forum All my roleplays are dead please give me attention // closed oxo (I'll do more though)

Started November 22, 2021 by @Fraust

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Farah frowned. "You can talk to me," she murmured.

Aiki's gaze flicked between Eiji and Farah as they tried to silently convey that they didn't want to talk with him there.

Farah was confused at first, but she got the hint and nodded. "Alright. But you'd better tell me later. I'm worried about you," she whispered.

Aiki sighed softly and nodded reluctantly, continuing forward behind his brother. They soon arrived at the school and went their separate ways.

Farah waved to Eiji as he left and motioned for Aiki to lead the way to his class. Before she said anything to probe, she wanted to give them a chance to explain.

Aiki still chose not to explain anything. They didn't especially want to spill out all of their negative emotions in the middle of school, after all. His classmates might ask some unpleasant questions.

Farah inhaled slowly. Glancing around, she noticed an empty hallway and guided Aiki down it. Once it was just to two of them, she took his shoulders gently and whispered, "Talk to me."

Aiki seemed very uneasy and reluctant to speak. They typically tried to repress any memories like this so it didn't affect him, so being pushed to talk about it was pretty uncomfortable. "It's nothing…" He whispered weakly, avoiding Farah's eyes.

"No, it's not. Something is going on. We both know it's true," Farah insisted. "Please. I want to help you."

"I don't think there's any way to help… I-I should be over it by now. It happened years ago, I… this is stupid." Aiki insisted, growing visibly stressed. They definitely wanted to leave and not think about this anymore.

Farah frowned. "This is about last night, isn't it? The city is where you…" She closed her eyes and dropped her chin to her chest. "Aiki, I'm so sorry."

Aiki's ears started to twitch and their tail puffed up, and he seemed very anxious and fidgety. Their breathing quickened, and their hands were shaking. "I c-can't… I don't… d-don't want… s… s-sorry…" He stammered, taking a couple steps backward to try and escape the situation.

Farah quickly backed up as well and hit her head against the wall behind her – hard. "Ah," she hissed in pain.

Aiki's eyes stung with tears and they cowered against the wall, his knees growing weak. They turned their ears back and looked up at Farah meekly, his gaze shifting in and out of focus.

She winced as she touched the back of her head, pressing gently against the now-tender spot. "Ouch," she groaned. "That'll do it."

Aiki slid down the wall and tugged at his collar weakly, their breathing shallow and shaky. He closed his eyes and shook his head a bit. "No, no, no… no…" They whispered. "C-Can't do this right now… I'm g… I'm gonna b-be late for class…"

Farah knelt in front of Aiki. "It's okay. I'm here. Just a touch." She extended her hand slowly.

Aiki flinched when Farah touched him and curled up a bit where they were sitting on the ground, pale and anxious. "D-Don't want… to think about… about it…"

Farah took a breath, and her eyes began to glow as she created a pain bond.

Aiki relaxed somewhat at the magic, but his emotions and memories for the moment were shared with Farah. In their mind, they were trapped. He was sitting on the floor of a dog crate with his hands and feet bound and a muzzle on their face. In the memory, they were crying, staring up at tall, strange looking men holding various instruments, medical or otherwise.

Farah winced at the sight, feeling the memory just as if she was Aiki.

Aiki closed their eyes, trembling weakly against the wall. The memories flickered between Aiki being alone in the middle of the city where he was attacked and taken and the scene in the crate. The men came forward to pull them out of the crate, and they took off his muzzle to grab him by the chin and examine them. They tugged at his ears, looked in his mouth, and poked and prodded them despite their weak protests.

Farah knew she'd seen enough. She withdrew from Aiki's mind and inched backward to give them space.

Aiki curled up on the ground, trembling where he lay, and kept their face hidden. They were visibly more distressed as soon as Farah pulled away, and he was having difficulty calming down.

"Aiki… can I touch you?" Farah asked quietly.

Aiki hesitated before nodding weakly, drawing their arms up to shield their face. His ears were drooping over his face as well, as was their hair.

Farah gently let her fingers brush their skin, and immediately, she let him remember the joyous feelings that had powered his positive thinking yesterday during their practice. She'd seen and remembered each moment, and now, she broadcast them into the forefront of Aiki's mind.

Aiki relaxed a bit, their breath shuddering from the sudden change in the emotion of his memories. With the memories from yesterday coming to the forefront of their mind, it was difficult to avoid glimpses of burning himself as well.

Farah made sure to stay away from the burning memory as much as possible, only focusing on the good, not the bad.

After a minute or two, Aiki looked up at Farah weakly, their eyes still shining with tears. He was exhausted and still somewhat stressed, and their heart was racing, and their cheeks were blotchy from crying while his face was obscured.