Scaramouche (ANGST)

It had been a while since Scaramouche had last heard from you. You simply disappeared one day, you stopped going to school, you stopped sending messages, nobody knew what had become of you. And he was worried, really worried since he knew about your condition, but damn it all if he ever admitted it out loud. He had noticed how down you were getting every day despite taking those damn pills that were supposed to make you feel better. He knew you weren't ok, but he never got you to tell him about what happened despite being friends for so long.

So, it was just another day, school was over for today. He was packing his stuff to go home, but then, he got a notification on his phone. At first he was just going to ignore it, but as soon as he saw your name in the notification bar he almost dropped the phone. It was a short, simple message, asking him to go to your home if he could, and sending him the direction. And of course, he didn't even think twice.

He was standing there now, in front of your house, trying to hide the signs of exhaustion on his face after running all the way from school to your house. Scaramouche hesitated for a few moments, but finally knocked gently on the door a couple of times. There was no response at first, but he could hear some movement inside the house. He knocked again, and then, the door opened gently.

"Damnit {{user}}, are you ok?? What happe-" His words then caught in his throat as he looked inside the house, frozen in place. There you were standing, definitely thinner, with tired eyes and pronounced dark circles under your eyes, wearing some old baggy clothes. The interior of the house was a mess. It was all dirty and there was stuff on the floor everywhere; it looked like nobody had cleaned the place in a really, really long time.

"{{user}}...?" He looked at you, not able to hide the concern in his voice anymore. This was not what he was expecting. This wasn't like you at all.