Blinding Light; Attyston

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Connor stirred in bed and climbed out, careful not to wake Attyston. He oadded sleepily to the bathroom and shut the door, rubbing at an eye and he stepped up to the toilet before going to wash his hands. Blue eyes found the mirror as he yawned, and froze at his fther saring back from behind him. Connor spun in panic, his breath hitching, and swallowed when nobody was there.
'Connor get your ass over here.'
He whimpered, could swear from the corner of his eye his father reached for him.
So he did the only thing he could, he fled the house the monster was in, stumbling barefoot down the sidewalk, chest aching in the crisp morning air. It must have been about three, still dark out. He paused down the street. Footsteps, laughter.
Connor turned, whisps of fog licking at his legs, gasping for breath as he ran.
Off the sidewalk, into the grass.
He tripped, got up and ran again, across a dock once he reached the lake, figuring it would give Jon only one direction to come and he could at least see him. He panted softly, taking another cautious step back. His drug starved mind and the fog played tricked with his head and she scrambled back with the movement of shadows, yelping as his foot slipped and he plummeted into the dark, still water below.

[Attyston Thomas]

Something was missing, my sleeping mind knew. I roll over, a groan escaping my before I sit up. I rub at my eyes with the butts of my palms before looking beside me. Connor was gone. He was probably just getting something to drink. I listen but don't hear the faucet or his soft footsteps and I freeze before bolting out of bed and pulling on shorts over my boxers, a shirt, and a pair of Toms. Where the fuck was he?

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Connor surfaced with a surprised gasp, the cold water enough to clear his mind. He swam towards the dock but couldn't find the strength to pull himself up, and tugged a little raft off of it instead, curling up on top of it with a shiver. Teeth chattered and he wrapped his arms around his thin body, gazing up at the starry sky.
Within minutes he had drifted just enough that the fog had swallowed him on every side, like walls closing in. He whimpered, tears chilling his cheeks even more until eventually he began to feel numb, scared and lost. The run had exhausted him and he closed his eyes halfway, panting shallowly and hoping the fog would lift soon.

[Attyston Thomas]

I grab my phone and yank if from the charger, stuffing it into the pocket of my gym shorts as I grab my keys from the top of the dresser. I push my hair out of my face and race down the hallway, checking the bathroom and spare bedroom before I did. Connor was nowhere to be found. I growl to myself and start out the front door, stopping on the sidewalk and putting my hadns on my hips. "Connor!" I call, looking around as if he would appear out of thin air at his name.

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Connor felt his clothes plastered to his shivering body, and was half conscious as a boat passed by, slowed, and eventually doubled back. Connor wasn't sure how long it had been as he was shaken desperately.
He'd been consumed by halkucinations, terrors, his body on overdrive.
The fog wasn't as heavy but he still felt trapped, wheezed breathlessly and shuddered as they towed him towards shore. He managed to stammer out Att's number before half open eyes glazed back over and he trembled and oanted again.
They hauled him to shore as they called Attyston and gave him directions.

[Attyston Thomas]

I push my hair out of my face, racing down the sidewalk, occasionally calling his name. I jump in surprise as my phone goes off and dig it out of my pocket, bringing it to my face. "Hello?" I pant, leaning my head back to look up at the night sky. My mouth drops open a bit as the guy on the other line explains that they'd found Connor in a little life raft on the lake. "I'll be right there." I reply before hanging up, deciding to run there rather than run back to the house and ge my car.
I jog up the path towards the dock, dropping to my knees beside Con's shivering form. "Thank you." I say, looking up at the people that had been on the boat before pulling Connor into my arms, glad that they'd put a blanket around him- I hadn't even thought to bring one.

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Connor trembled, and Attyston's arms around him had a sob breaking free. He coughed and curled close, felt frozen to the bone. "I'm s-s-s-sorry..I saw-..I-..Jon-..." He trembled, tears hot against his freezing skin.
"Don't let h-him hurt me....I c-can't handle being tied to h-his be-e-ed..The r-rape 'n torture a-a-and harsh hands..I-..." He gagged, wheezing softly. "He was there, h-he was the-e-ere...." He sobbed.

[Attyston Thomas]

I sit back so that I'm sitting crosslegged, Connor on my lap. "Shhhhh. You're alright." I sigh as she goes on that he saw Jon. Who was Jon? I had a feeling he meant his dad, but I wasn't sure. "I won't let anyone hurt you, Con, I promise." I whisper, freezing as he continued. Rape. Torture. Ohmygod. I flashback to the night he'd called me, the way he'd come out of that house. Ohmygod. "Connor, hush." I sniffle, a few stray tears running down my face as I gently run a hand through his hair.

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"Don't cr-r-ry..." Connor rasped, sneezing and shuddering. A freezing hand shakily reached to brush his cheeks. Connor felt like he was losing his mind though. "I-I't my fault... My f-fault......m-my fa-a-ault..." He slurred. "Took i-it all from 'im....I deserve i-it...the belt though, the r-ropes.." He gasped breathlessly, hands fisting and unfisting in Att's shirt. "Don't let h-him find me...oh god..." Connor panicked, peering around, his heart hammering in his chest.

[Attyston Thomas]

I felt guilty. Why was I crying when he was the one who'd been through all this? Why was he comforting me? Wasn't it supposed to be the other way around? "Con, no. Hush." I snap, shaking my head as I hold him tighter, glad that the others had already left so that we could have our moment without an audience. "I won't let him hurt you, I won't met anyone hurt you." I say soothingly, running my hand down Con's back comfortingly before leaning forward to press a kiss to his cheek. "We need to get you home." I add. Being out here wasn't helping him any.

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Connor shuddered. "H-he's gonna find me..he'll a-a-always find me.." He sniffled and coughed, burying his face and cuddling close. "Ca-an we go home..? 'M c-cold Att..." He mumbled brokenly. He leaned up for a shaky kiss.

[Attyston Thomas]

My arms tighten around his thin form as he snuggles closer to me and I nod before his lips meet mine softly. I sigh and get to my feet, helping Connor up. My arm wraps around his waist while I help him down the pavement and to the sidewalk. "I ran here, I'm sorry I didn't think to drive." I mumble. But, at least I didn't live too far from the lake.
Soon we make it to the house and I oepn the door for him, leading him over to the couch. "Stay here." I order, already walking down the hall to pull open the door to the hall closet. I pull out blankets and walk back to bundle Con up before straigthening.

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Connor walked with him slowly and shuddered, looking around in a hazed panic. When they reaced the house he took a seat on the couch, stripping out of his cold and wet clothes and gladly taking the blankets wrapped around his bare body. He shuddered again, curling against Attyston and closing his eyes.

[Attyston Thomas]

I pull back the blankets to get under, pulling him close to me. I sigh at how cold his skin was to mine, but I don't move away- Connor needed me, and I wasn't about to just push him away. "We need to get some soup into you.. I'll be back." I mumble, sliding out and hurrying towards the kitchen to put a pot on the stove before pulling open a can and pouring it in. I shift on me feet, willing it to hurry.

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Connor nodded, gladly welcoming food as long as it was warmth i his body. He sniffled and wiped at his running nose before curling up on the sofa and calming down a bit. He was okay...there was nothing here, right..?
He sighed shakily and rubbed an eye, felt completely childish for losing his mind.