Only Human | Sander Sides

Saved~Demus Request

INFO
-requested by ParanoidShipper
-u!patton 
-human au 
-abusive moceit 

TRIGGER WARNINGS
-abuse 
-violence 
-u!patton
-patton thinking depression is fake 
-patton not giving ethan his meds 

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Ethan didn't mean to sleep past his alarm. Or the second one. He just felt so tired, so sad, so empty. If only Patton would give him his antidepressants back. He should have known it was a mistake to sleep in. The third alarm goes off and Ethan shoots up in his bed, checking the time. "Oh, no, no, no, no!" He hurriedly throws on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt before running downstairs to the kitchen. Patton will be home soon and Ethan needs to clean the kitchen, living room, and bathroom. He puts the already clean dishes away as fast as he can without breaking them, words of uselessness repeating in his head. He fills the sink as he stacks the dishes and then starts washing plates. Thankfully, there weren't too many dishes and he gets them done quickly. Then he starts cleaning the living room, stuffing mail into the end table and wiping it down with a cloth. He starts vacuuming, unable to hear over the roar. Halfway through, a hand grabs his shoulder. Ethan jumps and starts shaking, turning to look at his fear. 

"You should have been done cleaning by now Ethan," Patton says with a sharp, disappointed tone. "I'm sorry Patton, I just, well, I slept past my alarm, I just couldn't get out of bed-" Patton slapped Ethan, "No excuses! You just want to rely on drugs for some fake illness. You know the rules and you know what happens when you break them." Ethan tries to stop the tears from falling down his face as Patton drags him by the wrist upstairs. He knows better than to beg. Patton opens the closet door and throws a crying Ethan in, "You can come out in a week." The closet door slams and Ethan hears a padlock clicking in place. He curls into a ball in the corner and cries silently. He hears the front door slam as well and figures that Patton must have left for work. Eventually, the tears stop and he's just tiredly sitting in a ball. 

Ethan doesn't know when he dozed off, but the foot going through the closet door sure woke him up. He screams in surprise and a mouth with a mustache is visible outside of the hole, "Shh." Ethan quickly shuts his mouth as more of the door is destroyed, wood flying. Door no longer trapping him, Ethan looks towards the intruder, "Remus?" Remus grins and extends a hand, "I heard the slams. Let's get out of here!" Ethan smiles through more tears, this time happy, and grabs Remus' hand. They make their way downstairs but the door is open and Patton is waiting. "Where do you think you're going!?" Ethan tenses and Remus stands in front of him, fists raised, "I'm saving him from you." Patton scoffs, "Me? I'm his boyfriend. He loves me!" Remus frowns, "You were abusing him!" Patton steps closer, "He broke the rules. He knew he'd get punished." Remus swings his fist and hits Patton in the jaw, "You're a piece of shit!" While Patton tries to recover, Remus takes Ethan's hand again and pulls him out of the house. 

They run down the street and into Remus' house, littered with random junk. Remus locks the door as Ethan sits on an empty spot on the couch, "I'm sorry Remus, you shouldn't have had to go through that." Remus takes Ethan's hand again, "No, you shouldn't have had to go through that. Patton is a piece of shit and you deserve better. No one should be locked away or abused." Ethan smiles at Remus who smiles back, "We probably shouldn't stay here though. I'll tell my cop buddy about Patton and we should stay in a hotel until he's arrested." Ethan agrees and Remus starts packing clothes into some suitcases. They agree on a cheap hotel and Ethan insists on driving as Remus talks on the phone. Remus is still on the phone when they get to the hotel so Ethan talks to the staff, "One bed." He is handed a keycard and leads Remus to the room. 

When Remus finally gets off the phone, he sits next to Ethan on the bed, "My buddy is gonna do a search of Patton's house and take him to hold while we fill out some forms. We can do that tomorrow though, you need a break." Ethan smiles at Remus, "Thank you again. Tomorrow, could we also stop by the pharmacy? I haven't taken my anti-depressants in so long and all my bottles have been thrown out." "Sure, Remus replies and lays out on the bed, pulling Ethan close, "But for now let's just watch TV."