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our collective trauma shakes the earth
lyney: GUYS!!!
aether: omg what
freminet: please dont
scara: now im interested
lyney: fremi has a crush~
freminet: lyney pls stop
freminet: i knew i shouldnt have told you
collei: you guys should be nicer to him, hes always nice to you guys!!!
scara: nevr gonna happen
scara: also now im invested so lyney better spill
kazuha: scara, be nice
scara: …
scara: fine
lyney: its that new boy gaming
lyney: hes an exchange student from china
lumine: omg no way
aether: isnt he like a dancer or smthn
lyney: i think so
lyney: fremi has been daydreaming about him for hours
freminet: i habe not!!!
lynette: you have, it's embarrassing
freminet: im going to the pool
lyney: ok, stay safe and remember to tell mother or father!
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Freminet wanted to die in a pile of shame and embarrassment. Instead he did what he always does whenever he felt overwhelmed; he went to the pool to swim. The sensation of being underwater had always calmed him. As he floated in the water he felt his muscles relax and his thoughts slow from their racing pace. Lyney was always so nosy, so it wasn’t as if he had had much choice about telling him.
Sometimes Freminet wished he would just drown, but he knew that his survival instinct was too strong. He didn’t hate his brother or his brother’s friends. They were just so nosy and loud and overwhelming. Life in general was overwhelming, and Freminet never knew how to act around all the people and lights and noises.
Freminet got out of the pool and checked the time, 6:30 pm. Father would start to worry if he wasn't back soon. Luckily, he felt a lot calmer and almost ready to face Lyney’s explosive energy again. Hopefully, Lyney would have the sense not to bring up his major crush on Gaming again.