Badcopingmechanisms Stories

Kurt get's raped and, Instead of breaking down, he retreats behind a shield of harshness, hatred, and bad behaviour to gain the control taken from him. - I apologise that I don't know who this prompt is from. Notes: So I don't usually write pieces like this, but it was an interesting concept to me. Besides when I'm upset or going through stuff it helps to read things where my favourite characters are going through the same stuff or stuff I've struggled with in the past. I know that sounds weird. Either way I know other people like that as well so here is Kurt angst based off the prompt. I know it's from a few years ago and I'm probably late to the whole prompt thing but still. Feedback is always helpful and I'm sorry if people don't want to read stuff like this.

When something is trying to get to the real world by using the corpses of the people that died in their dreams, every sleeping moment is a risk when one doesn't know how to defend themselves, fight, or identify a trap. It's like playing Russian roulette every time one goes to sleep; either one gets a good dream, a bad dream, or a trap dream. . . . A big wish that everyone has is to just live normally without the fear of going to sleep. But in Astea, EVERYTHING but freedom is possible.