friable (adjective)
easily broken into pieces or reduced to nothing.
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day six -> part three.
Chase was taken aback, to say the least. He had never expected to hear those words from Zero. Although, before he could comment on it, Zero continued.
"Today she's in a worse mood than usual. That's why I came here. I'm too scared to go home."
That made Chase's heart sink.
"You can stay here for as long as you'd like to. It's boring staying alone anyway," Chase told him with a sympathetic grin.
"It wouldn't bother you?"
"Not at all," Chase admitted truthfully. "It's always a pleasure having you here."
To that, Zero gave Chase a small yet still genuine smile.
"Hey, just wait here, okay?" Chase instructed before leaving the room without another word. Zero, although confused, complied. A few minutes later, Chase sauntered back into the room - first aid kit in hand. "Don't say anything. Just let me take care of you."
Zero let out a soft sigh, his eyes meeting Chase's with a grateful smile that read 'what would I do without you?'.
Chase knelt down in front of Zero and squeezed out a pea sized amount of gel onto his hands - and he began working his magic. He tried his absolute hardest to be as gentle as he could, but he still received a few yelps and whimpers from Zero time-to-time. After he had finished, he set the first aid kit aside and stood up abruptly.
"Come on, it's getting late. You can sleep on my bed," Chase offered, helping Zero stand up. Zero glanced over at the kitten which was now sound asleep on a bean bag in the corner of the room before looking back at Chase.
"Where will you sleep then?"
"On the couch over here," Chase shrugged. "Don't worry about me, you deserve some rest."
"Are you s-"
"Yes, I'm sure," Chase interrupted with a smile of reassurance. "Don't worry about me."
"But I can't just steal your bed like that. And at some point you'll get tired of sleeping on the couch," Zero stated.
"We'll talk this out in the morning, okay? For now, go to bed."
And so he did.
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Thirty Days ✔
Romancein which a boy has thirty days to convince his crush to not commit suicide. tw! mentions of suicide, self-harm & depression. [COMPLETE] lowercase intended. started: 04/08/2020 finished: 04/10/2020 milestones: #4 in lgbt - 5/26/20 #4 in lgbtq - 5/26...
