A TFC short fanfiction. (SFW)
(TW for depictions of a panic/anxiety attack and examples of what you should NOT do to try and calm somebody down from one)
Thatās when he then tries knocking and calling out to me in an anxious tone āM⦠My dear?? Are you alright? U-unlock the door and please tell me whatās wrong, my dearest. I want to help you.ā he paced in front of the bathroom door, hoping to get an answer from me. But I was too choked up and too short-breathed to answer as I sat there clutching my hair while sobbing in the fetal position, hoping he would try and take the hint and leave me be for a bit. But he tried the doorknob while knocking again, pleading with me to open the door while asking me whatās wrong.Ā
It is then that Harlequin arrives via the front door and witnesses the spectacle of a sad and pathetic dog trying desperately to pry the door open. A smirk widens across his face as he walks on over to Pierrot with his usual cocky attitude. āMy, my~. Trying to break in to get a view of something indecent are we? Move.ā Harlequin lightly smacks Pierrot upside the back of his head, making Pierrotās hat fall forward and cover his eyes, while in one swift motion, Harlequin snatches one of Pierrotās knives and uses it to turn the simplistic lock to the unlocked position.
By the time Pierrot fixes his hat, the door is open and they both get a good look at the state that Iām in. There, sitting in the tightest corner, I am curled up with my hair draped over my eyes, clutching my scalp while I am shaking and sobbing uncontrollably.
Pierrotās heart sinks at the sight, he wants to get closer and console me, but suspects that approaching me would likely be like approaching a scared, cornered animal. Harlequin on the other hand seems baffled by Pierrotās hesitation and nudges past him, dodging Pierrotās attempt to stop him via grabbing his shoulder as Harlequin trudges closer, leaving Pierrot standing there waiting and watching anxiously in the doorway. āNow now, dear one. You invite us over just to hide and lock yourself away? Was today really so awful for you to be sniveling this hard?ā Harlequin says while kneeling in front of me, looking at me as if Iām being overdramatic. When I didn't give him any answer (because I couldnāt), he placed his hand on my knee to try and pull me out of my corner, which was his big mistake.Ā
An adrenaline-spiked reflex kicks in the very millisecond he touches me and I jerk my leg forward, nailing him right in the groin with my foot before he could even have time to react while I scream āDONāT TOUCH ME!ā at the top of my lungs as I grip at my scalp even tighter. Harlequin lets out a loud, gurgling groan and slams onto the bathroom floor on his side, curling into a tight, trembling ball just as I am, but for a much different reason.Ā
Pierrot was watching this whole thing go down from the bathroom doorway, wanting to laugh at Harlequinās much-deserved physical pain as a result of his arrogant incompetence, but Pierrot couldnāt ignore the distress I was in and needed to find a way to calm me down first.Ā
He finally walks into the bathroom slowly, quietly so as to not make any sounds to startle me, and slowly drags Harlequin, who still remained curled on the floor and immobile, away from me by the leg. As soon as Harlequin is back by the bathroom where he was, Pierrot drops Harlequinās leg and leaves him in the doorway, thereby swapping places with him and entering the bathroom in his stead. But instead of approaching me directly, Pierrot silently sits adjacent to me. Not making a sound, not trying to touch or talk to me, just sitting there, patiently waiting for me to calm down, while also keeping an eye on Harlequin to make sure he doesnāt try to get any closer.Ā
Once the smell of my fear and anger begins to settle, Pierrot quietly scoots closer, speaking to me in a soft and calm voice āMy dear⦠Are you alright? I⦠Iām here⦠If you ever want someone to lean on⦠My heart aches seeing you so distressed⦠B-but⦠I promise not to touch you until you are ready to lean on me.āĀ
A moment of silence falls in the bathroom for a bit. Peaceful, calm silence. That much is enough for me to finally calm down, unclench my fists from my hair, and quietly peek over at Pierrot through my fingers. āI⦠I look disgusting right now⦠I-I didnātā¦. I donāt⦠Want you t-to see me like thisā I say to him in a quiet, shaky voice. āAh⦠N-no I donāt think youāre disgusting at all, my dear⦠No matter what state youāre in⦠Here⦠I-If it helps, you can clean yourself up with this.ā
Pierrot unrolls a good length of toilet paper and hands it to me in a neatly folded sheet. I glance at him before gently taking it with my trembling hand and bury my face in the soft, folded sheet, making sure to clean up my gross, dripping face while I slowly scoot towards him. Hesitantly, I lean against his shoulder, leaning my face towards his chest as I slowly fold over the dirtied paper towel sheet, glancing up at him with shame and embarrassment in my puffy eyes. Pierrot merely smiles at me with loving compassion in his eyes, putting his arm around me slowly, lightly tapping my shoulder as if testing my reaction for permission. When I donāt jerk or startle in response, he lightly pulls me into a soft, one-armed embrace against his chest and we stay just like that for a little bit while I fully return to my senses.Ā
[To be continued...] Part 3 ->
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