forum Romance Roleplay (Closed O/O)

Started March 02, 2020 by @Rainy_day_artist_classic group

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Melissa sat there, quiet as could be to not distract him. She fiddled with her hair, watching him as he continued to scribble out the answers.

Lucas worked quietly for a couple of hours, not wanting to stop even though he was obviously growing tired and frustrated. He didn't have a lot more time to get the work done, and it felt like he still had so much more to do.

Melissa had zoned out while he worked, not really noticing anything was wrong with him. But eventually her thoughts went to him, and reality settled in. “Lu you alright?” She asked as she glanced over to him.

"Fine, fine…" Lucas mumbled in reply, running his fingers through his hair with a soft sigh. "I'm perfectly fine…"

Taken aback by his reply, she hesitantly reached over to hold his free hand. “You sure? You don’t really seem fine…” Melissa stated softly.

"Just a little bit overwhelmed, darling… letting myself get lost in my head even though I should know better than that…" Lucas started tapping one foot on the ground, and the hand holding his pencil was trembling too much for him to be able to write anything legible.

“Then maybe you should take a break.” Melissa stated softly, resting her other hand on his shaking one. “I really don’t want you pushing yourself like this. It’s really not good for you…”

"Mm…" Lucas reluctantly let go of his pencil and closed his eyes. "But I just have so much to do and not enough time to do it…" He whispered weakly.

“I know honey…” Melissa whispered, leaning over to kiss his cheek. Lingering for a couple seconds, she gently rubbed the back of his his hand. “You’re going to be able to do it though, darling. I promise.”

Lucas rested his head against Melissa's, keeping his eyes closed for the time being. "I'm worried I won't be able to get all of it done in time and the teachers will be angry with me because Mental health isn't an excuse to not get work done, and… and I just… I'm probably just being stupid…"

Melissa pulled him closer to herself, rubbing his shoulders to try and relax him. “You’ll be just fine darling. They’re not going to be mad at you, because you’re getting so close to being done. I mean look at all the work you’ve accomplished in the last few days. You still have a few days to finish the rest of it.”

"But I don't even get most of it, so I'm probably gonna fail all these assignments anyway, and then what's even the point of doing them?" Lucas asked weakly.

“I don’t know babe… I wish you could just skip it, but you can’t…” Melissa whispered, kissing his forehead, gently running her fingers through his hair. “But I promise, you’re going to be okay…”

Lucas sighed softly and huddled a bit closer to Melissa. "I'm sorry, Mel… you shouldn't have to deal with me… I'm just being stupid…"

“Lucas, honey, it’s okay.” Melissa insisted as she continued to play with his hair. “You don’t have to apologize love. You’re stressed out, not stupid.”

"No, no, I'm stupid… I shouldn't have been stupid enough to get myself stuck in a hospital and miss all my classes so now I don't know how to do anything…"

"Lucas… come on." Melissa sighed weakly, kissing the top of his head. She gently rubbed his shoulders, trying to relax him. "You can't blame yourself for what happened to you. You didn't ever want to go in the first place."

"But I'm the one who did it to myself. I deserved to be sent there, because it was entirely my fault." Lucas sighed shakily, obviously very tense.

"It's not your fault, love. It's what your dad did to you. It really, really hurt you, and quite honestly damaged you a lot." Melissa whispered, gently nuzzling against him.

"W-Well, yeah, but I just… I-I should be stronger than this…" Lucas whispered. "I don't want to end up like Claus…"

"You won't end up like Claus. I promise you won't." Melissa insisted, pulling him closer. "And you're not weak, you're just in a weak moment. Think about it, you've made it this far. You've been strong enough for a long time."

Lucas sighed softly. "I'm sorry… I shouldn't be dragging Claus into this. I know it'll only make me feel worse…"

Melissa gave him a gentle look, playing with his hair some. "Exactly…" She whispered. Though her face was soft, she wasn't exactly smiling as she attempted to comfort him.

"I'm just being stupid… and… and I'm wasting time that I should be spending working." Lucas picked his pencil back up with a shaky sigh.

Melissa put her hand back on his hand, still running her fingers through his hair. “I really think you need a break, honey. You shouldn’t keep working if you’re going to have a break down.”

"But I can't keep taking so many breaks or I'll never get everything done, Mel… I can… I'll be fine…" He replied weakly.

"You're not fine, though." Melissa insisted with a weak sigh. "I really think you need to take a break- for like, five minutes. That's all."

"I don't have time to take breaks… I've taken too many breaks already…" Lucas scribbled down another answer as well as he could.

"Lucas, honey…" Melissa whispered weakly, looking up at him. "Please, it's not good for you to work for too long."

"But… but I don't have the time, Mel…" Lucas whispered in reply. "I can't just take breaks whenever I want…"