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THAT BUT AETHER IS RECOVERING FROM IT WITH XIAO
IF YOU COULDNT TELL FROM THE PICTURE, TW: MENTIONS OF ABUSE!
Aether has been shaking since his arrival at Xiao's place. He had just come out of a very toxic relationship and thought that all of them were the same. So much mental and physical abuse had affected his way of thinking that he couldnt bring himself to call 911. Instead, the blond's mother called them.
Every glass he broke, every drink he spilled, every meal he burned. Every little accident made him shake and cry. Xiao told him multiple times it was okay, but he still would shake every now and then.
Lumine eventually came over to see how bad her brother was. It was way worse than she thought.
"Aether, not everything has to be perfect. Some things can look ugly."-Lumine
"THATS THE POINT! What if Xiao kicks me out because Im not perfect? Im not the perfect roomate that he wants."-Aether
"If he kicks you out for that reason, then you can live with me. Plus, Xiao wouldnt kick you out for that."-Lumine
"How do you know that?"-Aether
Aether broke something while getting off a chair. He started crying and pleding to someone that he would clean it up and not to hurt him.
"What broke?"-Xiao
"It was one of your family's cups. The factory ones."-Lumine
"Oh. Then there's nothing to worry about. I get more on Friday. Cheer up Aether."-Xiao
Aether was stuck in his own head. All the memories of being beat with a wooden ruler were coming back. All because he messed up. He wasnt perfect enough. He eventually got a infection.
"Seperate the memories from reality Aether." Xiao put his hands on the blond's cheeks and saw his tears. The feeling was warm.
The tears started to stop. Aether realized that no one was here to hurt him and that he was safe. But it still hurt to even remember,
"No one is here to hurt you. If you make a mess, tell me, and we'll clean it up together. It doesnt have to be perfect at all."-Xiao
"It doesnt?"-Aether
"No. The only thing that's perfect is you. You are perfect. Just let yourself be you. You have flaws. And thats okay."-Xiao
Aether was sobbing. No one ever told him he mattered except for Lumine. The amount of perfection came from his ex, and she was in jail. She expected too much from him. It hurt since she wanted him to be perfect so she could brag about it to her parents and friends and she wanted a perfect lover.
"Enough crying. Lets hurry and pick this up before anyone step on it."-Xiao
Aether chuckled and wiped his tears. He and Lumine helped the raven clean up a mess. Aether could relax and worry about himself. Who even is himself?
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