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Tord gripped his stuff in his arms as he made his way to his locker. His head had been constantly pounding and his body aching for the past week but he doesn't know why. "Hey Tord!" Edd called his name as he jogged to Tord. The red male just groaned. Edd is his best friend but he's not in the mood to be so energetic. "Where were you? Matt and I waited for you to skip english but you didn't show up. Don't tell me you actually went to class." Tord ignored him and continued to grab the things he needed for his next class. "Matt got into a fight and actually won!" Edd laughed. "Well, probably because the person he was fighting was six but-" Tord cut him off by slamming his locker shut and leaving to class.

Tord ended up spacing out in the middle of class. But he flinched after he felt a tap on his shoulder. "Helloooo. We have a project to work onnn." Tord looked to his side and looked at Tom and then groaned. "Hey, you ok? Edd texted me saying he's worried about y-" "I'm fine, just tired." Tom hummed and continued to work on his part of the project. "You can sleep for now and we'll continue it at my house after school. I know your parents don't care so you can't make up any excuses." Tord groaned in response.

A week passed and Tom noticed that everyday Tord was in some kind of pain and every time, he responded that he was fine.

Tord flopped down onto the floor and emptied piles of papers. "Woah, what's all that?" Tord brought his knees to his chest. "Missing work..." Tom sat down next to him and picked up some of the work. "This was due a long time ago.."
"I know! And I can't finish any of it and then they'll tell my mom and she's gonna yell at me or worse..!" He sobbed into his hands as Tom watched with concern. He pulled Tord close to his chest and rubbed his back. "Shh, it's alright.."

Tord sobbed into his chest and tightly hugged him. Tom lifted him up and placed him on his bed and tucked him in. "Get some rest.." He felt his forehead and sighed, leaving the room and coming back with a damp cloth and placed it on his head. Tord relaxed and for the first time in years, finally fell into a peaceful slumber.

Tord's eyes slowly fluttered open and sat up. "Tom..?" He looked over at Tord once he walked into his room. "Sorry, did I wake you?"
"No, no.. Oh jeez how long have I been asleep for?! I need to finish my assignments!" Tord got up only to be pushed back down. "You get some rest. I already took care of it for you." He smiled. "Wait, really..? Why?" He pecked Tord's cheek and smiled as Tord's face turned red. He left the room with Tord a blushing mess.

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