Definitely not.
He checks 2- maybe 3- of these boxes.
Changes in physical and emotional reactions
Symptoms of changes in physical and emotional reactions, also called arousal symptoms, may include:
•Being easily startled or frightened.
We haven't seen it.
•Always being on guard for danger.
I don't remember a specific instance but yeah, he definitely seems on guard.
•Self-destructive behavior, such as drinking too much or driving too fast.
Yeah, in the form of running to the danger instead of away from it like a normal person would.
•Trouble sleeping.
We haven't seen it.
•Trouble concentrating.
We haven't seen it.
•Irritability, angry outbursts or aggressive behavior.
Oh yes but then again, this is Bakugou. Do I count it? Did his anger worsen?
•Physical reactions, such as sweating, rapid breathing, fast heartbeat or shaking.
We've seen it from him before; when he had his panic attack after losing to Deku (yes I count that as a panic attack) but this was before Kamino and we know why so we can't tie it back to the Sludge Villain Incident. Ugh, do I count it?
Checks 2- maybe 4- of these boxes.
That's all the symptoms listed but before I come to the conclusion I do need to say this:
Did his behavior change? Yes, I recall Deku pointing out differences in his behavior after the Sludge Villain Incident. So that's one more box he checks.
Now:
Conclusion
He checks 9 boxes IF I don't count the maybes but if I do he checks 13 boxes.
Bakugou- drum roll, please- could have PTSD.
I asked the AI on Snapchat- because I was too lazy to search it up and read some article- and this was the interaction:
How many ’boxes’ (symptoms) do you need to check to have PTSD. How many are required?
To be diagnosed with PTSD, according to the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition), a person needs to experience a certain number of symptoms from different categories. Specifically, the DSM-5 outlines that a person must have symptoms from each of the following four categories: intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity. The exact number of symptoms required for a diagnosis can vary, but typically, a person needs to exhibit a certain number of symptoms from each category for a specified duration to be diagnosed with PTSD.
Yes, what is this certain number? Is there a specific one.
In the DSM-5, to be diagnosed with PTSD, an individual typically needs to experience at least one symptom from each of the four categories: intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity. So, in total, that would be a minimum of four symptoms from these different categories to meet the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis.
Do you need to check all of the boxes from each category?
You don't necessarily need to check all the boxes from each category to be diagnosed with PTSD. The important aspect is that you have a minimum of one symptom from each of the four categories: intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity. As long as you meet the criteria of having symptoms from each category, the specific symptoms may vary from person to person.
And, considering Bakugou checked at least one (sometimes multiple) of the boxes from the categories then yes, he very likely could have PTSD.
Now, something to remember that this is NOT a professional opinion, this is just an opinion from an overanalyzing idiot from the internet who thinks it's fun to diagnose characters. So I might do this more; either disprove or prove.
As a way to end this; Yes, Bakugou could very likely have PTSD.
Reversed rolls.
Summary; We all saw how Camilo calmed his mother in the movie, now imagine that being normal, imagine Camilo telling Pepa that all would be okay. But, one natural rainy day, Pepa enters her son's room and catches him crying. Then, for once, the rolls are reversed.
The rain smashed against the windows.
Pepa did not like the rain, but this time, it wasn't because of her, it was natural. And Pepa couldn't control that, only her own weather, but even that controlled her sometimes.
”Woah, that's a lot of rain. I wonder if we can even go out tomorrow.” said Julieta, she took a sip of her coffee. ”At this rate it might start thundering.”
She sat down next to her sister, and pushed over a plate of arepas.
”Yeah, usually watching rain that's not caused by me is relaxing. But this time it's really violent. Ay, let's keep our hopes up,” said Pepa. ”And this time it's not even my fault.”
Pepa took an arepa and ate it.
”It's very loud..." mumbled Dolores, she covered her ears and winced.
She put her hand on her daughter's shoulder, and kissed her lovingly on the cheek.
”Lo siento, mi amor.”
Félix was sitting next to Dolores on the other side, and was helping her cover her ears, being gentle with her.
”Hey, it's fine, I'll manage,” mumbled Dolores. ”Focus on something else, like Camilo, I haven't seen him in a while. Sadly I don't know where he is, but he might be in his room.”
”You can't hear?” asked Pepa worriedly.
”No, the rain's too loud... I can't hear anything else...” explained Dolores quietly. ”But I'm fine... Worry about Camilo instead...”
Pepa drank up her coffee, and took another arepa, before grabbing the plate and standing.
”I'll go see where he is, and get him some arepas. Then I'll help you up to your room, so you can rest, okay, Lola?”
She kissed her daughter on the forehead before leaving.
She walked up the stairs, and went over to her son's room, opening the door.
”Hijo-”
What she saw shocked her.
Camilo was there- Crying, crouching, small sobs leaving his trembling lips- He was shaking, and mercilessly pulling his strands- And then he noticed her, he wiped his tears.
”Mami-”, he let go off his hair. ”I'm fine- Lo siento. Just... Forget about it- I-is something wrong?”
She walked over to Camilo and sat down next to him on the floor, and put down the plate.
”I'm fine- But your clearly not, what's wrong, Milo?” asked Pepa worriedly. ”I wanna help you- Like you've always helped me. It's only fair. And you deserve it.”
He did.
Her Hijo had always been so kind to her- Calming her and reassuring her. He had always been so gentle with her, being there when she needed him.
God, how she got lucky.
”¿Cómo estás, corazon?” asked Pepa. ”Solo por favor se honesto, Milito. Por favor.”
She kissed him on the forehead.
”¡Estoy mal, Mami!” cried Camilo. ”Sometimes, when I look in the mirror- I just don't recognize myself, and... I-I wanna shift, I just can't stop... I can't stop working, I just can't... I need a distraction...”
Oh, how his tears broke her heart.
”I'm sorry...” mumbled Camilo. ”I know I should be worrying about you, and your feelings... But I just can't stop mine from dripping over and I'm sorry, I know that's not an excuse, but...”
”I'm sorry!”
God, her heart cracked at that.
”Don't apologize, Camilo,” said Pepa. ”You shouldn't stop yourself from expressing your emotions just because of me.”
She blamed herself, she was always so focused on her own emotions, not her children's. And she should be.
He started to cry more.
”Mi amor, I'm here for you. I promise, okay?” comforted Pepa softly. ”It'll be okay, maybe you don't believe me right now, but it will. I know it will, trust me.”
She wrapped her arms around him tightly and reassured him.
(Later)
His head laid down on her shoulder, they were holding hands- And talking, and eating the arepas.
”I don't wanna wait that long... I wanna be okay. Actually okay.” said Camilo.
”I know, mi sol, but just be patient. It will take time, but I'll be there. The familia too.” reassured Pepa.
”I know...” mumbled Camilo sadly.
”Will you tell them? For me?”
”Sure, cariñito.” answered Pepa.
He smiled, it was small, but it was genuine.
”This is new...” mumbled Camilo suddenly
”What do you mean?” asked Pepa.
”Usually I'm the one comforting you.” explained Camilo. ”Now your the one comforting me. Weird, isn't it?”
”Your right.”
He was, for once, the rolls were reversed.
Little outstanding nail right there.
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I might write stuff for the following fandoms; Harry Potter, MHA, Encanto, Pokémon Journeys and Stranger Things.
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