Chapter 18

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by Urmom420691927

by Urmom420691927

Larry pov
"Focus on my voice, breathe in for 2 seconds, breathe out for 2 more" I told Shrig, since he was panicking
"Shut u-up" he replied back
His breathing kept getting faster before he passed out
"Shrig? Shrig?!" I said, shaking him
But he wouldn't wake. I ran down the stairs to get the others
"Guys, Shrig passed out and won't wake up!" I said frantically to Tony and Collin
They rushed upstairs to try and help, luckily shrigs sleeves were down so they hadn't noticed anything
"What happened?" Collin asked as Tony kneeled down
"He was breathing really fast and crying, I tried to get him to calm down but he told me to shut up, then he passed out" I told Collin
"Sounds like he had a panic attack" Collin said
"Give him a few more minutes and he should wake up" Collin responded
"That's a relief" I responded
Almost as if on queue Shrig opened his eyes and sat up
"W-what happened?" He asked
"You were crying and breathing fast, then you passed out" I told him
"Oh..." he said
"Can you guys leave me to talk to Shrig real quick?" Collin asked me and Tony
"Yea I guess" I said before we left
Collin pov
"What triggered this panic attack?" I asked, straight to the point
"I-I don't really want to talk about it" he said
"How often do you get panic attacks?" I asked once more
"Sometimes daily" he responded
"I'm going to teach you some techniques to help you calm down more efficiently, and hopefully keep you from passing out" I told him
I explained various ways to calm down, and stop overthinking. He nodded along
"Can I ask a question?" He asked me
"You just did, and yea sure" I told him, chuckling at my own joke
"How do you know so much about panic attacks?" He asked me
"I used to get them a lot, and Tony would be the one to help me" I told him
"Do you still get them?" He asked
"Yea, not as often though!" I said cheerfully
"Any more questions?" I asked him
"No, I don't think so, and thanks for helping me" he responded
"Thank Larry, he's the one that got us" I told him, before leaving
Shrignold pov
I was a little nervous for Larry to come in, I felt like I wouldn't be able to look him in the eye
'Weak' my brain told me
I pushed it away as I noticed my door open
"Hey Shrig" Larry said softly
"Hi..." I replied
"Can we talk about it?" He asked me
"Preferably not" I told him
"Ok, if you ever do, I'm always here" he responded
"Thanks" I said
"I'm sorry I ruined our cuddling" I told him
"Don't be sorry, I'm the one that asked" he said
"Can I hug you?" I asked him
"Of course" he responded
I ran up to him and embraced him, he felt so warm, so soothing. I felt happy once more.
"Thanks" I said as I pulled away
"You know you don't have to ask for a hug" he told me
"Noted" I said back
I heard my phone buzz so I looked at it. It was an email from Malcom, saying we'd have a meeting tomorrow
"I should probably head to bed, I have a meeting tomorrow at 9" I told him
"Ok, sleep well my love" he said before leaving my room
I laid in my bed and tried my best to fall asleep, I did not want to address todays events in my thoughts, but I knew I'd probably have a dream about it
I slowly closed my eyes as my eyelids got heavy, before eventually drifting off to sleep

Word count: 670

[sorry for the short chapter, it's been a very stressful day and I don't have the energy to write anything more then this right now. I hope everyone has a a wonderful rest of their day/night!]