accidental groupchat // 5sos

18

Last part before epilogue

3rd person

-
Michael and Calum were relaxing at Ashton's flat while Luke and Ashton were making dinner. They were giggling and messing around in there so the other two boys decided to tangle themselves in each other and watch reruns of Teen Wolf.

Calum laid on Michael's chest as they laid on the couch. Calum was playing with Michael's collar on his flannel while Michael's hand was in Calum's shirt, rubbing his warm back soothingly.

"Oh lovebirds! Dinner is ready!" Luke called from the kitchen. Michael chuckled at them and waited for Calum to get up so they could go eat. But Calum didn't move, he sat there and frowned.

"Calum? What's wrong, baby? Aren't you hungry?" Michael asked and before Calum could lie and say no, his stomach growled loudly. "I'll take that as a yes." Michael chuckled and picked Calum up easily, setting him beside him and standing up. Calum hesitantly followed. He didn't want to eat. He wanted to be skinny because he and Michael were sleeping in the same bed tonight in the guest bedroom. He'd probably want to do stuff with Michael and it's kind of a mood killer having his shirt on. He wanted Michael to think he was skinny.

Luke and Ashton made some terrible looking spaghetti that Ashton promised was good. Michael bought it and made himself a plate of it and then got Calum some. Calum gulped at the sight of the large portion of food. He was really hungry.

They sat down at the small table and ate. Luke and Ashton were all touchy and stuff and Michael was rubbing Calum's thigh comfortably while they ate.

Twenty minutes later everyone finished and while Luke and Ashton did the dishes and Michael put away the food, Calum announced he had to use the restroom. He rushed to the bathroom and shut the door behind him. He turned on the sink and leaned over the toilet, immediately sticking a finger down his throat and throwing up the spaghetti that turned out to be delicious.

He ate it all and even let Michael feed him some of his, Lady and The Tramp style. His throat burned and his eyes watered, but he needed to be skinny.

Once most was out he stopped and breathed heavily. He felt more still in his body and lifted his shirt to poke what he saw as fat and rolls, but to others was so skinny it looked dangerous.

He leaned back over the toilet and began to stick two fingers down his throat when there was a knock at the door. He didn't quite hear it though, due to the sink still being on.

"Calum, we're going to watch a movie and Lu- Calum?!" Michael screamed and rushed over to Calum who was red in the face and trying to uselessly stick his fingers down his throat. He puked it all out and now he was just suffocating himself by not breathing and instead trying to puke.

Michael grabbed Calum's wrist and took it away from his mouth and grabbed the sobbing boy and pulled him into his lap.

But Calum still thought he wasn't done. He needed to be skinny for Michael so he thrashed around in Michael's arms and kicked and shouted and sobbed.

"Calum! Cal, stop!" Michael shouted and held Calum down. Calum sobbed and hiccupped and finally calmed down. He let Michael hold him and rub his head and kiss his forehead and whisper sweet things in his ear.

Luke came rushing in with Ashton and choked back a sob when he saw the two. He looked in the toilet and looked away, knowing what happened. He turned the water off and hid his face in Ashton's shirt.

The four boys stood in the bathroom. Each boy had been broken all their life. Whether it was battling anorexia, accepting your sexuality, being comfortable in their own skin, or accepting that you can be tough but still be weak, all boys knew they'd get through it. The four boys all had each other to help them through it and at that moment, that's all that mattered. Each other.

And for the first time in a very long time, Calum, Michael, Luke, and Ashton all felt happy and loved.

**

That was cheesy but still kinda cute. And Mikey's problem will be explained how all this helped him get through it and what happens to them later.