Jahnnie Drabbles☆

☆Jake's Stuttering☆

[ Jake is having a hard time talking out his feelings with Johnnie and is nonverbal but then becomes a stuttering mess :c ]
(Wholesome!!!!)

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Jake has been unusually quiet today, in fact - completely nonverbal. He is mindlessly scrolling on his phone, honey-browns glued to the screen.

Johnnie nudged Jake with his elbow, getting his attention. "Hey man, you good? You've been quiet for the past hour or so."

"Hm?" Jake lifts his head up. Noticing the emo. He nods his head, not giving a worded reply. Before he looked back at his phone.

"Hm," Jake hums. His Instagram was opened as he is looking at a new post there that he posted.

The punk exited the post and switched to his feed, mindlessly scrolling on it with his knees tucked in. He was unusually quiet today.

Johnnie realized that Jake was nonverbal. He didn't know how to help him, but he knew he had to try.

He put his hand on Jake's shoulder and spoke softly. "Hey, buddy. Can you hear me? Can you look at me?"

Jake doesn't respond for a good few minutes. Before he clicks his phone off. His head turns as he looks over to the emo that is seated next to him on the couch.

Johnnie meets Jake's gaze and smiles. He doesn't say anything, but his smile says "I'm here for you." He waits for Jake to say something.

But, Jake doesn't.. say something. He just lets out a grunt, "..?"

Johnnie sighs and scoots closer to Jake. He wraps his arm around Jake and pulls him into a hug.

"I'm sorry, Jake. I know it's hard for you to talk right now. I understand. But just know that I'm here for you and I'm not going anywhere. You're my best friend, and I'm not going to let you go through this alone."

Jake grunts, "Mhhh." As he pulls back from the hug. Shaking his head before he picked up his phone again. Scrolling on it.

Johnnie's face fell when Jake pulled away from the hug. He knew Jake was still hurting, but he didn't want to force him to talk.

He watched Jake scroll through his phone, hoping that he would say something.

Jake shifts, laying down a bit. Making himself appear smaller as his head lays onto Johnnie's chest. He kept his red plaid PJ covered legs tucked up to his own chest. Resting the iPhone on his knees as he scrolls with both thumbs.

Johnnie notices Jake shifting and laying down on him. He smiles and wraps his arms around Jake, holding him close. He doesn't say anything, but he knows that Jake is trying to get comfort from him.

"I-" Jake spoke up, but let's out a frustrated whiny grunt when he felt himself go quiet again.

Johnnie notices Jake's frustration and squeezes him a little tighter. He knows that Jake wants to say something, but he can't get the words out. He waits patiently for Jake to find his voice.

Jake shifts again. Sitting himself up. He tossed his phone onto the coffee table. It made a small, 'thud' as it hit it.