N.E.Ø.S. The Official Object Show Inspired Book.

Chapter 4. Gone But Not Forgotten.

Chapter 4. Gone But Not Forgotten.

TW: mentions of depression, flashbacks, mentions of death, self hatred, panic attacks, and mentions of traumatic experiences.

Stuffy felt himself be dragged out of his sleep by the sound of his alarm clock going off. He blinked then groaned and rolled over to face his alarm clock before he started slapping at it until it turned off.

He snarled then looked back up at the ceiling, "great... another two hours of sleep. Wonderful." he thought as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.

He stared at the ceiling for a few more minutes before he rolled out of his twin sized bed and stood up, his balance a bit unsteady. He sighed, annoyed by the fact that he had woken up in the first place, then grabbed his medication and took the prescribed amount.

He slammed the bottle back down on the table then cracked his knuckles then grabbed the notebook he used to write down ideas for the show. "Alright... What friendships am I ruining today?" he thought as he sat back down on his bed and started doodling ideas, his lines shaky and uneven.

He huffed as he paused, taping his pencil on the page as he waited for ideas. His ears pressed down in annoyance, nothing.

He closed the notebook angrily, then threw it onto the floor as he stood back up. "Whatever... it's not like this show is basically my entire life and it's all i have left or anything!" he thought, sarcasm was clear in his tone, even in his thoughts.

He walked over to the mirror that was hung up on the closet, polaroids and sticky notes taped to the sides of the full body mirror. He looked himself up and down, taking in his incredibly disheveled appearance before he sighed and grabbed a hair brush and started combing his fur out.

After a few minutes he finally managed to get his fur somewhat more put together as he grabbed his blue bowtie and put it on. He looked at himself and noticed that his eyebags and slightly shaky appearance was still visible.

He scoffed and he spoke out loud to himself, "pathetic..." he sighed then walked over the piles of random junk and to his door.

He opened it then started walking down the halls. Right as he rounded a corner he felt something, or someone, shove him into a wall and pin him by his wrists against it. Stuffy gasped and squeaked a bit in surprise.

"You liar!" It was Salt Lamp. Stuffy looked up at him in shock, his ears pressed down and his fur spiked up as he stared at the clearly pissed off contestant.

"I- what are you talking about...?" Stuffy managed to ask, "you know what im talking about you murderer!" Salt Lamp yelled in his face.

Stuffys heart dropped and his eyes widened in fear, completely dropping his egotistical attitude. Salt Lamp snarled as they continued talking, "you lied about this being the first season. You left them there to die!" "W-what...? I- I didn't do anything like that... what are you talking about?!" "DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH ME!" Salt Lamp shouted back.

Stuffy flinched a bit and stared at him in panic. "How the hell did they find out about the first season?!" he thought as anxiety started to tug at his heart.

"I- nothing happened- I can explain-" Salt Lamp cut him off before he could continue, "well, maybe we should just ask your fiance?" Salt Lamp said with a low growl.

...

Stuffy froze... pure horror and grief washing over him at the mention of Squishy. Stuffy's heart began beating faster until it felt like it was going to beat out of his chest. The emotions that were swirling around inside of him began to overwhelm him.

Tears pricked at the corner of his eyes as he managed to bring himself to look Salt Lamp in the eyes, "I- I didn't mean to hurt anyone... I was stupid and naive... I- I'm sorry..." Stuffys voice trembled a bit as he spoke, sadness and grief practically dripping from his voice.

Salt Lamp seemed a bit taken aback by how Stuffys voice shook and how tears glossed his eyes, but his expression darkened again as he snarled. "Oh, and that just fixes everything, doesn't it? A measly 'im sorry?' I'm not here to listen to your pity party, Stuffy... You're an incompetent bastard and a shitty person..." Salt Lamp stepped back, releasing his hold on Stuffy.

Stuffy slid back against the wall until he sat onto the ground. He couldn't bring himself to look Salt Lamp, or Woas who was standing behind him, in the eye anymore.

"I'm not going to tell anyone... but I hope you can live with yourself knowing that other objects died in your care... I'll see you at the next competition, Stuffy." Salt Lamp snarled then spun around and walked off with Woas in tow.

Stuffy watched them leave as he pulled his knees up to his chest, trembling. He stared off into space as everything started to feel like a dream...

As he dissociated more and more he swore he could hear the ambulance siren as it wailed overhead... the feeling of a blanket wrapped around his shoulders as he sat on the cold steel backing of an ambulance... the lights.... Those damn red and blue lights as they flickered back and forth...

Stuffy grabbed onto his shoulders as he tried to bring himself back to reality. He took a deep breath, panic and fear coursing through his body.

He shakily stood up off the floor of the dorms and started walking back to his room, tears trickling down his face as he let out quiet whimpers, trying to repress flashbacks that threatened to surface.

He quickly walked back into his room and slammed the door behind himself. He walked over to his bed then shakily collapsed onto it. He grabbed onto his pillow and sobbed into it, tears staining the fabric as he cried. He didn't care about competition anymore or showing up for the contest...

he just wanted to be left alone.

[hello. It's me again. I'm sorry for the mass amounts of Stuffy angst but I just can't stop myself. I just started hyperfixating on NEOS and I'm actually going to have a mental breakdown if I don't write more so at least there will be more chapters soon. It's almost night and i still haven done my math work because i've been so fixated on this chapter (somebody sedate me) anyways, this chapter is brought to you by my stupid ahh brain. Bye bye ;) ]

(psssttt, you there... i have a NEOS inspired playlist on spotify and a Stuffy c.ai bot if you want some more content... okay bye)

c.ai: https://character.ai/chat/8F4On30eED_cH0-lee9olhLGj2pZYzPWm9iYG9xtISE

NEOS inspired playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6qMpNf5qBmEYbmITJzqqSq?si=iQvFEiSBT_-pU29XFgSKIw&pi=Qx_jD910S6Gh2