Now You Ask Me Why

When The Past Comes Reeling

⭐This is the memory just to make sure we are all on the same page⭐

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Teo sat up straight and rubbed his temples, the pounding headache that he woke up with wouldn't seem to go away. He turned on his computer, not taking a hand away from his head, he messaged Bastian, they had been friends for about two years now and they spoke constantly. [Teo] 'hey bastian, you up yet? I hope you slept well' he typed and got up from his bed, waiting for a response.

Bastian rolled over in his bed where he was curled up. The pain was getting to him, saying that his parents never cared how much they put him through he always had bruises and cuts. He heard his phone ding indicating that he got a message.

Teo sat in silence, cleaning up some of the stuff in his room 'is he still asleep, it's 12 in the afternoon, poor thing I hope he's okay'. He was lost in thought, worrying about bastian.

He checked his phone and saw that he had gotten a message from Teo, he was excited and completely forgot about the pain for a bit as he texted back. [Bastian] 'hey bud! I did sleep well, how about you? Do you want to call for a while?'. Of course Teo wouldn't know that he lied about sleeping okay, he actually didn't sleep at all.

Teo heard his computer and happily got up, going over to it to check the message. He responded immediately. [Teo] 'of course, im always in a mood to call you dork'. He felt so happy as bastian started a call, he joined so fast not an ounce of hesitation.

Bastian had his camera off saying that he had a bruise over his right eye that he didn't want teo to notice. "Hey you~"

He giggled as his camera turned on. "You're such a simp!". Teo laughed, he found bastian's comments to be adorable but he didn't think much about it.

'God I love him so much, I can't believe it's been 2 years, it feels like a dream'. Bastian was lost in his own wondrous thoughts.

"Whatcha thinking about bud? You seem quiet". Teo messed with his interesting red hair, it was quite a beautiful color that contrasted his deep blue eyes so nicely.

*Note: I will be putting in pictures of the both of them whenever i get them all drawn out*

Bastian turned a little red behind his bright phone screen as he snapped out of his little daze. "Ah.. It's nothing, sorry I didn't mean to go quiet..- did you say something?"

Teo giggled. "Not really, I only called you a simp because of how you greeted me when I joined". He smiled cutely.

That cute smile always melted bastian's heart and made him feel less alone, like he could just reach out and touch teo's soft skin and hold him close in his arms. "H-hey I am not a simp you butt". Bastian stuck his tongue out at the screen like teo could see him.

"You're so funny bud, it's so nice to have someone like you, someone I can joke with and just have fun with". He really meant that honestly, having someone there made him happy. "And where's that precious face of yours huh? Are you being shy today bud?"

"O-oh yeah.. Shy- um sorry I just felt a bit out of it today and decided to keep it off". Bastian laughed nervously which was a clear sign to teo.

"Come on bastian, I know something's off.. You know you can talk to me". Teo was always a caring person, even if he was going through his own battles.

"Im alright, really.. I'll turn it on though if that helps plead my case". Bastian took a deep breath and covered his right eye with his hair which wasn't unusual because that's how it always was. He typically kept his hair long because his mother always criticized him when he had it short saying that looking at him made her sick and that he should keep his face covered by his bangs.

Teo felt a bit bad but he really liked looking at bastian, to him he was beautiful but he didn't understand that feeling of his own love for him yet. "Alright dork, just make sure you're comfortable"

"Of course I am,as long as it's just you". Bastian smiled as the camera turned on and revealed his face.

"Well there's a handsome sight". Teo always teased like this, he thought it was just good fun.

"You don't mean that- you're the one calling me a simp, it seems highly unfair". Bastian giggled and messed with his hair, forgetting that he had the bruise which was now slightly visible, it didn't look good from what you could see.

Teo laughed at his words for a minute before he noticed the bruise. "Bud, is that a bruise? What happened? Are you okay...was it your dad and mom again?" He was genuinely concerned.

Bastian freaked out and hung up the call. 'Damnit I didn't mean to hang up on him, he's gonna get mad at me'.

Teo sat in his room just staring at the screen blankly. 'What was that about- I wish I could help.. I hate how helpless I am-'. He thought to himself like usual, he was very hard on himself.

Bastian called him back and nervously waited for Teo to join back, he wanted to tell him about it because he didn't want to lie to Teo.

He picked up the call again. "Bastian, im sorry, i shouldn't have pushed it. Are you seriously alright though?". Teo looked at the screen and you could see the worry in his eyes.

"No. Im not". Bastian held back tears. "Last night my mom and dad were fighting and.. I went up to my room to stay out of it but- my dad came up and took his anger out on me by beating me". He was crying now but he was trying to hide it. "It hurts Teo.. M-my mom didn't even do anything, she only laughed when she saw me laying on my bedroom floor."

Teo sat there, he was so worried now because they were so far apart, what could he do.. He had been saving up money from his job though which his parents didn't know about. "Im so sorry bud, you shouldn't have to deal with that".

They talked for a little while longer before teo got a call from his mom. She told him that he needed to get out of his room and do something productive so he said goodbye to bastian, he felt so bad having to leave him after that but his mother was the type to yell when he didn't do what she wanted.

'I miss you already'. Bastian laid in his bed, holding his phone so tight against his chest as he stared at the ceiling.