Pain

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(Oh btw, California is described in so much loving detail in this lmao

My Californian friend @hellllllnah can't stop simping for SH Texas so I guess I'll return the favor!)

I quickly get out of the shower, still spitting out poppy petals. I get dressed as quick as I can, and grab my phone.

T: LOUIS?! LOUISIANA, ARE YOU THERE?!

L: Well obviously! I picked up the phone!

T: Louis, you have to come over... RIGHT NOW...

L: Hold on, is everything ok?

T: Please Louisiana, please, you need to hurry-

L: Hold on! Tell me what's wrong first!

T: I just coughed up flower petals

L: shit... shit... ok, lie down, I'll be there as soon as I can!

T: ok...

I go to my living room and lie down on my couch... fuck... my throat hurts so bad...

I feel more petals in my mouth, and I pull them out with my fingers... I study them close... some of the petals have splotches of blood on them...

A few minutes later I hear a knock on the door, and I run to let Louisiana inside. He's carrying a book bag and some various medicines...

"Lie down! Lie down!" Louisiana exclaims, urging me back to my couch. He flips through an old, well-kept book, muttering to himself. "Hanahaki... Tex, who's the girl? We need to find her... if we don't deal with this now, you'll die-,"

"Wh-what?! What the fucks happening?!" I cry.

"Just tell me who she is Tex, right now," Louisiana says urgently. I give him an exasperated look. I called him over because he knows all about these weird magical diseases, but he's acting like I should understand what he's talking about?!

"Louis, tell me, what's happening?!" I exclaim. Louisiana stares at me intensely, but seems to recognize my confusion.

"Texas... you have Hanahaki... because you are experiencing one-sided romantic love. So please, tell me who the girl is... we need to fix this as soon as we can," Louisiana says. I stare at him blankly...

There's no girl I'm in love with, is there?

I have barely even talked to any girl I haven't considered to be like a sister to me... and even then, they were all just friends....

But suddenly I realize....

Shit...

Oh god, no...

"C-Cali...," I whisper.

"Hm?" Louisiana said, not hearing me.

"No... oh god, it can't be him...," I sob, hiding my face. Louisiana pulls my arms, revealing my watering eyes and pulling me into a sitting position, as he stared deep into my soul.

"Texas, I care about you. You are one of my closest friends, and I'm not letting you go so easily. I don't give a shit if it's embarrassing, complicated, or straight-up hopeless. Tell me who it is," Louisiana says coolly. I take a deep shaky breath, before coughing up a few more petals...

"California," I breath. Louisiana has an unreadable expression as he nods and flips through his book.

"Good... he's gay, right? This is good... I'm not super close with him, but I can get him in love with you in no time...," Louisiana said.

"H-huh?! Seriously? Is there nothing else we can-,"

"The only other option is surgery. Unless you want to loose all propensity for emotions, you need to get Cali to fall in love with you," Louisiana said blatantly.

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