Ceci balagot' cousin(Comfort/angst)

Talk to me

y/n pov:
"If theres anything going on you can talk to me about it or is there anything I should know?" Ceci asked me, I've always been close with him and he's like an older brother too me but ever since he left for acting, we've been kinda distant "what do you mean? Of course I'm okay, what makes you think that?" I let out a fake chuckle not looking him in the eyes
Ceci pov:
okay, I've been in acting for as long as I could remember and I've learnt to read body language quite well and y/n never looks somebody in the eye whenever they're lying so it's a dead giveaway that they're not okay, "y/n talk to me."just then when y/n tried to leave,a small blade with blood stains dropped out of their pocket and I immediately knew what it meant, I feel a sense of dread,I've had my own troubles with being trans and I've never like... intentionally hurt myself but I knew some friends who did it. I grabbed y/n's arm and saw blood bleeding through their sleeve "y/n what is that!" I yelled alarmed and concerned,I rolled up their sleeve and saw old and fresh cuts on their arm
y/n pov:
I suddenly feel like fainting it's like my legs turned into gummy candy, I sit back down on my bed trying not to cry, Ceci's gasp of horror cut through the silence like a knife.after a few seconds,I finally open up.my voice trembling "I've b..been struggling with self harm and depression lately and I don't know how to cope and I don't want to live like this anymore!"tears started streaming down my face as Ceci pulled me into a hug "hey ... hey...shhh..it's okay, promise you'll find someone to talk to, I'll always be there for you whenever you need to talk or vent okay?" I didn't answer, but I felt a little better,I hug him back and even though it didn't cure my depression, it did made me feel like I wasn't alone for once