Unexpected Changes - Chapter 4
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Ccino’s phone buzzed. He already knew who that was.
“Hi Color”, Ccino said with his usual kind tone.”Is everything okay? You called me earlier today.”
“Nothing outside the usual”, Color’s tired voice could be heard from the phone. He probably hadn’t taken a sip of his morning coffee. “I am just calling to know if you are alright.”
Ccino couldn’t help but let out a small giggle. “Hehe, you don’t have to worry, I am okay!”
Color said that as if he didn’t visit Ccino for weeks, when in reality he appeared in the previous day with his boyfriend to help take care of the kids and of the shop.
“Don’t lie to him, coffee boy!”, Epic’s voice could be heard on the other side of the call. “If this man discovers you were crying he is going to-”, and then he stopped talking. Instead, a very loud screaming from one of his rubber chicken getting smacked against a solid surface could be heard.
Ccino started to laugh as Color exasperatedly told his boyfriend to stop acting like that - it was 8 a.m.
Honestly, Ccino didn’t know where he would be now if it weren’t for them both.
Not so long after Nightmare disappeared, Ccino’s mental condition worsened. He felt lonely - the only person who stayed for him just… didn’t stay - and the fact he had to deal with his own feelings while having to prepare for the arrival of his kids and take care of an entire coffee shop on his own was, well, exhausting.
Then, these two guys, Color and Epic, started coming to the coffee shop. They started being frequent customers - probably due to Color’s coffee addiction - and they ended up making friends with Ccino. It was fun to have them around - they would always bicker each other in such a sweet way, and they all would have such fantastic ‘pun battles’ until the three would be wheezing on the ground.
Again, it was fun to have them around. They were extremely friendly, like most of his customers really, but, one thing the shop owner didn’t expect was the couple’s sharp eye to his silent signals of tiredness and discomfort.
They would always gently point out that he had bags under the eyes, that he would almost fall asleep in the back of the balcony sometimes and many other things…
So then they started by offering to help Ccino with his chores around the shop. They were both too stubborn to accept Ccino’s refusals. They managed to overcome his stubbornness - a big win, really.
They knew when Ccino was having a bad day, and it was in those in which they gave him a very, very helpful hand.
…But of course, that didn’t change the fact that Ccino was depressed and still didn’t overcome the fact Nightmare left him and his soon to be born kids alone… This resulted in Ccino having a mental breakdown in front of his two friends, in which he finally ended up saying what happened.
And once again, they both gave him the most helpful hands in the world. They stood in there for him, gave him room to think over his own feelings and vent his own feelings and insecurities when necessary.
When he suggested going to a therapist, they both supported the idea. And that meant the world for him, as it was a huge step he was afraid to take - he feared just talking about all the crap that made him feel upset with himself with someone he wasn’t familiar with… but in the end, he guessed that it wasn’t as bad as he thought it would be…
While managing to vent out, he managed to think things through - specially when it came to parenting - and he got a lot less insecure about it.
And then, the babies came. It was extremely difficult, but he wasn’t alone, as the triplet’s best uncles were always visiting to help their very tired papa. The least said papa could do was to make Epic and Color their godfathers - role they gladly accepted!
The kids would always have fun with Color and Epic. They were the best child entertainers and caretakers Ccino ever met. The back of his coffee shop, where his actual house was, would always be filled with laughters.
Of course, things weren’t perfect - three toddlers and a coffee shop filled with cats gave him a lot of work to do! - But Ccino wasn’t alone anymore. He had people who actually cared about him and would always be there.
He couldn’t have wished for more.
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Almost two years without updating this fanfic! I really am not proud of how much time it took for me to write two pages, but it is here!
This is the conclusion of Unexpected Changes. I wanted to apologize to everyone who was waiting for an update.
@lixgalactic sorry for the tag but you seemed interested in seeing a continuation. Actually, it was your comment that motivated me to give this story an actual conclusion!
I hope all of you guys enjoyed it! In case of any grammar or spelling errors please tell me!
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Color by superyoumna / othertale-blog
