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boltknight: spelldrive spelldrive spelldrive!!!
gloomurai: are you gonna join?
boltknight: absolutely fucking not.
boltknight: i dont wanna get merc’d by ruggie
boltknight: i’ll gleefully support wakasama from the stands <3
gloomurai: okay
gloomurai: how are you gonna deal with leona’s ob though
gloomurai: the fans all say that his ob was a thinly veiled suicide attempt and i feel like that isnt something you should let play out
boltknight: overblots in general all feel like attempts
boltknight: theyre horrible. i hate how they all harbour the risk of death.
gloomurai: but you let riddle overblot??
gloomurai: you incited it, actually
boltknight: the overblots are a surefire easy way to get them to change their mindset
boltknight: overblots have consequences. on the person, their relationships, the physical environment, and even the wider community.
boltknight: riddle was so… absorbed in the influence from his mother that no amount of therapy would ever reach him in time
boltknight: not unless something big happened
boltknight: he needed to reach that breaking point where suddenly things were going terribly wrong to realise that maybe he was the problem and that he should reach out and get help
boltknight: he was practically blindsided
boltknight: did you see
boltknight: it felt so horrible to watch him act like that the entire time
boltknight: trapped bird conditioned to never leave its cage
boltknight: that was his mother who did that to him, gloom
boltknight: oh god that was his mother
boltknight: he could never hate his mother, even after all she did to him
boltknight: in canon he asks ‘mother, what rule should i follow to make this pain go away?’ and fuck
boltknight: even after all of that he’s still relying on his mother
boltknight: she wouldve been the only prevalent long term parental figure in his life
boltknight: i dont know how to describe it but its just
boltknight: i
gloomurai: take your time
boltknight: i love my mother
boltknight: shes a good mother
boltknight: i can only imagine how much deluding riddle mustve done to still love his mother after all that
boltknight: he needs another stable adult figure to latch onto
boltknight: he’s like. 16-17 he doesnt have to deal with this shit alone
boltknight: and dont say he has the rest of heartslabyul because they’re just teenagers too
boltknight: did i fuck things up by not letting them resolve it naturally
boltknight: fuck
boltknight: gloom, im really scared
gloomurai: its okay
boltknight: in truth, i dont know what to do about leona
boltknight: ive never tried talking people out of suicide before
boltknight: an entire life
boltknight: it weighs so heavy and i dont think i can lift it
boltknight: but i dont know who i can share the load with
boltknight: im so scared
gloomurai: itll be okay
gloomurai: you’ll be okay and so will riddle and leona
gloomurai: you arent solely responsible for their lives
gloomurai: you’re also only 16, you know?
boltknight: i was transported here with the intention of fixing something but i dont know what
boltknight: im the divergent point from canon
boltknight: you and me
boltknight: what if something goes horribly wrong which differs from canon? itd be my fault then for changing things
gloomurai: you couldnt have forseen that
gloomurai: stop lingering on what ifs
boltknight: i know
boltknight: i know.
boltknight: im just so terrified
boltknight: its suddenly hitting me and i
boltknight: just all at once
gloomurai: stop thinking about it
gloomurai: you dont have to get involved if you dont want
boltknight: im obligated to
boltknight: as one of the only people who know enough to change the outcome
gloomurai: the original outcomes werent even bad
gloomurai: they live and they get better
gloomurai: they work on themselves
gloomurai: you dont have to interfere
boltknight: then whats my purpose here
gloomurai: isnt that what everyone wonders?
gloomurai: just have fun
gloomurai: enjoy living as sebek zigvolt
gloomurai: make friends, do dumb things, do smart things
gloomurai: engage in hobbies
gloomurai: do things you couldnt do before
boltknight: …
boltknight: i get it
boltknight: really, i dont say it enough but
boltknight: thank you, gloom
boltknight: i always really appreciate you
boltknight: and you deserve the utmost recognition for dealing with me all the time :D
gloomurai: its no problem
gloomurai: youre my friend
gloomurai: thats what friends do
boltknight: :)
gloomurai: :)
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Group Chat: strength2swords
musclered: do either of you know how to cheer up a teenager who’s crying for unknown reasons?
musclered: he wont tell me whats wrong and i dont want to push it
musclered: but also i cant help him through it if idk whats up
musclered: im concerned about him 3: and i figured you two would know best
gloomurai: i think i get it
gloomurai: are you doing anything right now?
musclered: he came to me crying so ive been hugging him and stroking his hair
gloomurai: thats good, keep doing that
musclered: my older children very rarely did things like this
musclered: he’s always been the most emotional of the lot, but the other two are a bit closed off. im sure his family would be able to handle this better…
gloomurai: youre doing well dw red
gloomurai: just let him cry it out rn i think is the best course of action
gloomurai: he came to you for comfort so youre giving it. its all u can do rlly
musclered: thank you, gloomurai
gloomurai: no worries
gloomurai: ive got a lil bro so i get it
musclered: haha…
musclered: i hope he feels better soon
musclered: he’s been acting a tad strange recently
gloomurai: its a good sign that hes come to you for comfort :)
musclered: yeah
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Comforting people is not Idia’s strong suit, but for his best friends, an effort is the least he could do. Idia isn’t burdened by them venting to him. He knows they would return the favour in a heartbeat.