Magnus POV
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I watched as Atlas opened the door to his room. His hands were still trembling. As he closed the door, I could hear him softly crying. Shit. He thought it was all his fault.
We didn’t know he would lash out like that. To be fair, he did take us all down with ease. But it didn’t seem like it was really him fighting. It seemed more to be out of instinct, like it was practised.
He had said something about ‘him’, and ‘they’, and my thoughts were led to the possibility that he could have been abused. I didn’t like that possibility.
Cyr and Niko were both victims of abuse and it breaks my heart every time when I see them cry. It seemed Atlas would be joining them. I looked behind me to see Arlo motioning for me to go in. As I raised my hand to the door, I hesitated.
It might not be the best idea, but then again, I could almost feel the regret and sadness coming off Atlas. Taking a deep breath, I pushed open the door. Atlas was sitting in the corner, below his desk. I looked around the room.
Woah. Atlas really knew how to fix up a room. It really did seem cosy, but the cool moonlight that shone in made the room complete. Making my way over to Atlas, I heard Colten’s footsteps behind me. Arlo must have gone to help Riftyn comfort the others.
I knelt down beside Atlas. “Hey,” I murmured. Atlas barely raised his head to look at me. “Are you okay? I’m sorry we provoked you” I told him, and this time, he looked up with tear stained eyes.
“No. Its not your fault. I shouldn’t have hit you. I’m sorry, I just-” Hi voice began to break, and Colten knelt beside me. Slowly, he held out his hand to Atlas.
“Can we go sit on the bed?” He whispered, and Atlas seemed to hesitate. “We don’t have to- it just might be more comfortable” Colten reassured, and Atlas made his way over to the bed, still avoiding contact.
“How long would you like to wait before we can hug you and stuff?”
Atlas looked up with wide eyes. “You- you would want to hug me?”
I nodded. “Of course we do. We want you to feel safe, and loved here.” Colten’s eyes flicked up at me as I ended my sentence. “I- maybe just give me two or three days… but you don’t have to if you don’t want to!” He exclaimed, and I narrowed my eyes.
We would have to deal with this now rather than later. “No. You have to tell me what you want. This is up to you. We want the best for you.”
Atlas looked down at the ground. “…okay. I’d like two or three days before you guys can hug me and stuff.” He turned away from us, and I only just caught sight of a blush dusting lightly over his cheeks. I grabbed his chin, pulling his face to look at mine.
Tears seemed to stream even faster down his face after what we made him say. “Hey, hey, its okay. You did good.” Colten cooed, and I savoured the moment. You wouldn’t usually see him being so gentle, and slow.
“Alright. You want to go to bed now?” I asked him, and he nodded quickly. Colten and I glanced at each other, before swiftly leaving the room.
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