Just as Leo's mood begins to darken, Raph's has gotten better exponentially.
So far Leo's the only one mad at him (But what else is new?), he's getting fed, and it feels like he's regained some control of the situation without even trying. Because Mike stood up for him. That's still a hard concept to grasp.
But for now, he's decided to take it as a win. Maybe he'll talk to Mike about it in private later, but probably he won't. At least it doesn't feel like the world's coming to an end anymore.
So he eats his sausage, glaring moodily out of the corner of his eye at Leo doing his OCD thing. And with each passing moment, he feels the heaviness inside him lighten, the panic dull a little more. It's still there, but now at least he can breathe. His whole body hurts, but this is a pain he can bear.
By the time the suture is ready, he's licking the sausage grease from his fingers. (He never did see the point of forks for things like this.) He's still sulking, still not willing to look at anyone for more than a half a second, still hating with his every nerve that Leo's gonna get in his space real soon. But for now, it's okay. Not great, but okay.
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So far Leo's the only one mad at him (But what else is new?), he's getting fed, and it feels like he's regained some control of the situation without even trying. Because Mike stood up for him. That's still a hard concept to grasp.
But for now, he's decided to take it as a win. Maybe he'll talk to Mike about it in private later, but probably he won't. At least it doesn't feel like the world's coming to an end anymore.
So he eats his sausage, glaring moodily out of the corner of his eye at Leo doing his OCD thing. And with each passing moment, he feels the heaviness inside him lighten, the panic dull a little more. It's still there, but now at least he can breathe. His whole body hurts, but this is a pain he can bear.
By the time the suture is ready, he's licking the sausage grease from his fingers. (He never did see the point of forks for things like this.) He's still sulking, still not willing to look at anyone for more than a half a second, still hating with his every nerve that Leo's gonna get in his space real soon. But for now, it's okay. Not great, but okay.