A Cold Snap

by reminiscent-afterthought

[AU] Tomoki doesn't speak anymore. His tears are silent, his bullying unnoticed. But silence can't last forever. Resentment might try. (Summary from Aiko)

7. 7

A Cold Snap
7.

My suspension's over. I'm supposed to go back to school but I stay. And nobody tries to drag me out of bed.

They're stepping on eggshells around me. Even Yutaka. Yutaka's been kind of stepping on eggshells ever since the implosion and now the explosion's come and gone too and I'm running on empty.

If he returns, it won't take long to fill me up again. Like gas. In a balloon. To pop again.

Heck, with Yutaka around, it won't take long to fill me up even if I stay in bed.

'You're not being fair, Tomoki.'

Yeah, he can say that. It's easy for him to give all these little bits of useless advice because they weren't the same.

What's not fair is those bullies existing in the first place and starting it all.