Aspirin
Erik ❤️ and Charles 🥰 are chatting privately
Charles 🥰: Erik help
Erik ❤️: what's up buttercup?
Charles 🥰: overload
Erik ❤️: what sort?
Erik ❤️: who's it coming from?
Charles 🥰: Peter, it feels like he's having a breakdown
Erik ❤️: Are you ok?
Charles 🥰: yes, meet you in his room asap
Erik ❤️: on it
Charles 🥰: I need to check on David
Erik ❤️: ok, I'll check on Wanda
Charles 🥰: she's with Peter, her telepathy isn't as strong so she should be alright
Erik ❤️: ok
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Dad 📚 and MiniCharles 🧠 are chatting privately
MiniCharles 🧠: Dad my head
Dad 📚: I know
MiniCharles 🧠: It's Peter
Dad 📚: I know
MiniCharles 🧠: I can't think, I need to see Peter
Dad 📚: bring a few glasses of water and some aspirin
MiniCharles 🧠: ok
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Chatting in real life
Peter 😎: *rocking backwards and forwards, crying, his hands over his ears*
Erik 🧲: *kneeing next to the bed, trying to calm him*
Charles 📚: *rushes into the room* how long has he been like this?
Kurt 🌃: 5-10 minutes
Charles 📚: *grabs Peter's headphones then kneels next to him*
Erik 🧲: *moves out the way*
Charles 📚: *whispers* Peter
Peter 😎: *looks at Charles*
Charles 📚: *points to headphones*
Peter 😎: *nods then cautiously takes his hands off his ears*
Charles 📚: *gently places his headphones on his ears*
Peter 😎: *looks up at Charles and blinks*
Charles 📚: *smiles down at Peter*
David 🧠: *walks in holding 3 glasses of water and a box of aspirin* hey dad
Charles 📚: hey kiddo, try to keep quiet
Wanda 🔮: *whispers* that'll be impossible
Erik 🧲: *tries not to laugh*
Charles 📚: David, take one of the aspirin tablets
David 🧠: alright
Erik 🧲: *takes one of the glasses of water out of David's hand* Can I have 2 tablets?
David 🧠: *takes the medication then hands Erik the aspirin pills*
Erik 🧲: thank you *walks over to Charles and hands him the water and aspirin* take it Schatz
Charles 📚: thank you darling *kisses Erik on the cheek then takes the medication*
Peter 😎: *beginning to calm down*
Charles 📚: Can you hold this? *Hands Erik the glass of water*
Erik 🧲: of course *takes a sip of water*
Peter 😎: *takes off his headphones* I'm sorry
Charles 📚: you don't need to be sorry
Peter 😎: *fiddles with his pen*
Charles 📚: Are you alright?
Peter 😎: I'm fine
Charles 📚: *whispers* you don't have to tell me now but when you feel comfortable, please, tell me what's wrong, I want to help you
Peter 😎: I...it's hard to explain...I...ummmm...what... *Starts to panic*
Charles 📚: shhh shhh shhhhh I'm here
Peter 😎: *relaxes slightly*
Charles 📚: can I touch you?
Peter 😎: *nods*
Charles 📚: *gently runs circles on Peter's back* take some deep breaths, in through your nose, hold for 5 seconds then out through your mouth. Do that 5 times, ok?
Peter 😎: *nods then does the breathing exercise*
Charles 📚: *breaths with him*
Erik 🧲: *stares at Charles*
Kurt 🌃: Are you ok Mr Lehnsherr?
Erik 🧲: yes thank you Kurt
Wanda 🔮: he's staring at mom, of course he's ok
David 🧠: true
Charles 📚: take your time now
Peter 😎: *smiles at Charles slightly*
Charles 📚: what happened?
Peter 😎: I want to tell you and Papa something *fiddles with his pen*
Charles 📚: *beckons Erik over to the bed*
Erik 🧲: *kneels down next to Charles* what's up Peter?
Peter 😎: *breaths slowly* sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree, I travelled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something
Charles 📚: it's ok, we're here for you
Peter 😎: *whispers* Dad
Charles 📚: Yes Peter
Peter 😎: I think...*looks at Erik while fiddling with his pen* please don't be mad at me
Erik 🧲: I won't be mad
Charles 📚: Neither of us will be mad
Peter 😎: *stares down at his hands as he fiddles with his pen* I think *mumbles* sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree, I travelled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something *takes a deep breath* I think... I think I'm autistic
Charles 📚: I have come to that conclusion too
Erik 🧲: *raises his eyebrow at Charles*
Peter 😎: what?
Charles 📚: Peter I've been loosely trained to spot learning and development disorders, it was part of my training to be a teacher, I had to be able to detect traces of things like that, as well as first aid, I have suspected it for a while because of some of the small behaviours you do such as eating your food in the same way each day however I was never sure. I'm sorry I didn't manage to figure it out sooner and support you in the way that you need
Peter 😎: you're not...mad? *Glances up nervously and looks between his dads, carefully avoiding eye contact*
Erik 🧲: of course not
Charles 📚: we could never be mad at you for this
Erik 🧲: I'm sure your dad can organise to get you tested
Charles 📚: I can, if you want that?
Peter 😎: *shyly smiles slightly* I'd like that
Charles 📚: I'll sort it out
Peter 😎: thank you Dad
Charles 📚: you're welcome Peter