This is our turn

Chapter one: Best friends

(Betaed by bleedingmaria

Tws: little detail sickness descriptions, pretty obvious eating disorder, also pretty obvious death wish, mentions of creepy fans and mentions of spit)

Three weeks after the incident, Alex friend Bast keept coming around nearlx every day. Sometimes she brougth a meal, or her girlfriend.

Alex appretiates both, Natsuki, Basts year long girlfriend or fiance, is a short girl, with big hazel eyes and rather short blonde hair.

Alex is always freezing cold. However, today, his teeth could not stop chattering, body covered in goosebumps. He seems even less healty then usual. Really barely keeping himself alife just to keep working. I sometimes wonder if he is scared to run out of time. He works like he is running out of time at least. He is sick but like usually even ignores his breathing beeing heavy.

His bosses do not. The coffee shop owner he works for tends to give him rests from their things to take home.
The people he housekeeps for keep encouraging him to eat.

He rarely does. He hates it. He has to keep control on one thing at least. And if thats not eating then so be it for him. He doesnt realize how quite self destructive he is. He never does. After all, he is, snd I have to say this disturbingly, healthier then he was as a child.

After work he goes home like usual. He lays down for a little until his door opens. "Dont sleep yet!" Natsu says happily. "We have plans. Big plans. Get up"

He slowly does. Putting on a smile. He is dead tired. In the last weeks even more. His face lacks its usual rosiness and he often even forgets things like covering his hearing aids. His pink hair isnt brushed and he on some days even forgot his glass eye. Things he cares abbout he just forgets. While Id say several of those do not have healthy reasons, it still shows. He also doesnt shower as much.

Nothing of this is related to that bastard of a ex husband, excuse my words.

Its just the showing of always pushing his wishes back to not avail because other things are more importand acording to him. They never were. But to him his goals are "silly and stupid". They are incredibly valid and just as valid as wanting sucess in a career.

Natsu eventually helps him to his feet. "We got people to introduce you to! We joined a group with a goal you probably share!"

Alex smiles simply. Internally he hoped Natsu did not sign him up for a daiting app. He knew she probably wouldnt but you could never know.

Natsu smiles brigthly. Next to her Alex feels even more conservativly dressed then usual. Not that Natsu is that open of a dresser. She just happens to have a birth date thats several hundred years back. Her fauvourite combinations seem to be skirts with suspenders and vests. Aswell as two small bi and trans bows in her hair. Her bag has a ace patch. Bast appears behind her. "We found a instreasting group you migth want to join."

Alex smiles. Not a sincere one but he lets the two guide them whereever.

They seem to be exited. Alex tries to be aswell. Tries doesnt work.

In the meeting place Sophie, Alex sister lays next to her partner Mori, who plays with her hair. "I understand your anger honey. I hope he gets that no." Sophie is annoyed due to her weird fans, as they pass into very creepy. Heavily annoyed.

The third person in the room is Porter. Porter sits in his seat like a candle, and holds himself stiff. Every time he sees a loving couple his heart cant help but think of Emily, his girlfriend. But he is here for her. He will get her back away from that woman. Come what may.