@agent-a-cpfancomic "a joke turned saving grace" edition!
Where oh god oh fuck oh god oh fuck--
Shawn: y'know, if I don't answer a call from you or come in on time for an appointment, I don't mind you hunting me down.
Lily: oh? Why's that?
Shawn: honestly? I think it's cause I'd feel safer!
Lily: I'll take that as express permission to check in on you every so often?
Shawn: I wouldn't mind honestly, thank you.
Shawn was joking at first but he ended up agreeing to it because even if he didn't think of it at the moment, it may end up being something that saves him one day.
Dan: see ya later kid, don't overexert yourself today.
Shawn, looking at an old VHS recording an hour later: huh, I almost forgot that Shade and I Recorded these...
Shade: a recording for the future!
Shawn: our future!
Shawn: what do you wanna be?
Shade: a therapist
Shawn: boo
Shade: Boo!? What do YOU wanna be?
Shawn: whatever mom and dad are at their job, duh!
Shade: haha watch out snowball, I may end up being YOUR therapist if you take their job. What if we both worked at the same place?
Shawn: oooh! That'd be so cool! The chaos duo would never be apart that way! Chaos duo forever?
Shade: Chaos duo fore--*TV shut off*
Shawn: ...fine, fine...it's all fine, it'll all be okay, I just need to keep my mind off it-
Shawn wasn't mentally prepared to see the old recordings he and Shade made as kids. It hadn't even been 3 months since Shades passing by this point and Shawn had already gone through a lot himself. But that's fine, he can just do one of his favourite hobbies to keep his mind off it, right?
TW in place: implied Suicide attempt.