The cure for one is the cure for the other (PaperHat Fic) [Ongoing]

Ew, emotions.

Flug looked at his bandaged up wrist,
But....why?
He looked up at black hat who was standing in front of him.

Black hat was a bit taken aback by the question,
He wasn't sure if it was because he didn't think flug would even think much about it,
Or because he himself didn't think about it.

He stood there for a second,
He didn't have an answer.

Flug without thinking chimed in,
J-jefe... I'm sorry to have bothered you,
You should've just had 505 fix me up...
He usually does a good job, so i don't see why-

Flug. Black hat said sharply,

Flug jumped up and stopped talking, startled from the sudden interjection, he waited for black hat to finish.

But,
black hat didn't have anything else to say,
he just wanted him to stop talking.
He didn't care for where the conversation was going, he didn't have answers.
But, he didn't want flug to know that.

He then decided to shift the conversation,
While trying to keep his composure, he simply hissed out,
What exactly have you done?

He might've over compensated,
That tone of his voice came out a little too cold sounding, even for his taste.

He looked up at flug to see his reaction,
He could tell that flug was trying to put on a brave face, but you could see a trace of fear in his eyes, and he was shaking.

Black hat sighed, he felt a twinge of what he assumed was guilt, he hasn't really felt it before so he wouldn't know.

Well? He pushed,
whether he meant to or not, this time his tone was noticably softer.

S-sir! I was um, working on that bomb you wanted, and well, you see, i um...
He was so stressed out he could barely get his words out, which in turn made him more stressed.
He could feel an anxiety attack coming on but there was nothing he could do about it, which also made it worse.
breathing started to get more difficult and he could feel his heart start racing.

I...
He took a deep breath, trying his best to not get any worse.
I messed up!
He couldn't stop himself, he was far too tired physically and emotionally,
It all just started to come out.

It's all my fault! I worked for days trying to
perfect it, and for what? To make a careless mistake at the very end?!
He was yelling at this point.
I don't even know how many days i was in that lab!
I don't remember the last time i slept,
I don't remember the last time I ate.
Hell, i don't even know how I ended up in my room!

Black hat just looked on, unsure what to do.
Flug... He started

No! Flug screamed at him,
Black hat was shocked at the sudden snappiness, But his shock turned into concern, which is another emotion he's never felt before.
So many new emotions but now wasn't the time to ponder on it.

No! You don't understand! Flug continued.
I only made one batch!
He looked at his boss for a reaction.
Meaning?
Flug didn't even give him a chance to answer.
He crossed his arms into a kind of self hug, trying to calm himself down.
The only batch i made, i ruined.
Meaning that all that time, effort, was for nothing...
He started to tear up at the last part.
I can't believe i made such a stupid mistake.
How...
Ugh! He slammed his face down into his knees that were bent, now in a fetal position.

Black hat, was filled with so many things he didn't even know what was happening.
He's never seen flug act like this before.
He didn't know how to help, or if he even could.
He didn't know what to think.
So he decided not to.
He was just gonna do what he did best,
And act on instinct.