Sturniolo Triplets angst/Other Things

𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑫𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒔~ 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤+𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭

Nick has been abusing Matt for months now to get his anger out. One night during an argument that goes south, Chris finds out.
(Nick is somewhat scared of Chris in this, and he doesn't want Chris to find out)

Tw: Abuse, burning, yelling, violence. This throws you right into it btw.
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"Nick! Matt, I'm heading out." Chris's voice calls out to the two boys in the living room. Matt feels dread wash over him, as he knows that Nick has been stressed lately. "Oh!- uh- are you sure you don't just wanna..stay?" Matt tried, Chris looked at him and shook his head slightly "Mm no, the guys are already here Matty. I'll be back soon dude" Chris says, chuckling slightly as he makes his way to the door.
"Wait! I'll come with you! Yeah?" Matt tries again, rushing to get his shoes on, but he's stopped. "No, Matt stop." He stops. "You won't want to, these guys are loud and they'll get you all anxious. I'll be back at around 7, 'kay?" Chris finishes, and with that, he opens the front door and leaves his two brothers together. Alone.
As soon as the front door closes, Matt immediately gets up and rushes to his room. Slamming his door closed and pushing himself against it. Feeling his chest tighten and heart beat faster and faster with each step he heard Nick take. "Matt! Get the fuck over here, you know the drill!" Nick snarled, pushing his body against Matt's door. Matt gasps as the door opens for a moment, sending a rush of fear through Matt's body.
"No- No stop it please Nick! Nick please!-" He's able to force the door to close almost all the way, yelling out in frustration at the fact that he couldn't get it to shut all the way.
"Matt!!" Nick yelled, pushing harder and harder against the door. "No! Nick I'll do anything else! Anything else- n-nicky?.. please-" Matt tries, his voice growing smaller with each word.
Finally, an unfortunately, Nick breaks down the door. Sending Matt falling onto the ground and shimmying away from his older brother, "Nick wait, Nick please wait, come on man! Come on don't do this again Nick please!" Matt attenpts to get through to his brother. But to no avail, Nick rolls his eyes and steps closer to his little brother. The one he loves. The one he cares for. The one he's using.

When Matt was backed into a corner, Nick immediately started wailing on him. Leaving dark bruises all over his arms, all over his back, his chest. Kicking, punching, slapping. Over and over again as if it would never end.
But once Nick busted open Matt's lip, he stopped. A wave of fear washing over him, "God damn it Matt, this is why you KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN!" Nick fumed. Matt flinched violently as tears streamed down his face, "n-no nick- nicky it's o- it's okay- it's okay, we'll tell him I fell! Okay?! Its alright.." Matt said, watching as Nick paced around, wiping the tears from his eyes, he walked over to Matt slowly and crouched down in front of the brused up boy.
"I'm sorry Matt" he mumbled, kissing his brothers head softly. Matt nodded "it- it's okay- it's okay Nick, I know you don't mean it.."
Nick nodded slightly before leaving Matt's room with a, "clean up your lip, please." So Matt obliged, making sure he looked okay for when Chris came back.
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When Chris did end up coming back after a few hours. When he came back the three of them decided to order some food and hang out in Chris's room and maybe watch a movie. At this time, Matt, Nick and Chris were in the kitchen getting all the snacks ready. Matt and Nick were making popcorn, Chris was gathering up chips, ice cream, spoons, maybe some napkins, definitely some drinks, Pepsi of course, Dr. Pepper, what else sid they need? Maybe some twizzlers- "MATT!" Chris's train of thought is completely shattered as Nick's voice rang through his ears. Upon turning around, he spots the problem. Matt had accidentally dropped the popcorn bowl and now there was popcorn everywhere. Nick was gripping onto his hair, clearly trying to calm himself down. Chris didn't get it, it was just some popcorn.
"Oh no..Nick, Nick I'm- I'm really sorry, I can clean it-" Matt says, his voice suddenly laced with worry as he backed away.
Nick didn't say anything, seeming so angry that the veins in his neck were popping out. Matt gulps and keeps looking at Nick wearily. "Uh- Nick? You good dude?.." Chris asks, stepping closer to his brother and reaching his hand out, only to immediately stop when Nick's gaze shoots up to meet his. "Touch me and I'll rip your skin off. Matt, clean up the popcorn.." Nick growled, leaning against the table on both of his hands, his head down. "Yo, don't threaten me" Chris fires back, Matt looks at him with horror written all over his face, "chris just- just leave him alon-"
"MATT CLEAN UP THE POPCORN GOD DAMN IT, CLEAN IT UP! NOW, NOW, NOW!" Nick screamed, now closer to Matt, almost shaking with pure rage. Matt flinched, now frozen in place. Chris's eyebrows furrow, "Nick relax you lunatic.."
Because Matt wasn't cleaning the mess, Nick's breathing started becoming uneven. His face reddened as tears filled his eyes, "Chris shut up...shut up Chris don't say anything else, either of you, I swear.." Nick begged, clenching his jaw. Trying to hold back as much as he could so that he didn't resort to physical violence. Matt gulped and went to say something, only to be suddenly tackled by Nick, feeling Nick's fists connecting with his face as he screamed "SHUT UP!! WHAT. DONT. YOU. GET" His brother screamed, his voice breaking as he punctuated every sentence with a sharp punch. As he went for another one, he was yanked off by Chris, who immediately sent a jab into Nick's face, forcing Nick onto the ground. He had to pin Nick's arms down so that he wouldn't get up. Matt was knocked out, unable to do anything, unable to tell Chris that Nick didn't know what he was doing. Unable to explain that their brother was sick.
Nick shouted and thrashed around from beneath Chris, who soon got tired of it.
"Nick- stop, stop Nick- st- NICK STOP!" He shouted, tightening his grip on his brothers wrists. This seemed to snap Nick out of it as suddenly his eyes weren't glazed over with rage, he let out a sharp gasp and looked up at Chris's enraged face.
Tears fill his eyes and he shakes his head, "oh no..no, Chris please you don't understand- I'm so sorry- oh God what did I do- Is he okay- Chris please you gotta believe me I-" He's cut off with a sob. Chris chuckled darkly, "You're crazy, I can't believe you'd do that over popcorn."
"I can't either Chris- Please I'm so sorry.."
"Shut your mouth- I- God Nick what is wrong with you?!" Chris shouts. "I can't even let you go! I wouldn't want you to try and beat me to a bloody pulp, what is- God.."
"C-chris..no, please I.."
"Save it. Stay here, I have to go make sure you didn't kill our brother"

Chris lets Nick go and rushes over to Matt, who is now starting to stir. "Matt? Matty? Oh thank fuck, Matt!" Chris sighs loudly and pulls Matt up.
"Ch's?..wh- mm..Nick..nick- Nick?! Wheres nick?-" Matt's eyes shoot open as he frantically looks around for Nick, his eyes fall upon his older brother, who was now sitting up with his head in his hands. "No- Matt don't go over there I'm serious" Chris warns, holding Matt close to him.
"No, Chris let me go. Let go of me- Chris-" Matt struggles against his little brother, but surprisingly, Chris is stronger. "Matt! You're bleeding, you can't go over there right now."
"You don't understand Chris! He didn't mean too! There's something wrong with him, he's sick! He looked it up okay? He has a mental illness now LET ME GO!" Matt yelled, squirming in Chris's arms. Chris raises an eyebrow, "Looked what up? Also stop moving, kid you're not going anywhere" Chris states. Matt grumbles and tears fill his eyes. "He..has outbursts that he can't control Chris..they make him violent, towards himself and others.. it's called Intermittent Explosive Disorder.. and he has a lot of the symptoms.."

"Uhh..okay? That doesn't make him turning your face into ground beef an okay thing to do" Chris mumbles. Matt sighs and nods, "I know..but him hurting me is better than him hurting himself.." Matt cried, looking up at Chris.
Chris shook his head and clemched his jaw, "Okay...Nick, come here" Chris said quietly. After a moment, Nick was next to them, sitting on his knees.
"I.. don't think I'll be leaving you two alone..and Nick, you need professional help like, right now." Chris declared, Nick's eyes filled with tears and he tackled Chris and Matt into a tight hug, beginning to sob quietly.
The three of them stayed like this for a while, comforting each other.
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A few months after that night, Nick was getting the help he needed. He had mood stabilizers now that he had to take twice a day, Matt was in therapy as well for the trauma that he went through. But other than that, the three of them were okay. They were as good as they could be, considering the circumstances.

Nick, Matt, and Chris would all heal from this. Just as long as Nick takes his medicine.
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