GRIANAGST

Cachexia G]

SEASON 7
WORDS: 1181
CONTENT WARNING: STARVING, BLOOD, MANIPULATION, BODY SHAMING

Anorexia: an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.

Cachexia: // Some people may lose weight despite eating normally. This is called cachexia. With cachexia, your body may not be absorbing all the fat, protein, and carbohydrate from the food you eat. And you may be burning up calories faster than normal. People with cachexia lose muscle and often fat too. // ( basically, no matter what you eat you will lose pounds. )

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Grian came back from an end raid and when he was changing sweaters he noticed he was all skin and bones. He checked his weight and he was only 108 Lbs (48.988 KG). This was worrying for him since the average weight for his age was 197 Lbs (89.358 KG). The builder started to cook and eat some food and tried to gain more so he wouldn't be judged for being only bones. He checked again after eating and saw that his weight went even lower. The hermit slouched on his bed thinking of ways of what to do but he soon got tired and ended up just wearing thick and oversized clothing. Cuffing the ends of his sleeves so it wouldn't get blown up by the wind.
He saw Xisuma fly by and drop a note to his base then to Mumbo's. He grabbed the note and read it word for word. "Hey, Meet by hermitville and go to the tallest house in the forest near the lake, we're having another vacation for a week since its a new month! Don't forget our hermit traditions alright? -X "
Grian sighed and he pocketed the note, flying down to the first floor of his base and packing up. He brought a bag full of a first aid kit, snacks, extra clothes, essentials, and some of his tools and armor just in case.
The hermit arrived late and he knocked on the cabin's door with his elytra on and sticks and leaves still him his hair.
"Oh, Grian's here!" Doc said, ruffling the builder's hair, getting the sticks and leaves out.
"Hi!" Grian greeted, making his way to his room to unpack.
Everyone soon got called to eat at the table. False, TFC, and Iskall brought and cooked the food. Grian got a big plate full of food cause he was determined to gain some pounds cause he was extremely underweight.
He was eating outside by himself then he suddenly got a private message from sam, the number he thought he'd blocked.

<Samthegladiator> Hey

<Grian> What do you want, I thought I had blocked you already.

<Samthegladiator> I see you're eating more you pig. Twinks like you shouldn't be eating much, should they? Your friends might think you're disgusting.

The builder felt his heart drop as he read sam's message. He took a look at the food he was eating and it suddenly felt like he's gained a thousand pounds. The hermit threw the food away and ran to the bathroom. He leaned on the toilet seat and forced himself to purge the food out of his system by sticking his index and middle finger down his throat.
The builder coughed as he flushed it, got up, and washed his hands. He soon made his way back to his room and locked the door. The hermit broke down on his knees the second he heard the lock click. Tears started forming in his eyes, red nose and hands covering your mouth so you don't make too much noise. The builder got up and checked his weight. He was 95 LBS ( 43.091 KG ) the hermit started crying again, falling on his bed. He was severely underweight and was starting to develop anorexia.

The hermit didn't have enough calories to burn therefore, he was always so cold. He wore a shirt under his sweater, coving himself in a thick blanket as well. This continued for 3 days the hermit started to realize his hair is falling out constantly, His body bruises up easily leaving him to cover up. His nails chipped at broke like thin ice. His skin like ice as it's cold to the touch, he would always sleep and always felt tired. He couldn't stop this from happening, this wasn't a choice.

"Grian?" Xisuma asked, knocking on the door.
"Hello? Can I come in? I have the food you forgot to eat yesterday."
Xisuma got no answer.
"Okay then, I'll just leave it outside your door okay?" Xisuma placed the food down and made his way back to the others.
The hermit started crying when he heard the admin's footsteps fade into the distance. He punched himself for not eating he didn't want to eat but still hated himself for not eating.
After a while, Grian stood up and stared himself in the mirror and noticed bruises on his face and arms. He'd bruised so easily that his chest was covered in bruises just from him tossing and turning in his sleep.
He covered up his bruise with his hair and rolled his sleeves down.
The hermit figured it had been too long since he was in his room so he went outside, passed the hallway, and to xisuma and doc playing cards.
"Hi X! Hi Doc!"
"Oh hey Gri! Me and Doc are just playing speed, you wanna play?"
"Uhm, sure?"

The hermits played two games of speed before doc noticed a bruise on grian's face that he attempted to cover up with his hair.
"Grian?"
"Yea doc?"
"You okay G? There's a bruise on your left eye."
Grian looked shocked but played it off like it was nothing. "Really? Oh, I didn't notice.. y-you guys wanna play another game?"
Both hermits could hear the worry in the builder's voice. Xisuma hugged grian from behind while doc started to put a bag of ice on his bruise. Grian tried to push Doc away but was way too weak to do so.
"Grian did you get weaker? Your punches use to hit like a truck but now it just feels like tickling."
"Shut it, I may have gotten weaker but I still have access to blades," The Builder said, confidently gesturing at the hermit's, making his sleeves role up and show more bruises.
Xisuma sighed as he pulled doc and grian to a separate room.
"Grian lift your sweater."
"Huh-"
"Do it."
Grian did was he was told and doc and xisuma gasped at the sight of the hermit's arms and chest looking like skin and bones, bruises everywhere.
"Grian how much do you weigh?"
"Last time I checked I was 95 LBS.." ( 43.091 KG )
"That's enough, grian we're getting you to eat."
"But-"
"No excuses."
"O-okay xisuma.."

After weeks and weeks of Xisuma forcing the builder to eat, he overcame his Anorexia but still had cachexia which was a problem. Xisuma knew he had cachexia so he made grian try out some Orexigenic and Anabolic steroids and it worked. Grian will never forget that he had it but at least he was okay.