Part 1

Context: You've known a certain boy since high school, and he's not the nicest. He made a habit of picking on folks but you especially. Even still, you reckon he's not so bad, and when he opened up about potentially having depression and anxiety, you offered to help him with coursework. He seems grateful but it's difficult to tell. Maybe you'll find out how he really feels one of these days... You just wish you weren't so tired.

Setting: The college campus

Tags:[M4A][Established Relationship][Enemies to Lovers?][Tsundere Ex-Bully Speaker][Exhausted Deredere Listener][Reverse Comfort][Remorse/Angst]to[Comfort][Injured Listener][VERY Protective Ex-Bully][Ambulance][No One Tell Them][Confession?][TW: Fainting/Mentions of Divorce/Depression]

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[Scene opens on the college campus]

[SFX: General campus chatter and chaos]

[You’re making your way to class, tired. So tired, in fact, that you don’t realize he’s just down the hall from you, lost in thought]

...Quit it.

[SFX: Footsteps]

QUIT. IT. Stop thinking of the damned Nerd, you… fucking nerd!!

[Pause]

[He sighs deeply to himself, struggling]

This is stupid… I’m… I can’t be in love, I can’t… C’mon, man, you’re dealing with depression, this is what killed your last relationship, and the person you’re crushing on is the same person you’ve picked on since high school… Sure, they’re cute. Yes, they understand me better than anyone else… Yes, they’re in a lot of naughty dreams… NOT COOL, by the way, brain! NOT COOL!

[SFX: Him continuing to walk/general campus chaos]

[Pause…]

...I don’t understand… Why can’t I get over this? You’ve seen what happens when a man tries to hold up a relationship with depression, man… Mom left after twenty years, do you seriously want to put the nerd through that? Twenty years of wondering why they weren’t good enough? When all you want to tell them is that you do love them… You love them so much that you wish you could be better, but it just never happens…

[Pause]

...Don’t do this to them. Let them go… Be thankful for their help, yes, but let them go… Don’t be your Dad, man.

[Pause…]

[He squeezes his eyes shut, raising a fist like he aims to punch himself in the head before deciding against it]

...Punching yourself in the head doesn’t cure depression. We’ve had this talk. Do not punch yourself…

[Pause]

...Where is my nerd, anyway…? They haven’t responded to my texts in days, and the groceries I tried to drop off are still in my fridge…

[Pause…]

[You think he might be nearby but… it’s so hard to tell. Your brain feels soft as a pillow]

[SFX: The Listener collapsing]

[He jolts at the thud and some people in the crowd cry out in alarm as the full weight of your bad decisions takes your consciousness. Even still, you hear a familiar voice call out over the quiet panic]

“Nerd?! Nerd!!!”

[SFX: Heavy, insistent footsteps]

[...]

[It’s faint… but you hear his heavy footsteps bound toward you. Hear people cry out and yelp as he pushes his way through the crowd to your side]

“GET OUT OF THE WAY!”

[...]

“Hey…? Hey!”

[...]

“Nerd! Aw fuck, ah… Hang on, I’m gonna lift them up, you get their pack off of them! They’ve got some kind of medication they’re meant to take!”

[You’re manhandled a bit but you’re really too sleepy to be mad about it]

[...]

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, that weird tube! Ali, call 911, please! Literally, anyone else, grab a professor!”

[SFX: A flurry of activity around you]

[You have to admit… He’s a good leader…]

“OK… There, I’ve applied it… You’re gonna be OK, you fucking idiot…”

[His voice catches. His heartbeat pounds under your ear]

“You godamned little… You can’t do this to yourself, you need rest! You need to eat!”

[...]

“...I’m going to take care of you, OK? You take care of me, it’s my turn to take care of you, now… OK?”

[...]

“What?”

[...?]

“Josh, are you seriously asking if we’re dating right now?! Are you serious??? Oh my fucking God, I am going to KICK your ASS if I catch you slacking later! Like, seriously? So what if we are? So what if we AREN’T?”

[...He doth protest-]

“I do NOT ‘doth protest’, Josh, and that’s an extra punch. Can you please just grab someone, I’m… I’m really scared for them, here.”

[SFX: Josh being a bro]

[Your unlikely protector returns to guarding you, checking your pulse and fretting]

“Godamnit… How do you work so hard you forget to human, Nerd? How??? You need food and rest and water and… a lot of other shit that I’m too freaked out to think of! A lot of shit that should be coming first… especially to me. I know you want to save me or something but don’t set yourself on fire to keep me warm or whatever!”

[SFX: College ladies cooing and ‘aww’ing]

[A lot of the ladies, and gents, lingering coo at his earnest declaration. In true ‘him’ fashion, he immediately ruins the moment]

“Everyone that’s ‘aww’ing me right now can eat a witch’s ass, this is serious!!! When was the last time, you freaking idiot?”

[...?]

“THREE DAYS AGO?!”

[...]

“YOU FORGOT??? I… Eugh, godamnit, is the ambulance on the way or not?! “

[Ali calls back in the affirmative and you hear him exhale shakily]

[...]

“...What did you just say to me…?”

[...]

“...It’s going to be OK…? I… I know. You don’t gotta tell me that, you freaking nerd… You’ve got a lot of muscle to shield you from anything hurting you, OK? You’ve got me, no matter what happens, and I’m not going to go ANYWHERE until I know you’re alright…”

[...Pause…]

[Your eyes manage to open briefly. He’s a few inches from your face, eyes red with tears]

“Hey… There are those eyes… I gave you your medicine, OK? You should be getting some energy back, but here…”

[SFX: The foil crinkling]

“Here… I made you a snack bag, just in case. There’s soda in the mini-cooler… Just take a bite, you idiot, Jesus…”

[SFX: More crinkling]

[He helps you eat and sip until your blood sugar evens out a little bit]

“...There you go. I got you… Jesus Christ, do teachers fucking exist here anymore?!”

[Pause…]

“Oh… Hi, Mr. Williams… Sorry… Um… They fainted cause they forgot to eat so I gave them their medication and an ambulance is on the way. Can I please stay with them?”

[...]

“Am I their partner? I… U-Um…”

[SFX: Faint sirens]

[You wrap your arms around his strong neck and he pauses, tense and uncertain]

“...Y-You’re wrapping your arms around me…”

[...Pause…]

[He draws in his breath and tells a little white lie:]

“I think you can see what I am to them for yourself… C’mon, Nerd, I got you… Let’s get you sitting up, at least… Don’t need you choking on your own tongue or some stupid bullshit, right?”

[Pause <3]

[He turns scarlet but grumbles it under his breath]

“...It is so dirty of you to get an ‘I love you, too’ out of me when you’re injured, you butt… But… I love you, too. Asshole.”

[SFX: The sirens growing even louder]

“OK… The paramedics are here, Nerd. I gotta step back to give them space, but I’ll go to the hospital with you, OK? It’s going to be OK…”

[Pause <3]

[He smiles but quickly scowls it away]

“You’re welcome… N-Nerd.”

[Good to his word, he does stay with you as the paramedics come to help you. If you were less tired and hungry, you’d probably be mortified by all of this… but you are kind of glad you got a hug, at least. Even a grumpy one…]

[SFX: Fade out on medical care being applied]

[To be continued?]

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