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numb.
that’s what blue felt.
just numbing pain, seeping through his broken face.
tears all dried up, his eyes dull and…
…
orange didn’t like it. it reminded him too much of green.
they both were walking back, looking for an exit to return to ALANSPC. blue walked behind him. orange noticed how quiet he was.
it was usual for him to be quiet of course. he was the listener in the group, and his silence brought comfort to many of them.
but this time…
“blue?”
“mhm?”
”are you…okay?”
“…”
orange waited patiently for his friend’s answer, not wanting to rush him. after a while, it seemed as if blue wasn’t going to answer him.
“it’s okay if you don’t want to talk right now. we can talk later. just focus on getting some rest. you…had a long day.”
blue simply nodded, his mouth glued.
god, why did he have to press that stupid button?!
“i’m sorry!”
he blurted out, stopping in his tracks. orange stopped too, turning around to look at him with a surprised face.
“sorry? for what?”
blue gulped down the lump in his throat. he was not going to cry again. he did too much of it.
“i…i shouldn’t have pressed this..the stupid button! i shouldn’t have but i did and i’m so sorry you had to suffer cuz if me and i almost ruined our friendship and oh you hate now me i’m sorry i-“
warmth.
orange.
orange was hugging him.
orange was hugging him.
why?
blue sobbed pathetically, his hands fisting orange’s hoodie. it smelled like paint. orange just shushed him softly, hands coming up to detangle blue’s knotted hair.
“oh…you don’t need to be sorry for anything , bluey…we were just worried about you, that’s all…” blue blinked.
“we?”
orange nodded. “green noticed that you were gone a long time, and he started to get worried. red noticed and told yellow, and yellow told me. how did you get here anyway?”
”…i..”
blue didn’t know.
he racked his brain to try to think of some reason, but he came up blank. tears welled in his eyes again.
he was pathetic, huh?
orange softened and took the hint, rocking both of them gently. “hey, hey, no need to cry. it’s fine. we’ll figure it out.”
blue nodded, burying his face into orange’s shoulder.
orange kissed his head.
“we’ll be okay bluey…”
“promise?”
”promise.”