🎁 bigs my eyes at you
Wowie. More The Fighter Still Remains AU (cw suicidal ideation mention)
"Wels," Hypno said, thumb rubbing against his cheek so tenderly it made him bite back a sob. "There are things that you are and are not responsible for. Taking care of yourself is your responsibility. Not taking every problem in the world on your back. Not fixing everyone's life for them. Not self flagellating as punishment for something people never even asked you to do in the first place." "I - that last one, it's not -" Hypno's grip became more firm but no less gentle as they lifted his face to look him in the eyes. "You really are gonna try and give me that crap? Dude, you live in a terrible apartment. You have necessities, sure, but you have no comforts, no luxuries. Your sleep schedule - if you can even call it that - is fucking terrible, we've barely ever seen you eat aside a full meal aside from the stuff from Jevin's or what Beef forces you to take and your fridge is almost always empty. You work yourself to the bone and beyond, the bags under your eyes and the way you carry yourself gives away how exhausted you are. And the worst part is is that you choose to live like this. Barely scraping by, barely allowing yourself the right to take up space or even breathe." Hypno looked him directly in his eyes, thumbing away stray tears that slipped down Wels' cheek as it was all spelled out so plainly. "Does this sound like the kind of life of someone who is living a life? Man, you're driving yourself into the dirt living like this dude. You got all these secrets and all this baggage and we get it; but when you run yourself ragged like this you start freaking us out and we're all worried about you." Wels bit the inside of his cheek hard and clenched his eyes closed, the taste of iron heavy on his tongue. "Wels?" XB asked, taking a knee by Hypno's side and his face grim but kind. "You got to be honest with us. Do you even want to live? Are you - Wels, do you want to kill yourself?"