forum A Safe Place (A few more male characters would be nice)

Started July 07, 2018 by @Natasha

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“No no…” he whispered then he sat down feeling extremely overwhelmed

"I'm sorry…" Awful. Awful, you're awful. Horrible…

“I… it’s f-fine.” He murmured. He looked around for an escape. Seeing a window he opened it and took a deep breathe of fresh air and tried to focus on his breathing, something his threrpist told him to do.

Paige gripped the edge of the counter tightly until her knuckles turned white. Cut. Cut. Cut. CUT. CUT. CUT.

He looked back at the girl he was talking to and saw the expression on her face. He went to the freezer and grabbed two ice cubes. Walking back to her, he gave the ice cubes to her “clenching then in yours fists help the urge go away.” He said quietly.
(It actually works. As someone who’s struggled with self harm, holding an ice cube in your fist helps the urge go away)

Paige took the cubes and squeezed them. Cut. She breathed. Cut. She squeezed them tighter. Cut… She panted for breath for a moment before turning her wide, clear gaze on him. "Th-Thank you," she whispered.

“Feeling better?” He asked, still not meeting her eyes

"Yes. Thank you," Paige repeated, looking at him somewhat intently.

Caspian reaches in his backpack and took out a metal puzzle toy and started tinkering with it.

Paige bit her lip hard and swung her legs a little, gently.

Caspian looked away from the toy, but didn’t stop playing with it.

"I'm Paige." The ice had melted quickly in her warm palms.

“Caspian, call me Cas.” He told her finally looking at her face

"Okay." Paige smiled, trying to be encouraging but turning out shy.

Cas looked at her and examined her face.
(That’s sounds very creepy lmao )

(Dimples… pale freckles… What? ;D)

Paige could feel her cheeks heat up slightly. She was the shy little nerd girl who sat in the back of the class. She never got stared at.

Caspian realized what he was doing and started apologizing “I’m sorry I d-don’t know w-what came over m-me! I-I truly am s-sorry!” He stammered

(Gtg it’s 1:14 am here lol)

Paige pressed her lips together, blushing furiously. "Uh, it's… fine. It's fine." She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, then did it again even though it was already there.

(Aww, a couple of shy beans flirting… How awkwardly sweet!)

(Aww, okie. Bye! For the record, it's 3:19 for me. ✌)

Lol I’ll be back in a few hours though)

(Sorry lol was catching up)

Caspian took in her blush and was shocked “why are you blushing?” He asked absolutely confused

(Sorry! My Kindle died last night. It stayed at 1% for a whole half hour, though, it was amazing! But then it just gave up, so…)

"I… I'm not used to attention, I guess." And I'm deathly shy and have freakish social anxiety…