Due to Doppio’s past, his reputation was not the best. Not even that, most students wouldn’t dare to even make eye contact with him. The students would try to avoid Doppio at all cost. Most didn’t dare sit next or even talk to him.
Doppio couldn’t do anything about it, the whispers and rumors they thought he could hear just added on to everything. If he did something about it they could just fear him even more. His heard many rumors like threatening to get onto the student council, or even that he’s been involved in gangs and had killed people before.
Doppio wished that sometimes he could just disappear, and no one would bother him. He didn’t want to hear their whispers about him. He never wanted any of this. He’s tried so hard but why couldn’t They understand? What did he do wrong?
Tears were gathering in his eyes as soon as he entered the student council room. He took one quick look around and then all his bottled up emotions started to pour out. Pio just tried his best to hide his face from anyone who would enter. He just curled up into a ball in the corner of them room, silently sobbing into his arms. Quiet sobs occasionally seeping out.
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“Has anyone seen Doppio?” Hex suddenly asked as he caught up to his lovers who were currently walking to the council room for lunch, unaware of what was yet to come.
“No, he probably had to deal with something.” Zaion replied as they continued their walk towards the room.
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Doppio could hear they approaching the room he was currently occupying. This only increased Pio’s panic adding onto the stress and panic attack. Yes, the student council has seen Doppio have panic attacks before but never this bad.
When the door opened the first person to step in didn’t see Doppio, which was Zaion, for a few seconds before his brightly colored hair exposed him. “Pp?” Zaion asked in shock as she saw the magenta-haired boy curled up into a ball and slightly shaking.
“Huh?- Doppi? What’s wrong?” Ver asked seeing the state of the poor boy. As the 5 of them slowly approached the troubled one, Kotoka was first to try to help him, physically. “Sunshine? Can you hear me?” Kotoka asked softly. Doppio didn’t look at her but only slightly shook his head.
“Good, can you follow my breathing love?” Kotoka said with such gentleness.
It took a few minutes for Doppio to calm down and regulate his breathing but he never once looked up at his partners. Shame and guilt were what plagued him now, he didn’t want to worry his council members. But yet here they were.
Hex had brushed a few hairs out of his face, and Doppio finally raised his head but never made eye contact with them. Guilt covering his face. Doppio whispered a quiet ‘Sorry.’ “Don’t be sorry Doppi, we’re all here to help you” Meloco said sternly.
“We love you and it will never stop “no matter what happens, you understand sunshine?” Zaion says proudly, making Doppio flush at the nickname.
“Do you want to tell us what’s wrong?” Ver asked, that when everything he’s every felt poured out of him. “There just been a lot of rumors about me and they aren’t very nice nor true and all the students avoid me like a plague. They never greet me or anything whenever we have a project they don’t even talk to me they just do it themselves. They think that I threaten the headmaster to become a student council member and that I’ve been involved in gangs and have killed people before. They’re never nice to me and they always avoid me even if I try to be nice. I’ve done so many things yet it seems that they want me gone. I wish I could just disappear…” Doppio said that last part quietly.
“Don’t say that Doppio! We care about you. They just need some time to get used to you.” Kotoka says. “Are the rumors really that bad?” Hex asked himself.
“Maybe Pio, you should try to do nice things for them and they will surely accept you as one of their classmates.” Ver suggested.
“Okay, thank you guys.” Doppio nodded. “No need to thank us Pp, we’ll always be here for you!” Zaion exclaimed.
They spent some time after school comforting and cuddling their sunshine, making sure he would never think about that again. They hope that he knows that he is loved. And you, yes you, shouldn’t forget that either. It doesn’t matter what you’re going through there will always be something waiting for you. That’s why you should take good care of yourself.