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Part 5 of Derailed Drabbles
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Published:
2024-07-17
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104
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1/1
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Freaking Out Alone

Summary:

As Kayla departs from Kitakami, his constant losing to her and her lying to his face make Kieran break down. It's only just as he's calming down does he realize he's not quite as alone as he thought...

Notes:

I wanted to focus more on the darker side of Kayla and Kieran's relationship recently, so we're dipping our toes into the Teal Mask timeframe of events! I do plan on making these two either best friends or a couple at some point, but for now, we'll let the stories progress more.

Also AO3 is saying that this fic is 104 words for some reason? Google Docs and WordCounter both say it's 100, so I'm not sure what the problem is.

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     “I need…to get stronger…stronger…STRONGER…STRONGER!” Kieran yelled repeatedly, his voice getting more shrill with each word. Tears spilled from his eyes as he vigorously scratched at his scalp, chunks of hair wrapping around his fingers and ripping out. Once he calmed down enough to move and hide how he was feeling, he dragged his feet all the way to the bathroom. He leaned over the sink, supporting himself with his hands as he took a few breaths and splashed some cold water on his face to ground himself.

     When his head rose, a shadowy figure loomed behind him in the mirror.

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