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Everything seemed too loud for Shin. Everything moving faster. People, things, even his thoughts were racing
He noticed Mr. Sakamoto's worried face as he continued sweeping the same spot.
He didn't know what happened
but he felt his heart race and his breath catch in his throat. He hurried to the break room to escape, telling them "He'll be back in a minute." But as soon as he was inside, his legs gave out and he slid down the wall
He pressed his hands to his ears and leaned against the corner of the room for support. They would worry if he didn't come out soon. He had to pull himself together and get back to work.
But he just couldn't bring himself to stand up. He spiraled even further, They hated him, They had always seen him as a hassel, a burden on his—no, their family.
The door opened, they couldn't see him- not like this. He curled up so tightly his ribs ached.
The person tried to pry their hands away from his ears, but it was no use. He couldn't—no, "He didn't deserve their love."
The person hugged him, and then he realized he had just said the last thing aloud. He froze. His breathing seemed to quicken even more, his ears began to ring. It was all just too much.
He clung to the person, seeking comfort he couldn't hear
They called for someone, but he didn't care. He cried his heart out against the person's shoulder.
Suddenly, he was enveloped in a warm, fuzzy blanket, heavy too it helped.
The person tried to pull him away, but he held on. He held tighter than they tried, so they carried him to the sofa, sat down with him, put their hands over his ears, and simply let him be
He fell asleep just a few minutes later.
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He stared at Shin. He had been sweeping the same spot over and over for the past eight minutes.
He asked if everything was alright, but there was no answer.
Shin quickly disappeared, saying he'd be right back. Sakamoto didn't believe him
Shin was having a panic attack.
He tried to take his hands away from his ears, but Shin refused.
He didn't belive what shin would say next
"He didn't deserve her love-"
He pulled him into a tight hug, called Aoi for a blanket, and comforted Shin as best he could as he wept against his shoulder.
They lay on the floor for several minutes until Sakamoto decided to try to get him off
He couldn't. Shin just clung to him even tighter. So he gave up, picked him up, carried him to the sofa, sat down, and simply let Shin lie on top of him.
He covered Shin's ears to block out the others' curious questions.
They left him alone with shin, busying themself with work
He asked Aoi to turn the lights off and bring him some water for shin to drink when he woke up
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When he eventually woke up, he didn't try move off the person, after what happened he had no strength in his body
He realised the person who he was lying on was Mr sakamoto, but he didn't have enough energy to care, so instead he just huged him tighter, not wanting to let go
Sakamoto woke when he did this so shin rested his head on his chest and just hugged him
"Shin? You okay now buddy?" Mr sakamoto's voice sounded tired having just woken up
Shin felt his voice stuck in his throat so he just hummed to every question asked of him
Sakamoto slowly pushed him off his chest and without meaning to shin groaned in protest
"I know, I know i'll put you back soon" sakamoto's normally rough voice turned soft trying to comfort him, it was nice being cared for loved
A cup was pushed up to his lips, he open his mouth in confusion only to recive a mouth full of water
Dispite spilling it alover himself Sakamoto stayed calm, he didn't even shout at him, his head felt fuzzy as he was overwhelmed with joy letting out a small giggle
"Shin how old are you?"
That question hit him like a bullet, the proplem was he didn't know
He was 21 last time he checked but now he didn't know
With a terrified expression he answered the way he felt "two"
"Thats okay" sakamoto answered a smile reaching to the corner of his eyes
A wave of relief washed over shin and he was quickly giggling again
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He was awoken to shin squeezeing him again
"Shin? you okay now buddy?" Sakamoto asked only to recive to a simple hum from Shin
He slowly lifted shin off him reciveing a groan in responce
"I know, I know i'll put you back soon" he said as soft as his voice would let him
He grabbed the water Aoi gave him and pushed up against his lips but he seemed confused on why it was there and accidently spilled it all over himself
Sakamoto didn't react, but when Shin started to silently giggle he froze
He asked "Shin how old are you?"
He saw how shin instently tenced up and regretted it instantly but a small meek voice slowly responded
"two"
A smile spread across his face
"Thats okay"
He knew no matter what happened shin would always be apart of his family
End