You Better Take Cover (SlazowTV)

8 - need to know

Sorrow woke up the next morning and sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose as he tried to stand up. The effects of the concussion were supposed to be gone by now, but at the moment, it didn't feel like anything was getting better.

"What the fuck, seriously?" Sorrow murmured to nothing in particular. He was gripping his head as he staggered to the left. Slazo walked in from another room and took notice, putting a hand on his boyfriend's shoulder as it shook from the sudden pain. Sorrow couldn't see or hear anything, a high pitched ringing in his ears as he tried to steady himself. It passed as quickly as it came, things slowly returning to normal around him as he took deep breaths and tried to clear out the fog of confusion in his head.

"I.. I can't keep doing this, man. Living with this kinda shit and not knowing why or how this happened. Slaz, please, just tell me what happened that night."

Slazo froze. He didn't want to talk about it. The last thing he wanted to do was relive that night. He sighed in defeat.

"Fine, we.. we got drunk, and decided to go into the ocean. It was great at first, but the waves were a bit heavier than was safe. One hit us both, but you got knocked headfirst into a rock. Once I got to the surface and figured out what went on, I went to find you. You were underwater, and out cold. I brought you to the shore, and called an ambulance, but for a second there, I thought you... you were.." he had tears in his eyes.
Sorrow had a lot he wanted to say. He wanted to tell him it was okay, that he was okay and none of it was anyone's fault. But he couldn't make out any words, so instead he just embraced him. They stayed like that for a while, both wanting to move on but not sure how until the effects of the concussion subsided.

Sorrow made himself a cup of tea as he waited for the headache to end. He wanted to go back to sleep from the exhaustion, so he and Slazo decided to take it easy that day. He went back to sleep, and Slazo recorded a Subreddit Safari.
Sorrow woke up early the morning after, his head a little light but otherwise relatively clear. He didn't have any headache. Standing up didn't give him a migraine. He felt... oddly fine.

He went over to the kitchen, where Slazo was having a cup of black coffee. "I.. I think it's over."

"What's over?"

"The concussion"

"Wait, really?!"