•Title: "Faint"
•Requester:
•Warnings: eating disorder, hate
•Inspiration:
•Type: angst
A/N: hope you enjoy
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Corbyn sat up in his bed with had thoughts swarming his mind. It was going to be a bad day.
He sighs as he walks into the bathroom and splashes water on his face. All he sees when he looks in the mirror are his flaws.
His cheeks were too chubby, his hair was a gross mix of blonde and brown. His shoulders and arms didn't have enough muscles. He didn't have a six pack like the other boys, and his boyfriend. He couldn't see anything attractive about his reflection. All he saw was fat.
He sighs as he steps onto the scale.
145.6 lbs
That was a good weight. To anyone else, Corbyn was perfect. To himself, he was far from it.
"No more eating, lots of working out," he says to himself.
He quickly throws on a pair of joggers and a hoodie. The more he sweats, the less he'll weigh. He grabs his sneakers and walks downstairs.
"I'm going for a run," he says to the other boys.
"Uh wearing that? It is 87 degrees out, Corbs," Jonah says.
"I gotta go," and with that, his shoes are tied and he is out the door.
He jogs at a steady pace until he reaches Logan's neighborhood. He decides he'll pay his boyfriend a visit. He jogs past the gate and down the street to Logan's gate. He walks in and walks to the door.
*knock knock knock*
He hears rapid footsteps before the door opens.
"Hey babe. I didn't know you were coming," Logan says as he lets the younger boy inside.
"I wasn't planning to come but ended up here," Corbyn lets out a chuckle as he hugs Logan.
"Babe, you're soaked in sweat," Logan states as he looks the boy over, "why the hell are you wearing a heavy sweatshirt in this weather?" Logan asks.
"I don't know. Just felt like it. Wanna join me on my run? I can't stay here for long. I'm planning to go work out with the boys later," Corbyn responds.
"Uh sure. And yeah I know. Jonah invited me to come along," Logan says, "you seem very... hyperactive," he continues.
"Nah. Guess I just woke up full of energy," Corbyn lies.
Logan gives him a weird look but grabs his shoes anyways.
They both begin to jog together back to the why don't we house.
"Wanna stop and get something to eat?" Logan suggests.
"No I already ate breakfast," Corbyn lies once again.
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For the next two weeks, Corbyn acted the same. He would tell the boys he ate with Logan, and tell Logan he ate with the boys.
Corbyn sighs as he walks into the bathroom and steps on the scale.
130.5 lbs.
corbyn smiles as he looks into the mirror, still seeing fat, but not as much.
"Corbs, we gotta leave in 10 minutes. Logan should be here by then," he hears Jonah yell.
"Alright! I'm almost ready," Corbyn says as he throws on a t-shirt and a pair of jeans before slipping on his vans.
Logan arrived and they all got in the yeti and started towards the arena.
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Corbyn was doing their dance to "Unbelievable" when he started to feel as though he was high. It felt as if he was dreaming or having an out of body experience. He is soon aware that the music had cut off and the boys walked towards him.
"Corbs, you good?" He hears a voice ask. He was only able to hear the voice because the entire crowd was silent.
He can slowly feel his eyes roll back in his head before he collapses, hearing the girls in the crown shreik as his eyes close.
He opens his eyes slowly as he feels a hand on the back of his neck.
"Someone get Logan, and a medic," he hears a voice shout. Soon enough, Corbyn feels himself get lifted off the ground bridal style and brought away from the quiet murmur of fans. He brings a hand up to his head.
"W-what happened?" He asks as he is set down on the couch.
"What have you eaten today?" A random guy asks.
"N-nothing," he says quietly, not knowing the boys and logan were in the room.
"What? You said you ate breakfast while we all got ready," Jack says in disbelief.
"I lied," Corbyn says simply.
"When was the last time you ate?" The same man asks.
"Uh i don't know. Some point last week,"
"Corbyn what the fuck!" Logan yells as he stands up.
Corbyn lets tears escape.
"Okay, Corbs, you just rest all right? We'll get you something to eat," Jonah says quietly.
"I'm not hungry," Corbyn argues.
"I don't give a shit. You're eating. Okay? I love you too much to let you die," Logan says sternly.
They all leave and corbyn is with the man again.
"Listen, if I was under the stress and faced the risk of critisism you do every day, I'd feel the same way. You have to let someone know when you start to realize you're losing yourself," the man says.
"Okay" is all corbyn says.
"When did it start? With a post on social media?"
"Actually, yes. I posted a shirtless picture, the other boys did too. I got a significantly lower amount of likes than them," Corbyn says.
"Social media was created to bring people closer together. Instead, it seperates us from our own souls," the man says just as logan and the others return. Logan hands Corbyn an apple, protein bar, and bottle of water.
The medic, Jonah, Daniel, Jack, and Zach all left the room. Logan sits on the couch next to the younger boy. He watched as Corbyn drinks the water, staring at the apple and protein bar.
"Corbs, what's going?" Logan asks softly, placing his hand on Corbyn's leg.
"I just want to be thinner for you," the younger boy says.
"Baby, I'd love you even if you were fatter than an elephant. You're not even close to being described as 'overweight'. If you keep doing this, you could end up killing yourself," Logan says.
"Would that be so bad?" Corbyn asks, no emotion is in his voice.
"Yes! If I lost you, I wouldn't be able to function!" Logan says.
Corbyn just looks at his lap.
"C'mon. Get up," Logan says, dragging Corbyn upright.
"Where are we going?" Corbyn asks.
"To the hospital. You're obviously not going to eat, and I need you to be healthy," Logan responds. Corbyn didn't have the energy to fight so he takes Logan's hand and the two leave the room.
They get the others, explain to Jon what's going on, to which he agreed it was best. Eben decided to go tell the fans, with Corbyn's permission.
The car ride is silent. Jonah is driving, Zach next to him. In the very back, Jack and Daniel sit on their phones, trying to contact Corbyn's family and alert them to the events. In the middle, corbyn and Logan sit. Corbyn is asleep as he lays his head on Logan's lap. Logan is absentmindedly running his fingers through Corbyn's hair. As he does this, he wonders how he never noticed Corbyn's mental state. As they pull into a parking space, they all get out, Logan wakes Corbyn up.
"Please don't leave me here, Logie," Corbyn says as he sees the sign on the front.
"Corbs, I don't like this either. I hate the thought of not seeing you for 72 hours, but you need this. I'm sorry baby, but I can't trust you to eat. I would give anything to take all your pain, even if I had to endure it myself. Just please, do this for me," Logan responds.
Corbyn nods sadly, going into the building. Corbyn signs some papers, along with Logan. Soon enough, a couple doctors come out to walk him to his room. Corbyn turns to the group. He hugs Zach.
"You'll do great, Corbs," the youngest says.
Corbyn smiles and moves to Daniel, "good luck, bean."
Next is Jack, "we love ya, bud."
Then, Jonah, "we will be here in 71 hours to wait for an hour so you won't have to, alright?"
Corbyn nods then walks to Logan. The rest of the guys leave the area to let the couple have a moment alone.
"You'll be okay, Corbyn. I know I can't be in the room with you, but I will be in spirit. I will call to check in on your progress every day until I am here to pick you up. I love you to the moon, and we can get through this, okay?"
Corbyn nods and hugs his boyfriend tightly. He was crying, with Logan kissing his forehead. Logan hid it from Corbyn, but he was crying too. He didn't want to worry the younger boy anymore than he already was.
"Alright. Its time for you to go," Logan pulls away and pulls Corbyn in for a kiss.
Corbyn walks away with the doctors, and Logan feels tears hit his cheek. Once Corbyn leaves his view, he turns and walks out. Jonah is the first to hug him, as the others were crying.
The group drove back to the Why Don't We house, the car feeling very tense compared to on the way to the concert. Once they arrive, Logan goes straight to Corbyn's room and lays on the bed.
He falls asleep holding Corbyn's sweatshirt tightly.
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A/N: okay. I'm not gonna lie, I forgot I had this book. Hope you enjoyed
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