Suffering and the Consequences of Having to Learn How to Heal

by Passerene

Summary:

Aurelius never wanted to be like his parents.

But sometimes problems make themselves known, and if you aren't willing to face them, you'll never be able to fix them.

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would like to make it clear, that is is exploration of character growth for a character thats been raised in a shitty household, who has never been given the time or resources to learn how to fix things about himself that arent great. and sometimes, unfortunately, to realise that things have to be fixed, you have to fuck up.

Chapter 0: Prologue

   The house was quiet, and Aurelius knew that he'd ruined everything.

 

   His throat burned from how loud he'd yelled, and his hand stung. Wilbur was staring at him from where he'd backed away to the kitchen counter with a blank expression, hand gently touching his reddened cheek, he almost envied how calm he seemed despite it all, movements fluid and unshaken. He swallowed, throat tight as he tried to find the words to fix this. 

 

   Wilbur's voice rasped in the silence, and he nearly missed it beneath the sound of his heart pounding.

 

   "Don't follow me."

 

   God. Don't let this be how things ended.

Series this work belongs to:

• Part 4 of Wilbur. A study in a man who's lost it all.
• Part 4 of Everything, as it Offically Was.