Voices - Corpse Husband x OC

Brunch

hey!! trigger warning!! Wren gets a bit upset this chapter, eating in front of people makes her anxious!
so here's your trigger warning:
slight (slight) panic attack, trouble eating (? i'm not sure how to warn people for that)

you won't miss anything if you can't read this chapter, so don't worry! it's just about wren and eating. if you can't read this, don't force yourself to.

Corpse woke up at around 8 in the morning. He got ready, put his clothes on, fed Pusseidon, and went to go wake Wren up; something he was told was nearly impossible.

The Outfit

Walking Carefully into Wren's room, Corpse noticed a night light plugged into her wall. She must be scared of the dark.

He walked right up beside her, crouching down a bit and shaking her shoulder.

All he got in response was her turning the other way. He shook her more but it was no use. So he tried something different. He pulled out his phone and played an alarm sound, full volume. It definitely woke her up, but all she did was smack the phone out of his hand and glare at him, before immediately falling back asleep.

He left her room to go get ice from the kitchen. They had somewhere to be and we wasn't planning on being late.

He came back in, taking the ice in his hand and putting it on her cheek.

She woke up. Cursed at Corpse for waking her up like that, before finally, finally getting out of bed and getting ready.

The Outfit

At around 10 they finally left for brunch with Sykunno, something they decided to do once every other week if everyone was feeling up to it.

The car ride to his house was somewhat long, but wren played music. "I'm playing my favorite album, I think you'll like it."

Aurora - All My Demons Are Greeting Me As A Friend started playing, Wren immediately bobbing her head to the music.

Anytime it was instrumental, Wren would tell Corpse facts about Aurora and her music.

"She's inspired a lot by nature, her music made me start caring about the earth and to start finding beauty in everything living."

"When you see her preform live, she dances like no ones watching, just feels the music deep in her soul. It's magical if I'm being honest."

"From what I've seen we act similar in a lot of ways. I've found a lot of comfort in watching her interviews."

(a/n: can you tell i'm obsessed with Aurora?)

Corpse found himself smiling fondly at her rambling, listening intently anytime she spoke. He loved the Album, and Wren's commentary only made it better.

Arriving at Sykunno's house, they parked and walked to the front door, knocking 4 times. Sykunno opened the door with a smile, and Wren engulfed him in a bear hug as soon as she saw him.

Once they pulled away, Corpse hugged him for just as long.

They finally went into Sykunno's house and sat at the table. He wanted to make them brunch by himself, so he already had everything sitting out.

Grapes, strawberries, waffles, bagels, french toast, chocolate covered strawberries, carrots, cucumbers, lemonade, mini sandwiches, etc. He had gone all out.

"Gods, thank you for the food Syk!" Corpse smiled. Wren smiled too, but she felt her stomach twist a bit looking at it.

Wren had always had trouble eating in front of people. She felt like everyone around her was watching her—the way her mouth moves, how her cheeks look funny, her opening her mouth—she hated it.

For the first 10 minutes, Wren ate nothing. In the next 30 minutes she ate a singular strawberry. Over the next hour they were there (in total, they were there for 1 hour and 45 minutes), she ate a mini sandwich.

She could tell both of them wanted to say something, but neither did. When they left she heard Sykunno ask Corpse to check on her.

She texted Sykunno on her walk to the car.

x
Syk!

Wren!
hey!! i just wanted to let you know,
i'm completely fine. i just have trouble
eating in front of people lol, i'll make
sure to eat a big lunch to make up for it!!

Syk!
Okay, I was just worried!
I'm glad you're okay :D

x

Wren knew this would be a conversation between her and Corpse, and she was dreading it. She didn't know what to say about it or how to explain it, but she knew she'd have to try.

Pulling out of the driveway, Corpse hesitated before asking, "Hey, are you okay? You didn't eat much."

'Oh gods. Oh shit, no.' Was all that was going through Wren's head. So she didn't answer.

"Wren.. bud, c'mon. What's going on?"

Wren felt her breath pick up a bit, and her heart started beating a bit faster. Her eyes were getting teary.

'Damnit, now? Of all times? Fucking now??'

Corpse looked over and saw the panic in her face. "Oh bub. I'm gonna pull over okay?"

Wren nodded her head, mentally cursing herself for being so.. fragile. She felt so pathetic, getting upset over eating with people. What a pussy. Gods, now she's on the verge of crying.

"Hey, okay, you're okay."

Wren knew it was Corpse talking but the voice felt too far away. She felt lonely, and that scared her. So she started freaking out just a bit more.

Corpse asked if he could take her hand, and after a few seconds said yes. When he got a hold of her hand he gave instructions. "Squeeze my hand once for yes, twice for no."

'Can you talk yet?' Two squeezes. 'Do you want the radio on?' One squeeze. 'Can you try to breathe with me?' One squeeze. 'Do you want me to leave you alone?' Two squeezes. 'Do you want me to keep talking?' One squeeze.

He kept talking until she was ready to talk.

And then they talked. About eating, and how it was hard to do with an audience. About anxiety, and how Wren liked the hand-holding method to calm down. And about what they would do when they got home.

Wren wanted to try eating in front of Corpse. So Corpse would make dinner tonight. But when they got home, they wanted to watch TV until dinner.

(Wren got McDonalds on the way home, so she still ate lunch :D )

A/N: hey lol.. it's been a minute. sorry i just forgot to write el oh el, but next chapter will include the dinner 💪💪