Worry
Chatting in real life
Kurt 🌃: *knocks on the door to Charles' office*
Charles 📚: Come in
Kurt 🌃: *opens the door then shyly walks in*
Charles 📚: Hello, Kurt, do take a seat
Kurt 🌃: Hello Professor *sits down in the offered seat*
Charles 📚: What can I do for you today Kurt?
Kurt 🌃: I wanted to talk to you about something
Charles 📚: is this a headmaster situation or parental discussion
Kurt 🌃: Parental
Charles 📚: ok, shoot
Kurt 🌃: I'm worried about Peter
Charles 📚: Peter?
Kurt 🌃: yes, he seems...troubled
Charles 📚: troubled?
Kurt 🌃: unsettled, stressed, unfocussed
Charles 📚: interesting
Kurt 🌃: it may be easier if you look into my mind
Charles 📚: Alright, do you give me permission?
Kurt 🌃: yes
Charles 📚: *raises his right middle and index fingers to his temple*
*A few minutes later*
Charles 📚: *lowers his hand from his temple* Thank you for coming to me Kurt
Kurt 🌃: Is Peter ok? Is there anything wrong with him?
Charles 📚: It is my belief that Peter may be struggling in a way that is different to how you or I may struggle
Kurt 🌃: How can I help him?
Charles 📚: be patient with him, keep looking after him the way you were. Ask him about topics that he likes. I'm going to be looking for a way that I can support him
Kurt 🌃: Thank you Professor, thank you for trying to help him
Charles 📚: He's my son, of course I'm going to try and help him. Thank you for trying to help him.
Kurt 🌃: He's my boyfriend, of course I'm trying to help him
Charles 📚: *chuckles lightly* Go check up on him
Kurt 🌃: ok! *Teleports into Peter's room*
Peter 😎: *looks up from his book* Hi
Kurt 🌃: Hey, how are you feeling?
Peter 😎: I'm fine
Kurt 🌃 : you sure, you're reading that's definitely a sign of the end of the world *gestures to the bed* may I?
Peter 😎: ha ha very funny *beckons Kurt to sit next to him*
Kurt 🌃 : What are you reading? *Sits down next to Peter*
Peter 😎: it's a book about different neurological and development disorders
Kurt 🌃: ooooo that sounds extremely interesting
Peter 😎: it is
Kurt 🌃: what inspired you to read that?
Peter 😎: it seemed interesting and...*fiddles with his pen* I think...
Kurt 🌃: you can tell me anything
Peter 😎: I think I should tell my sister's as well
Kurt 🌃: alright, can I give you a hug?
Peter 😎: come here *pulls Kurt into a hug*
Kurt 🌃: I'll be here for you no matter what
Peter 😎: *whispers* safe person
Kurt 🌃: that's right, I'm safe, you can tell me whatever you want
Peter 😎: I'm going to message my sister's, thank you for being here
Kurt 🌃: *kisses Peter on the cheek* it's no problem
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Peter 😎 and Lorna 🧩 are chatting privately
Peter 😎: can you come to my room please, I need to talk to you?
Lorna 🧩: K
Peter 😎: thank you
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Peter 😎 and Wanda 🔮 are chatting privately
Peter 😎: Can you come to my room please, I need to talk to you?
Wanda 🔮: of course
Peter 😎: thank you
Wanda 🔮: you're welcome Pietro
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Chatting in real life
Lorna 🧩: Did Pietro ask for you?
Wanda 🔮: yeah
Lorna 🧩: same
Wanda 🔮: I wonder what he wants
Lorna 🧩: let's go see
Wanda 🔮: *knocks on Peter's door*
Peter 😎: come in
Lorna 🧩: *opens the door* What did you want Pietro?
Kurt 🌃: *gently caressing Peter's hair* it'll be alright
Peter 😎: *fiddling with his pen* please come in I want to talk to you both
Wanda 🔮: are you alright?
Lorna 🧩: *glares at Peter* must you make me feel single every time I talk to you
Kurt 🌃: Lorna, let him talk
Peter 😎: *takes a deep breath* I was doing some research for a project a few weeks ago and I came across something. I started to notice that some of my behaviour fit in with what was being described in the book
Wanda 🔮: What did you come across
Peter 😎: *whispers* sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree, I travelled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something
Lorna 🧩: Must you always sing that song?
Wanda 🔮: shush
Peter 😎: *fiddling with his pen* I think...I think I'm autistic
Kurt 🌃: really?
Peter 😎: yeah
Lorna 🧩: You speak well, have friends, like physical touch, can hold a conversation and I've seen you way food that isn't bland. There's no way you're autistic.
Peter 😎: *whispers* sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree, I travelled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something
Lorna 🧩: stop singing that fucking song it drives me insane
Peter 😎: *falls silent and goes stiff*
Lorna 🧩: was that all?
Peter 😎: *nods*
Lorna 🧩: *leaves the room*
Wanda 🔮: Pietro, have you told mom and dad?
Peter 😎: *shakes his head*
Kurt 🌃: *whispers* sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree, I travelled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something
Peter 😎: thank you Kurt
Wanda 🔮: Pietro, I think you should tell our parents
Peter 😎: what if...*fiddles with his pen* what if they act like Lorna. I'm probably just being an attention seeker, but what if I am autistic and no one believes me *starts breathing really quickly* I don't know what to do *starts crying* Sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree, I travelled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree, I travelled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree, I travelled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something *starts talking so fast his words are incoherent* sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree, I travelled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree, I travelled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something *covers his ears with his hands and rocks backwards and forwards*
Kurt 🌃: *gently touches Peter on the shoulder*
Peter 😎: *pushes Kurt away without meaning too*
Wanda 🔮: *grabs Kurt and hauls him off the bed* He didn't mean to don't worry
Kurt 🌃: *nods* Should I get Charles and Erik
Wanda 🔮: I think they're on their way now
Kurt 🌃: ok, that's good
Wanda 🔮: *hugs Kurt* he's lucky to have you, you're a great boyfriend
Kurt 🌃: *hugs Wanda* and you're a great little sister