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Can't Breathe

(This symbol [~] represents the end of an actual experience I've had recently. The scenario does happen in a hospital, just like real life. I replaced myself with Peter, My mum with Bucky and my Dad with Mr Stark. Please be considerate, this took a lot of courage on my part to write.)

(PETERS POV)

I wake up once more, feeling slightly better physically. Beside me, I see Mr Stark, and all I think is one think.

What happened to Bucky?

I nudge Mr Stark's chair as soon as my chest constricts.
He looks up immediately and sees the pain and panic on my face, and kneels beside my bed.
"H-Hel- I cannnt br-eathe M' Strk" I pant quickly and he acts fast.
He lightly moves me over to the left side of my bed and sits beside me. He sits me up and moves me onto his lap, letting me listen to his heart.
"I need you to breathe, kiddo. In and out, don't panic. Calm down and tell me what is making you so worked up. You're doing great..."
He is really kind.
I follow his breathing pattern until I can talk without panting or panicking.
"Where's Bucky? What happened? I want Bucky!"
Mr Stark calmly explained the dilemma.
"Bucky had to sleep. He's in the spare hospital bed beside yours."
I nod after checking the fact. He was in fact in the other bed beside me.

~~~

Mr Stark soon left because Bruce came in.
Bruce had to run 'tests' on me, and he didn't want to watch.
"M'kay Peter, I need to make sure you're fit to leave the Med Bay, so I need to run some tests, okay?" Bruce kindly asks.
That's nice. Do they actually care about me?
I nod.
He walks to my right side and takes out all of my IVs and wiping away the spot of blood that appeared after each one.
He makes me stand up and I wobble. He supports me lightly until I steady myself.
"Okay, great work Peter. I expected worse after 4 weeks asleep."
My eyes bulge out of my head.
Four weeks?
Four weeks!?
I couldn't have slept for that long!
I'm gonna have the worst punishment of my life!
FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFU-
"-ter! Peter breathe! You need to breathe with me! In.....Out. That's it, keep breathing deeply. Calm down. Great."
I take deep breaths under the instruction of Bruce, and soon I can breathe properly.
I mumble an apology under my breath, and thankfully he doesn't catch it.
No weakness.

Bucky stirs beside me and looks toward me with tired eyes, mouth curving upwards into a smile.
"Finally awake, huh?" He asks, swinging his legs off the bed and standing up.
I nod, scared to speak.
Bruce walks to Buck, whispering something before walking out.
Bucky turns to me.

"Listen, Peter. There's a... person here in the tower. He's dangerous, but he wants to meet you. Are you okay with that?" He asks, walking forward and grabbing my hand, slowly pulling me out of the hospital ward.
I nod and walk beside him.
Its weird, I think that my right arm is missing and Bucky's left arm is... metal.

I brainstorm as we enter the lift once again.
Bucky starts talking to me again.
"This person is a God named Loki, and he only wants to meet you, to see if he can help. See if he can help you mentally recover." He attempts to start a conversation.
I again just nod.
Theres too many things to recover from...
This man wont be able to help me, but let's go along with it for now.

The metal doors slide back open to the colourful hallway, revealing a man in black and green robes.
"James"
"Loki"
That's rather cold.
I murmur a quick hello and hide behind Bucky.
Loki bends down and holds out his hand for me to shake.
I briefly flinch away before finally taking the hand.

"Hello, Peter is it? My name is Loki Laufeyson, and I want to see if I can help you, okay?" He asks gently, ignoring Bucky.
I walk out from behind Bucky and nod, before being led to the big couch.
Others surrounded us and Bucky held my hand as he explained.

"Peter, this isn't a complete fix and you need to understand that. You'll have nightmares, yes, and panic attacks, but they'll be a bit better. Your...triggers wont affect you anymore. That may be all my powers can do, however."
I nod once again, before I'm plunged into darkness...

~~~
So...

I'm alive?
I'm really sorry for not updating, but I had to take time off and work on my mental health.

Bullies suck.

Anyway, I'm feeling much better now!
Hope you enjoy this story (again)

Bye guys, gals and non-binary pals!

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