@GoblinKing
Damien hugged Rowan gently. “I know you’re scared. But you'll be okay, Ro. They’re doctors, they- like- they take an oath or something not to harm people. If this was bad for you, they wouldn’t do it.”
Damien hugged Rowan gently. “I know you’re scared. But you'll be okay, Ro. They’re doctors, they- like- they take an oath or something not to harm people. If this was bad for you, they wouldn’t do it.”
Rowan tucked his head under Damien's chin, noticeably shaking. "B-But it's gonna be horrible there, I know it… and I'm gonna get so fucking behind in school…"
“No, Ro.. you won’t, okay? You’ll do alright, I can try to help you where I can, okay?” Damien reached up to ruffle Rowan’s hair. “You won’t get behind, trust me.”
"You know I will… they're sending me to a fucking mental hospital. I can't do this, Damien… can… c-can you tell the guys?" He asked.
“Yeah, of course I can, man. I’m not just gonna leave ‘em hanging.” Damien shifted again, moving to lie on his side, facing Rowan. “I promise you’ll be okay.”
Rowan nodded weakly. "I… I can't say I really fuckin believe you, but I guess you'll probably be right in time… I'm just so fuckin mad at myself, you know?"
Damien sighed. “Yeah, I get that.” He rubbed the top of Rowan’s back momentarily, near his shoulderblades. “It’s not really gonna help to be mad. I get why you are, but.. y’know.”
Rowan sighed as well and shook his head a bit. "I'm so fucking stupid… I landed myself in this mess and I'm a huge fucking idiot for it."
“Be nice to yourself. This is a lot for you to go through.” Damien reassured him. “You’ve been through so much in the past, what, three days? Be gentle.”
"I guess… I just can't help but feel that this is all my fault, though…" Rowan sighed and buried his face in Damien's chest.
“No, I get it.” Damien mumbled back, nodded slightly. He kept his hand in Rowan’s hair, ruffling it ever so slightly. “I get it. But you’ll get past this, I promise.”
Rowan nodded weakly. "I really don't wanna go…" He whispered. "Do I really have to?" He asked Damien.
“I know you don’t.” Damien let go of Rowan, sitting up slightly and resting on his elbows. “But you do, Ro. I can’t take care of you, and you can’t take care of yourself yet.”
Rowan sighed shakily. "B-But I'm going to be all alone in there… even if I've got a roommate or something, it's not like I'd know who they are…"
“You don’t know anyone until you actually meet them, Ro. You didn’t know the boys and me to start, did you?” Damien stroked Rowan’s hair, brushing it out of his face. “Right?”
"I… I guess not, but I don't want to have to be there long enough to get to know someone that well, Damien…"
“I know, that’s just an example.” Damien murmured, still trying to relax him. “Remember it’s only temporary.”
Rowan nodded again. "This all just feels like some horrible nightmare, but everything hurts and I can't wake up…"
“I know it does.” Damien nodded. He couldn’t say much else, other than he could sympathize with Rowan’s situation. “But this isn’t forever, y’know?”
"Sure feels like it…" The doctor came in a few seconds later. "We have secured a room for you, Rowan." Rowan nodded silently in resignation.
Damien sat up fully, nervous for a number of reasons, though the main one was that the doctor would yell at him for being on the cot with Rowan. “When do you think he’ll.. y’know..?”
"We don't know for sure. It all depends on how he does in that environment."
Damien sighed. “Yeah. Figured.” He ran his fingers through his hair, pushing it out of the way.
Rowan sighed and got up to follow the doctor. "Bye, Damien…" He said softly, waving. "I'll miss you…"
Damien waved back, and you could almost see him wilting. “Bye, kid. You’re gonna be okay, honest to god.”
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