It's happening again, I'm saying this now it's been years since I wrote anything, so I might be a bit rusty! However! I've seen inside out 2 twice now, and I genuinely love it with all my heart! So regardless of anything, I'm making a fic! I don't know if I'll post it, but I'm inspired, so I'm making it!
The people in this: Lee!Anxiety, Ler!Joy
Tw: General Anxiety and Tickles, of course, so if you don't like it, keep scrolling :]
If you have not seen the new movie, inside out 2, I don't recommend reading this! There's slight spoilers, so just be warned! But yeah, it's based on the new one!
With all of that being said I hope you all enjoy! :]
-K <3
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Hands off the console!
After everything that happened at the three day hockey camp, things have gotten a lot better for both Riley and her mind.
She's a more complex person now, but that's because she's growing, and her emotions are growing with her! Throughout the summer, Riley's emotions have found ways of getting along, working together, and handling some of the more...intense...emotions.
It felt perfect! Too perfect...it was Riley's first game today with her new team. And yeah, some days are harder than others, but there was something off about today. Joy could feel it. She kept looking over at Anxiety as she would see her fidget, desperately wanting to touch the console.
Joy exhaled and smiled "I know you're worried anxiety! but Riley's got this! It's a great day! Our girls got it! Just work on the breathing exercises we learned"
Anxiety looked over at her quickly and nodded, trying to breathe, but her mind was elsewhere, running a million miles a minute. Fidgeting with her hands, she couldn't watch as Riley stepped onto the ice. With every buzzer sound, she flinched, every cheer, every little thing was bothering her. She decided to sit in her special chair until it ended.
It felt like an eternity for the anxious emotion. Her eyes stared hard at the console. And to her demise... they lost. On their very first game, with a new team, they lost! The orange emotions eyes went wide. Sadness took over the console, causing their girl to frown and sulk with the team before joy took over again.
"We'll get them next time! You don't learn anything from success, come on guys!" Riley said as the team smiled and nodded. Things were all good. They went out for pizza, and the emotions relaxed. Everyone except anxiety who desperately clung onto her chair. She didn't trust herself to get up. She knew if she did, she'd run straight for the console.
After a fun time with the new team, Riley was safe in her room, about to go to bed. "Are you gonna join us and get some rest Anxiety?" Joy asked as Anxiety was still glued to the seat.
"Y-Yeah! I'm just gonna sleep here tonight!" She forced a smile as Joy nodded. She didn't trust it, but she knew she had to give it a chance. Joy slowly curled up in bed. She got about five minutes in bed before she was woken up by the sound of buzzing in the console room. Riley's awake, and she knew exactly who caused it.
Joy sighed gently and yawned before heading down to the console room. "Anxiety?"
The orange emotion squeaked and took her hands away from the console. "Oh! Hey Joy!" She went back to it, the soft sounds of clicking filling up the room as Anxiety replayed all of the events of the loss in Riley's mind. Her imagination station running wild with every bad scenario that could potentially come from this moment.
"We lost the game, our friends are so mad at us for that!"
"What if we're not actually good at Hockey and the coach made a mistake?"
"We're gonna be alone forever!"
"We're never gonna win!"
"This is a terrible stamp on our unbeatable record!"
"We need to do better we need-" Her spiraling was interrupted by her own squeak and an unfamiliar sensation on her ribs. She whipped her head around to look at Joy.
Joy stood their smirking before poking her ribs again once more. Anxiety jumped this time with another squeak.
"Jumpy are we?~"
Anxiety blinked "Jumpy?! Me?! No! Not me!"
Joy smirked more. "Hands off the console, right now"
The orangette shook her head no slowly as she gripped the controls, her chest falling up and down slowly as she took deep breaths.
"Listen...I know you've been wanting to be in control all day, but Riley needs to sleep, and these scenarios are not going to happen, what's going on right now that we can control?" She smiled as Anxiety blinked.
"I- listen I understand, but! Today's really tough! I need to take control of the console! There's too much! We're-" Anxiety went on another rant. Joy knew it was going to be a harder day than normal, the loss didn't help, but Joy learned over time to just be patient with Anxiety. It may not be her strong suit, but she's trying. Everything was just going so good though!
"Anxiety"
The only response she got was more ranting about the what if's and things that most likely won't happen. 'Okay, that's it,' Joy thought to herself before wiggling her fingers gently against Anxiety's sides as she gripped the console.
"EE!- Wha-haha what? Wahahait! Haha!" She let out a few panicked giggles, snapping out of her spiral she let go of the console, trying to make sense of it all.
Joy giggled gently under her breath "What's the matter? Never been tickled before?" She kept going with her sides.
"Nohohot that I remehember! JOy! Haha! Stop ihIhit!" Her giggles were more light now but fluctuated in pitch based on where Joy's tickly fingers went as they trailed up and down the length of her sides.
Joy giggled again along with her. "That's right! I keep forgetting you guys are still technically new emotions!" She continued moving to her stomach. "Tickle Tickle Tickle~"
Anxiety's eyes widened as she fell back onto her chair with a loud squeal. Joy's face pulled itself into a smirk as she followed Anxiety to her chair, standing beside it, moving her fingers back onto her stomach. "I found it~" she teased as they wiggled against her tickle spot.
"JOHOHOY! WAHAHAIT!"
Joy smiled "Wait for what? You're losing me here anxiety! I can't understand you with all that laughter going on!"
"IHIHIT FEHEHEELS SO MUCH WOHORSE THAN THE OHOHOTHER SPOT!"
Joy giggled and nodded "Because it's more ticklish than your sides are" she continued "TickleTickleTickleTickle~"
Anxiety curled up into a ball to try and get away from the feeling, but that only made it worse. If she was being honest though, she didn't hate this?
"JOHOHOHOY!"
"That's my name? You need something giggles?"
"THATS NOHOT MY NAHAHAME AND YOU! EEE! KNOHOHOW IT! HAHAHA!" Anxiety huffed out through her laughter trying to sound tough.
"You're right! Squeaks suits you better!"
"NOHOHOHO!"
"Yessss~"
The two went back and forth for what felt like hours, at least in anxiety's mind it felt that long.
"PLEHEHEASE! I CAHAHAN'T!"
Not wanting to overwhelm her further, Joy gently retracted her hands away before rubbing the ghost tickles away.
"You okay Anxiety?" She asked hesitantly
Anxiety nodded and smiled, wipping a gentle tear from her eye. "I honestly didn't hate that...it pulled me out of my head...and now I'm sleepy"
Joy smiled and nodded "Well Riley is asleep, and so is everyone else, it's about time you get some rest too."
Anxiety exhaled and nodded. "Yeah...I'm sorry for keeping you up Joy, and waking you up earlier..."
Joy smiled "It's all good, and hey it was a learning experience!"
Anxiety blinked "how so?"
Joy smirked. "We found a new way to handle your bad days~" she wiggled her fingers teasingly at her, causing another squeak to come out of the other emotion in the room.
Anxiety sighed and waved her off "I'll see you in the morning Joy!"
The bluette smiled and nodded "Goodnight, Squeaks"
"Ughh!"
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I honestly don't know how to feel about this one! But hey! It got me to write again! :]
I hope you all enjoyed it! This won't be a regular franchise I write for, but I really wanted to do it. It was such a great movie!
