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Raziel's trauma

Probably a part 1 tbh. I like torturing him and showing how he turned out.
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"You're going to sit there until you finish every last bite! Your mother worked hard on that meal. You are beyond disrespectful Raziel. This is not okay." His father scolded the 5 year old.

As most children would when getting in trouble, Raziel was fighting with tears. He knew his dad would only get angrier if he cried.

"I ate all the pasta. Its just the shrimp." He tried to reason with his father.

"The most expensive part. Eat it." His father slammed his hands on the table, causing Raziel to flinch. His mother had already started doing the dishes, it was just Raziel and his father left at the table.

"It makes my head feel funny and my throat itch. I don't like it." Raziel hated shrimp. He had trouble breathing too after eating it and his face looked weird.

"You're going to sit there until you finish it and that's final."

Raziel didn't dare keep arguing with his father last that point. He glared at his plate in frustration. It was just four pieces. Was it worth sleeping at the table over four pieces?

Raziel stabbed the shrimp with his fork and decided to just eat them two at a time to get it over with. He didn't even dislike the taste. It was just really hard to swallow when his throat started to itch.

Raziel finished his plate and looked up at his father for permission to leave.

"I better not hear you spitting those up later." His father warned, taking his plate to the kitchen in sign he could leave.

Raziel got up from the table and rushed off to his room to be alone. Tears blurred his vision but he didn't want to cry and make his dad mad. He had to wait until he got to his room.

Raziel laid on his bed and finally let a few tears fall. It was hard to breathe. He hated how his throat felt after eating shrimp.

He was dizzy and hot. He didn't feel alright. Raziel closed his eyes and focused on breathing. It seemed like it was just getting harder. The older he grew, the worse this reaction was getting. Or maybe he just ate more than he used to. He didn't know. He didn't want to think about it either. He just wanted it to stop.

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Raziel looked up from the table when Nathaniel came home and shot him a smile. "Back from shopping?"

"Yeah. They had some good sales today so I got sausages for tomorrow morning and shrimp for tonight. I think I'll make scampi." He answered. "what are you working on?"

"Biology again." It had by far the most homework out of any of his classes. Or maybe it just took the longest. It was a required course so he didn't really have a choice.

"Ah, fun." Nathaniel gave Raziel a quick kiss on the cheek. "Mind taking a break to help me carry in the groceries?"

Raziel nodded and put down his pencil. "Yeah, sure. I need a break anyways."

Raziel helped Nate bring in all the groceries but left him to put them away to return to his homework.

Nathaniel took a shower and changed out of his work clothes, deciding to relax for a while before he'd get started on dinner. Aslan returned home not too long after Nate, greeting Raziel on his way in. Anton and Idan would most likely be coming over tonight too. Raziel would almost always spend the weekend at one of their apartments so it was common to gather for the weekends.

Thankfully they did show up. Anton was called over by Raziel to give him a hand with his class work. He was a nursing major so Raziel knew he'd understand biology. By the time they finished the homework, Nathaniel was almost done cooking.