5sensecamper:
She was still freezing and shaking pretty bad, and even though the warm hands made her feel a little better physically she felt herself struggle to keep in something else entirely. Why did she suddenly want to cry? She wasn’t the emotional type, but this camp had beating the crap out of her since day one. Oh, wait. That was why.
She had begged and pleaded to come here, alone. She spent months convincing her grandparents. She knew she was up to it. She wasn’t a little blind kid anymore, she would say. She could do it. She was an independent adult.
An independent adult who was battered and bruised from not being able to control her temper, in bed sick from making stupid decisions, making messes for this poor near-stranger to clean up as he watched over her like a mother hen, and having the nerve, the fucking nerve, to want to cry over it.
She buried her face in the blanket and, though her aching body and mind begged her not to entertain such a stupid idea, cleared her throat. She had to get her mind off this bullshit somehow. Time to strike up conversation.
“This is the worst,” she said, slow and hoarse, “literally the worst. At least with the eyes thing I wasn’t really there…” Wait, that was morbid. “Do you see any blunt objects around to knock me over the head with?” That wasn’t funny, actually. That sounded pretty damn swell. Fuck.
You frown deeply at her, “Terezi, no one is getting their head knocked on, okay? Just give your body time to recover from the alcohol. We just won’t be doing that again like… ever. Cause it really kind of sucked a lot.”
You give her an awkward little squeeze of comfort with the arm still around her. You don’t do it too hard… you’d prefer no barf on you. She seems really sick, she probably just needs sleep, food, water. All those things they talked about in health class but never really thought you’d use… or at least not this soon.
Your dad would be so upset with you right now. He might bake a “I’m disappointed in you, son” cakes. Those were always the worse. They’d always be really dry or have strawberry frosting, which you found really gross. And then he’d make you eat it all. The thought alone makes your stomach hurt more.
You suppose he’d at least give you credit for trying to help your friend. You don’t seem to be doing much good.
Alcohol is bad and Eridan will pay. Well, you’ll yell at him and never let him talk you into it again. That sounds good.
(Source: johnscampinglog)