He grabbed his raggedy stuffed bear and snuck into the woods. He walked around for a while until his face began to heat up, his eyes watering as well. “Damn it” he thought, wiping away the tears. “It’s not fair,” he whispered with a cracked voice as he felt the lump in his throat trying to swallow it back down.

He stoped walking, sitting underneath a tree between some bushes. He hugged his bear, crying softly when suddenly he started to feel panicked. Why he felt panicked? He doesn’t even know himself. Maybe it was the sun beginning to set, worried the camp would start to look for him. Maybe it was weakening feeling of crying for the first time in weeks.

He started to try to gasp for air as the crying escalated, trying to be as quiet as possible as well. He closed his eyes and put his hands over his ears as even the crickets chirping made his head hurt. His breathing was getting shorter, this made him feel worse. “What if they leave me here” Max thought, another stream of tears running down his cheek. “What if they forget about me?” What ifs and worsening thoughts began to pile up in his head.

He tried to breathe, tried to think straight, he tried. That’s all he could do, try. Try after try and he began to fail. He failed to calm himself, spiraling into a panic attack. He’s just lucky somebody found him. It was David.

David always took walks at night. It started when he first became a counselor. He was often scared of the dark and the woods, he thought that he could get over that by walking through them. Eventually it didn’t become scary anymore, it became calming and a routine.

He never talked about it to the campers, he’d never thought it was relevant for them. Only Gwen knew about it, she kinda had to know. He didn’t want her to wonder where he would go every night. She didn’t care though, as long as she got a break from everyone before bed. It worked as a favor for them both.

David usually heard crickets or owls, but this time he heard something different. Not animal like, almost human like. Crying? That can’t be right, nobody’s out here. The crying suddenly became fast and heavy breathing, then it was a mixture of both. David walked closer to the noise, growing louder and louder until he found who was making it. A small puff of hair stuck out, trembling.

“Max?” David thought, “No, no that can’t be Max… Can it?” He spread the bushes to find a curled up boy crying, covering his ears, breathing heavily, his bear tucked into his lap, not caring about being quite anymore. David immediately filled with worry.

“Max?” David spoke.

Max raised his head quickly, eyes widening, he started to cry more, backing away and breathing quicker.

“Hey hey hey, no it’s ok!” David reached his hand out, causing Max to flinch back. “This poor boy,” David thought

“No! No! Get away!” Max finally spoke panicked, pushing at David’s hands.

“Max, seriously, what’s wrong?” David asked softly.

“No! No! You wouldn’t- I- it’s just-!” Max tried to speak, too much to explain, not wanting to speak, he couldn’t even function properly. David could tell he wasn’t going to get anywhere with questioning the poor boy.

“It’s ok, it’s ok, look at me. Follow my breathing” David sat down with max and began to take deep breaths in and deep breaths out, he kept his hand out in case max wanted to grab onto it.

Max looked at him, then suddenly the scared and panicked look began to fade away. He followed David’s breathing, holding onto his hand. It took time but Max started to calm down.

“Good,” David spoke, making Max jump a bit.

“Are you ok?” David asked again. The thoughts began to swarm back in as Maxs eyes started to tear up again.

“Look, it’s ok to cry.”

Max started to sob again, “Damn emotions! Won’t even let me talk!” Max thought. David signaled a ‘Is ok to hug you?’ Max shook his head. Not wanting touch anymore, he took away his hand and started wiping his tears.

“Whenever you’re ready Max,” David softly spoke.

Max calmed and began explaining.

“David, I don’t get it. W-why do you care for me so much? You and Gwen are the first adults who have treated me like this… Why?” Max asked

“It confuses me David. If my parents were to care for me, they would have had me for a reason right? Right David?” Max rambled for another minute, he started to tear up again as he was actually talking about it. He didn’t stop though, he talked and pushed the tears away.

“Max,” David looked at the boy who started to mess with the matted fluff on his teddy bear.

“I care about you because I’m supposed to be responsible for you, for all my campers. Max you’re a kid, even if I didn’t want to, I have to care for you. Caring for you isn’t a choice Max, it’s a must. Now I’m not saying that if you were older I wouldn’t care for you, I would, trust me, but maybe others wouldn’t.” David talked, comforting Max. As David spoke he reached out his hand, to try again, see if Max wanted to be touched now.

Max grabbed onto his hand fidgeting with David’s fingers. Although Max felt so venerable and weak, it didn’t matter right now. David stoped talking and stood up

“Cmon Max, let’s go back to camp,” David signaled a ‘want me to carry you?’ Max nodded his head and David picked the boy up heading back to camp.

They arrived but David didn’t take his to his tent, David took him back to his and Gwen’s cabin.

“Oh, David your bac- why do you have Max with you?” Gwen spoke, making the already sleepy Max flinch at the loud sound.

“Shhh, just let him be” David put a finger over his lips, causing a sleepy ‘Ha’ from Max.

“Sorry, why what happened?” Gwen asked, David looked at Max to see if it was ok to tell her, Max nodded

“Well I found him in the woods having a panic attack, it took a while for him to calm back down, there’s a lot he hasn’t told us.”

“Oh crap, Max are you ok?” Gwen asked, noticing how red the tip of his nose was, and the tear stains on his cheeks

“Well, I am now..”

Gwen sympathized with Max, David ruffling the hair on the back of his head. Max giggled, scrunching up his neck.

“Max? Are you ticklish?” David chuckled, moving his hand down to the already scrunched up neck.

“AiHihiHIhi!! Dahahavid!”

“I think that’s a yes” Gwen smirked, walking over to the boy in David’s arms.

“Aw, see Max! You should laugh more, you sound so cute!” David coo’ed

“Shuhuhahut uhahahup!!” Max’s cheeks turned pink at the compliment. Maxs giggles turned into laughter when Gwen started to wiggle her fingers into Maxs ribs.

“GWeHEhEhen!!”

“Sorry! Cant hear you over the sound of you being happy right now!” Gwen teased, moving down to his stomach

“NohoOHOHo!” Max squirmed in David’s arms, he was surprisingly light, which made it easy for David to carry him with one arm.

Gwen moved down to his knees and David moved to his sides. Max squealed falling into childlike laughter which made both the adults smile in awe.

“ThihiHIHIs is Tohohrtuhuhure!!” Max kicked out

“If it’s torture why don’t you just tell us to stop?” David asked slowing his fingers. Max blushed hiding his face, not saying stop. David and Gwen both knew why Max didn’t say stop, he enjoyed it, but they weren’t gonna mention it. They both continued their ‘torture’ being careful not to go near any bad spots that might make him uncomfortable.

Eventually Max asked them to stop and they did. David put Max in his bed, pulling out a sleeping bag so he could sleep on the floor. He tucked in Max, tracing his back with the tips of his fingers. Max giggled putting his hands over his mouth embarrassed.

“Tihihihcklesss!” Max giggled, David laughed resorting to just rubbing Maxs back until he fell asleep. David then tucked himself into the sleeping bag on the floor and fell asleep. He didn’t mind sleeping on the floor. After all, Max, the hateful, tough, never talks about his feelings, always angry, Max just opened up to him like crazy! David just knew if Max was comfortable, David was comfortable.

——————————————— “Eugh! Max you reek of coffee!” Neil complained causing Max to growl back

“Yeah, I need it so I can deal with your bullshit!”

“Shhhh! Guys I’m trying to listen to what Terrence is trying to say!” Nikki shushed the boys cupping her hands around a fly and holding it up to her ear

It was a relatively hot day at Camp Campbell. Nikki, Neil, and Max laid in the grass that had been warmed up by the sun. David and Gwen thought it would be a good idea to give the campers a free day. (It totally wasn’t because Gwen didn’t wake up on time and David couldn’t think of anything to do for the day)

“Okay! Good bye Terrance!…. Yeah I can’t speak fly..” Nikki sighed

“I thought having a free day would be fun or something, I’m just bored!” Neil whined.

“Shhh! I’m trying sun bathe!” Max whipped out a pair of sun glasses and put them over his eyes.

“Sun bathing in a hoodie and jeans?”

“Guys did you hear that? I could have sworn I heard an annoying pussy start talkin” Max said with sarcasm

“Don’t call me a pussy Max!”

“I’ll call you what ever I want!”

“Can I call you stuff too Neil?” Nikki interrupted

“Nikki how about you go speak with the animals, you Snow White wanna be!” Max grumped

“Hey! I don’t even like Snow White!” Nikki frowned

“Max quit being such a dick!” Neil stated

“That’s funny, if you get to call me a dick then I get to call you a pussy!” Max crossed his arms

“I didn’t mean it like that!” Neil started to get annoyed with all the bickering.

Max, Neil, and Nikki broke out into an argument between all of them for different reasons, but it was mostly all traced back to Max. Neil pushed first

“Max your so annoying!”

“Don’t push me!” Max pushed back

“Ugh! This is exactly what I mean!” Neil and Max wrestled on the ground bumping into Nikki and pulling her into the fight as well.

“Let go!”

“Ow stop!”

“Hey!”

“GET OFF!”

“AUGH!”

Nikki and Neil both caught each others eyes and nodded their head, ganging up on Max and pinning him down.

“Hey! No fair!” Max gritted his teeth

“Stop calling me a pussy!”

“Stop calling me Snow White!”

“Get off me!!” Max growled

Now Max was pissed, this was just ridiculous! He squirmed underneath them but could get free. Nikki had pinned his shoulders to the ground while Neil unintentionally held his sides down.

“Stop callin us names! And say sorry!” Neil compromised

“This is outrageous!” Max groaned

“Now!” Neil readjusted his grip squeezing Maxs sides

“GAH! NEIL!” Max jumped

“What?”

“Don’t doho- that!”

“Do what?”

“Eh? Whatever you just did!”

Neil thought and squeezed Maxs sides again.

“Stohop! I mean it!”

“Max your ticklish?”

“Shut up!” Max blurted embarrassed

“What, can’t handle when I do this?” Neil teased squeezing Maxs sides over and over again. Max almost lost it. He tried to stifle any giggles trying to escape but Nikki was already starting to pin his arms

“GaHAha!” Max finally broke letting all the pent up giggles spill.

Neil moved up to his ribs to try to get a better reaction. Spidering between every rib and vibrating his fingers, Max was losing it.

“EHAHAhehaHA! NEHEhil!!”

“What?”

“QUHIhihit it!” Max bucked

“Say sorry!” Neil let up

“I- hihi- don’t say (inhale) sohorry!”

“Is that so? Nikki, help me out!” Neil smirked down at Max watching the smug in his eyes drain.

“I’d be glad too!” Nikki chirped, instead of hold his hands up she used her legs to pin them down, making her hands free. She giggled looking at Max wiggling her fingers, she swore she heard Max whine.

“Fuck!” Max let out his last words before Neil went back to his ribs and Nikki went right above his armpit. Teasing and tickling his upper arms instead. Luck for Max, Nikki couldn’t get under his hoodie like Neil.

“THISIS ihis STUPIHihihid!!”

“Just say sorry Max!”

“Yeah! Before I get you!” Nikki wiggled her hands in front of Maxs eyes. ‘That’s right, fuck!’ Max remembered, Nikki knew Max was ticklish, she knew all his spots.

“So are you gonna say sorry or not?” Neil stoped for a second.

“s-sohohorry…..YOUR STILL A PUSSY!!” Max insulted

“Oh that’s it-” Neil was cut off by Max laughing hysterically.

“GAHAHA! NIHIHIKIII!! FUHAHAHACK!!” Max scrunched up his neck at best he could, but he could not escape Nikki’s fast fingers.

“Nikki how did you-”

“DAHAHMNIT!!!”

“That’s not all! Look how he reacts when I get his ears!” Nikki quickly changed spots, Max squealed.

“SHIHIHIHIT!!” Max tried to shake her off but Nikki was too quick.

“NIHIKKII!! YOHOUR SUCH AHA *snort* GAH!”Did Max just snort? Holy moly, Neil was impressed. Nikki stoped to laugh.

“HAHAHehe! Sehee! Gosh Max you’re insane!” Nikki wiped a tear from her eye

“Nohot fuhunny!” Max said trying to catch his breath.

“Neil, if you’re still look for that apology. Try his hips!” Nikki said, grabbing Maxs hands and pinning them.

“His hips?”

“NO!” Max blurted

“Yeah his hips!”

“Like right here?” Neil teased tickling the air right above his hips

“Fohor fucks sake!” Max complained

“Yea yea! Right there!”

“okay!”

“Wait your serious?”

Neil inched closer

“WAITWAITWAIT!!”

Closer

“NEILISWEARTOGOD!”

“Closer”

“neilneilneilwaitpleaseyouhavenoideahowloudimgonnaget!!” Max tried to warn him panicking at the anticipation.

“If only you would-,” Neil latched onto Maxs hips, massaging into the bone

“-Just say sorry!”

“AHAHAHAHAAA! OHOHKAY!! ILL APOLOGIZE! PLEHEHEAHASEE!!” Max plead

“And it will be a real apology?” Neil did his best to drag the tickling on

“YEHES!! IT WI-*snort*-IHILL!!” Max snorted again! Nikki was laughing her ass off.

“Ok ok!” Neil let up

“gehehez!” Max panted

“I’m sohorry! I’m sorry I cahalled yohou a- a pussy!”

“There we go!” Neil clapped, Nikki let go of Maxs arms and Neil got off.

“Ugh, please shut up!” Max said covering his face in embarrassment

“Some one’s embarrassed!” Neil said in a baby voice

“Stop!” Max pushed Neil away

“I got an apology! I got max to say sor-ry!” Neil sang

Max whined, turning to his side to think of what just happened. ‘Did I really just say sorry?’ God damnit! Neil turned around to see Max lying on the ground facing away from him.

“Hey Max? Are you okay?”

“just don’t mention this every again!” Mad mumbled

“Sorry what?” Neil got closer

“I SAID-!” Max stoped himself and quieted down

“I said, don’t mention this ever again! Not to David! Not to Space Kid! Nobody should know about this!”

“About how easy it is to take you down with just a couple wiggles of the finger?” Neil laughed

“Ugh! Shut up! And yes!” Max groaned

“it took so long to get Nikki not to say anything!” Max pointed to Nikki who was digging up the grass.

“Okay okay! I won’t say a thing!” Neil said putting his hands up and backing off.

The rest of the day was pretty tiring for Max, the three of them laid back down in the grass just talking about whatever came to mind. Max eventually fell asleep causing Neil to also fall asleep, which made Nikki also fall asleep.

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Max (Lee)

I can not stress this enough but he is a HUGE giggler!

On the ticklish scale of 1-10 he's totally an 9.

curse a little too much when tickled.

He defiantly a "FUHUHUCK YOHOHOU AND YOUR MAHAHOHOM" kinda person

He will send death treats and will not hesitate

he squirmy too

If you don't hold him down he will flail like crazy

if you attack him from behind I can see him acting like he's getting kidnapped

He's a folder, poke him, he folds and backs away.

After getting wrecked he mostly sticks with the person who just did it. He follows them around like a dog

He honestly doesn’t mind it, but in certain situations he’s very panicked and embarrassed.

Nikki was the first to find out while Max had his arms up, a bug flew and landed on his jacket. Without knowing about the bug, Nikki began to try to scoop up the bug off into her hands. Max jumped and grabbed Nikki’s hands saying “what the fuck are you doing?” Nikki responded “there’s a bug on your jacket” Max looked down and then flicked it off. “Jeez Max, I only touched you, don’t freak out!” But then Nikki just thought about that, and he poked him in the side causing a help from Max.

his biggest spots are hips, knees, neck, and ears.

Max (Ler)

HE. IS. EVIL!

He never learned how to really tickle somebody until he learned from David.

He loves to tease.

"What this spot to much for you? What a joke!"

"Woowww your weak!"

He's not very strong but he will try to pin his Lee, (Try)

He like to sneak attack 100%

he pounces on his Lee like a tiger to try to get the upper hand

His favorite spot to go for first is the stomach

Main targets are Neil, Nikki, and sometimes David.

He wants to go for more people but he thinks it’s weird and sticks to what he knows

He likes to warn people before he attacks so he says simple phrases to warn them

“You know what’s funny Neil? You haven’t laughed in a while!”

“Jee Nikki, you know what funny? This!”

he won’t let up until he lee yells to stop, the others know this so the same rules apply with them.

Thinks tickle fights are stupid, in reality he thinks a multiple person tickle fight is stupid, he doesn’t mind the 1 v 1 tickle fights