Between Sirens and Mermaids

Fix You

AN: School starts in 5 days, so please wish me luck. Depending on how much I feel can logically fit into this chapter, there will be two more after this one. So, thank you for sticking with me for this long time, and enjoy this chapter. 

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Team felt like he'd been turned inside out, rubbed raw, and turned right side again. He also felt better, less weighed down, and more like the little boy who loved his family with his whole being and the way that the water felt like a home away from home. Hia pulled him into the bathroom and cleaned up his tear-stained face, he didn't have the energy to fight with the larger man.

He hadn't realised he'd drifted in his thoughts until he felt the cool glass against his cheek. "Aw, come on Hia, you know I hate when you do that." Said blonde simply smiled devilishly at him and gave him a peck on the cheek.

"Come sit down and eat, and drink your water." Win gently pushed Team towards the table and then placed the food on the table. He pulled another water out of the fridge for himself, "Do you want tea or juice?" 

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It hadn't taken them long to eat and for Hia to try and strong-arm him into taking a nap while he cleaned up from their lunch. Instead, he sat at the end of the bed and pouted up at his boyfriend, "Hia! I'm not tired." The weight of keeping Hia Ton a secret was off his shoulders, the fact that Hia wasn't treating him differently or like he was something fragile. "Just hurry up and come cuddle me."

"You seem a lot calmer now," Win said to him as he finished washing their last dish. With a last wipe down of the counter and a glance over the clean dishes, stacked and drying, Win slid into the bed to cuddle with the smaller man, tucking Team's head into the hollow of his neck and then tangling their legs together.

They lay there quietly with Win occasionally running his fingers through Team's hair, placing kisses on the crown of his head, squeezing him tightly, just everything and anything he could do to show Team he was loved. The sky was changing from the bright yellow of mid-afternoon to the soft orange-yellow of late afternoon before he felt the need to speak, "Were you really that worried about what I would think of you?"

Team felt like he was glowing, being wrapped up in Hia's octopus-like grip made him feel like the outside world couldn't touch him. He nuzzled his nose into Hia's neck and sighed contently. "I was," his voice was muffled, "but not because of anything you've done. After the accident, a lot of kids at school began to pick on me and since I've never really been outgoing, it isolated me more than just being a bit of a loner." Team placed a soft kiss on the hallow of Win's neck, "Hia Ton was the one who made sure I played with other kids and made sure I had someone to play with in my class. And then he wasn't there anymore."

"Good. It would crush me if I had done something to make you think I wouldn't continue to support you." Win gently pulled his head away from its spot nestled in Team's hair. "I'm so glad you shared this with me. I want to be your safe place always."

Team just smiled happily up at him. "You are. You annoy me sometimes, Hia." Team poked him hard in his side, " You push my buttons on purpose but you also know when I just need a hug or some encouragement." He twined their fingers together, "Pharm and Manow are my best friends and I feel comfortable with them, but never as comfortable as I feel with you."

He sighed content with where he was but also sad for what could have been if he'd known, "I don't know what Manow told Pharm about P'Spark but I can tell you that she didn't even hear half of what he said to me." Team began to fidget with Win's hoodie, "Can we sit up?"