30 Day BSD Pride writing challenge!

chapter 22 (i accidentally skipped a day sry😶)

Day 22: comfort after coming out to homophobic parents (ChuuAtsu)

((TW: homophobic slur

((AU where they all have parents, although not good ones.))

Getting a call from Atsushi, at three in the morning, and hearing him sob was not the way Chuuya thought this day would start. He and Atsushi had been dating for almost a year now, and he never got a call like this from him.

"Baby? What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Get asked frantically.

Atsushi's response was broken up, interrupted by his sobs and hiccups, but it was clear what had happened. "I- I told t- them and- and they d- didn't like it-" He started to cry again before he finished. "C- Can I come over..?"

"Of course, baby. Door's open, I'll be here." Atsushi hung up after that, leaving Chuuya to worry for his safety until he arrived. The two had been talking for a few months about how Atsushi wanted to come out to his parents, but Chuuya was always against it. He never liked those people. They treated Atsushi like shit, and never approved of their relationship. But, Atsushi was certain things wouldn't be that bad.
He was wrong, because now he was running to his boyfriend's house, sobbing because he didn't feel safe anymore. Sobbing because his own fucking parents couldn't accept him for who he is.

Chuuya was plunged out of his thoughts when a sobbing Atsushi burst through the door, collapsing on the ground in a fit a sobs. He quickly rushed over to his side, cradling him in his arms. "Shhh.. Breathe, Atsushi. You're alright, you're safe. You're with me, not there."

"T- They said that I- *hic* that I couldn't go back! Where am I gonna go?!" He cried. Chuuya let him, knowing that he wouldn't be able to listen to anyone right now, and that he really needed to get this out of his system.

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Twenty minutes have passed, give or take, and Atsushi was quiet now. He stopped sobbing, stopped yelling, but the shivers occasionally wracked his body, to which Chuuya would hold him closer and tighter. "Are you alright now, baby?"

Atsushi nodded, not trusting his voice just yet. Suddenly however, his phone vibrated in his pocket, and he flinched, his voice coming back for a small moment. "No.. I.. don't want to deal with this now.." He began to shake again.

"Shh.. It's alright, I'll answer it. It's probably your parents, right?" Chuuya picked up the phone. Sure enough, a text came through from Atsushi's sad excuse of a father.

'𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚎, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚊𝚐.'

Now, was it a good idea for Chuuya to respond? Probably not. Did he care? No. He angrily typed a response, making sure to sign it, saying it was from him before sending it. He didn't wait for a response after, he just blocked the number and any other family contacts that Atsushi had. He knew what that family was like, and he hated it.

'𝙼𝚢 𝚋𝚘𝚢𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚍. -𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚞𝚢𝚊 𝙽.'

Chuuya also knew that that family was deathly afraid of the Port Mafia, so he was certain they wouldn't touch them now, knowing who he was. Satisfied, he pocketed the phone and continued to cradle the poor, shivering boy in his arms. He cooed, shushed, anything that would keep him calm.

An hour has passed, and now they are cuddling on Chuuya's bed. "Um.. Chuu~? Can I stay with you..? I don't wanna go back there.."

"Of course, precious. You can stay here as long as you like, I'll keep you safe." Chuuya said as he ran his fingers through snow colored hair.

"Okay.." Atsushi yawned, obviously exhausted from the night's events. "Can I sleep? I'm tired."

"Of course. Goodnight, lovely. I'll be here when you wake up." Chuuya said as he kissed the boy's forehead.

Atsushi yawned again. "M'kay.. G'night.." He finally fell asleep, his muscles relaxing and breathing evening out.

Chuuya smiled. He muttered one last string of words before sleep overcame him as well. "I love you, baby.. You're so brave.."

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Thank you for reading! I'm a little behind bc of testing, but I'll hopefully get ahead here soon! Also somewhere along the way, when I was planning the layout, I skipped a day?? Idk how that happened, but I can't rly do anything abt it now, so if you see I skipped a day, I apologize😭✊

Anyways, happy pride!

  - Julian
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