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comforting their s/o over self-harm [request]

Anonymous asked:

hi!! i was wondering if you could do kuroo, kenma, yamaguchi, nishinoya, and suna if they learn their s/o is relapsing into sh? if youre not comfy with this i completely understand, and i hope you have an amazing day/night <3

featuring: kuroo, kenma, yamaguchi, nishinoya and suna

content warning here as there are mentions of cutting, blood, depression and other themes surrounding mental illness. if you or a loved one is struggling, please refer to this resource which explains why self-harm occurs and alternative options. this writing does not serve to romanticize any of the above mentioned but i hope you find comfort from reading it <3

kuroo feels heartbroken seeing you in such a state of distress but he wants to be strong for you as it takes everything in him not to cry. he is probably the best at comforting people as he always knows what to say. he recognizes that this is not about him even though he wants to be selfish and tell you that he wouldn't know what to do without you. he needs you to be strong and to fight this urge to hurt yourself but it's okay if you're neither of those at the present moment. time has a way of healing both physical and mental scars. he wants to be there with you through that time as you recover from this slip and remind you that you're not too broken to fix. he's someone who focuses on the present moment, helping you clean and wrap bandages over your wounds before making some tea and getting comfy with you in bed, reassuring you with all the steps you can take to make yourself feel better again.

kenma wants to be the best he can for you as you've given him so much and he feels like you deserve the same in return. learning about your struggles with depression and self-harm somewhat shocked him like why would someone as wonderful as you have to suffer through something so horrible? he didn't know when he would see that side of you because as far as he knew, you were always happy or at least, looked that way. finding out that you had relapsed into self-harm one day had admittedly thrown him for a loop. he wasn't prepared and was honestly in much distress himself when he walked into the bathroom to see such an awful scene. he tried to remain calm as he focused on cleaning and wrapping up your arm, washing the red stains away. being the blunt person he is, he had to ask why. his tears fell when you couldn't answer him. "don't worry, i'll be here for you through all of it. we can find out together why you're hurting so you can never feel that pain again."

yamaguchi would openly cry when seeing you relapse and what you've done to yourself, the blood dripping down your arm as old scars revert back into fresh wounds. part of him is angry and frustrated that you would do this again but the other part, the majority, wants to gather you in his arms to shield you from whatever is haunting you, making you do this to yourself. he doesn't say anything, afraid that his voice would be too loud and break the silence like a glass window. he simply helps you up and takes care of your injury before wrapping you up in a blanket. this is the part where he has to speak. he knows you've struggled before but it was before you were together and you promised you would be okay. you cried together about it and you finally spoke up about how you felt like a failure for breaking that promise. "p-please don't say that," he whispers, still sobbing. "you're not a failure and never have been. we'll work together to make you feel better again if that's what it takes."

nishinoya would not be the best at comforting you as he doesn't understand why you would want to hurt yourself but he would at least try his best. his first question would be 'why?' and he regrets it immediately. he doesn't want you to suffer and wishes he could just take it all away from you. if he could, he would bear the burden if it meant you were happy forever. he feels useless in this situation but he does what he can as he pulls you in his lap, wraps his arms around you and rocks you comfortingly back and forth. he whispers words of encouragement behind you, practically pleading for you to be okay. he wants to apologize for how oblivious he was to this event but he realizes that he needs to focus on you and your recovery from it. he plans to ask you what he can do to help later on when you're more rested but he does his own research on how to be a good support system for you as you sleep beside him. he occasionally reaches over to rub your head or back, your soft breathing subsiding his tears.

suna isn't the best with words and prefers to use actions to show his affections and comfort for you anyway. when he sees the fresh scars, you're the one doing most of the talking or rather, apologizing for doing it and trying to hide it from him. it's hard to read his expressions as he doesn't have too many. you're afraid of what he'll do or say, fearing the absolute worst of him getting up and never seeing him again. instead, he simply takes your wrist gently in his hand, bringing it up to his lips, warmth pressing into your skin as he leaves little kisses. he then reveals that he's known or at least, suspected it for a while but didn't know how to bring it up. as much as you can get on his nerves sometimes, he never wants you to feel like this, like you're not good enough or whatever the source of your depression. he tries to shower you with love and affirmations that you are enough, especially to him. 

originally posted 6 Jan 2022