Username + Usernumber:
Hallowitch 4067
Name:
Wave
Prompt:
Growing up, nothing came easy to Wave. He was mediocre at everything, and he found that incredibly frustrating. But he also never tried either. He took what little he could for granted and grew bitter when things didn't go his way. Friendships he wanted to grow seemed to wither instead, tainted by his carelessness and resentment. Eventually, he found himself completely alone.
For a while, he grew bitter. Wave thought, if nothing was simple, he'd do nothing. He felt sorry for himself, and let himself fall deeper and deeper into depression. His days were cold, bleak, and long. His joints ached. Wave thought he'd been betrayed by the world.
Then someone, an old friend that was basically a stranger now, suggested he needed to talk to someone, to get some clarity and perspective. He lashed out at that suggestion, but later, in private, he considered it. Maybe it could help lift the haze that seemed to surround him every day.
When he found someone, someone who help others for a living, it was like a veil had been removed from his eyes. The more he talked to them, the more things slotted into place. The more he found he wanted to claw his way out. The more he wanted to try.
Now, Wave still doesn't take naturally to most things. But he has some hobbies, which he tries hard at. He has a small group of friends, who he tries hard to connect with and to support. He still has days where the veil comes back, when trying is as hard as climbing a mountain, when its easier to let go and give up. But those days are growing fewer, and farther between, and now his friends, his chosen family, are there for him too.
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