[The person he can't see, the one holding his arms and whispering in his head wants him to keep panicking, keep alarmed and alert because if he lets it down for even a second, Billy might leave leave leave and we can't allow that.
But Teddy himself wants to calm down. All he's doing is scaring Billy, and a small part of him is scaring himself, too. It's only small, the rest of him being overpowered by the sense of belonging that the voice is giving him.
Still, Billy's voice is enough to make him shut his eyes and breathe. Like their exercises when the nightmares of the Cube grew to be too much; inhale through the nose, stomach expanding, hold it for a few seconds, let it out through his lips. Inhale, exhale. Relax.
Finally, after one last exhale, he lets his shoulders hang, though his hand still remains in his hair while the other, having been clenched into a fist, relaxes loosely. He gives a small nod after that. God, he's had to do that several times his past week when he tried going outside...
[action, june 9th]
But Teddy himself wants to calm down. All he's doing is scaring Billy, and a small part of him is scaring himself, too. It's only small, the rest of him being overpowered by the sense of belonging that the voice is giving him.
Still, Billy's voice is enough to make him shut his eyes and breathe. Like their exercises when the nightmares of the Cube grew to be too much; inhale through the nose, stomach expanding, hold it for a few seconds, let it out through his lips. Inhale, exhale. Relax.
Finally, after one last exhale, he lets his shoulders hang, though his hand still remains in his hair while the other, having been clenched into a fist, relaxes loosely. He gives a small nod after that. God, he's had to do that several times his past week when he tried going outside...
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